EU ready to start work next week on Brexit talks mandate: EU presidency Reuters
EU watchdog says can meet deadline for UK clearers after Brexit Reuters
Traders across Europe face up to the cost of failure Financial Times
Beefed-up EU markets watchdog goes mystery shopping Reuters
Villeroy Calls for ECB Symmetrical Inflation Target in Review Bloomberg News
Bundesbank vice-chief believes that loose monetary policy will continue to be right Handelsblatt

UK AND IRELAND

UK lawmakers back EU exit deal, turning page on Brexit crisis Reuters
Johnson's Brexit bill passes Commons without fanfare City A.M.
Bank of England would take prompt action to combat downturn, Mark Carney declares The Times
Carney signals 'prompt' rate cut ahead unless economy picks up Sky News
City watchdog looks to shake up savings market Financial Times
Banks told to stop short-changing loyal savers BBC News
Banking watchdog outlines plan for single interest rate across cash savings accounts City A.M.
Vanguard to create UK financial advice business Financial News
Coverys European Holdings announces its first acquisition Reinsurance News

Aberdeen Standard Investments
Aberdeen Standard switches manager on £674m private equity fund Financial News

Barclays
Ex-Barclays Banker Feared Bonus Cut During Financial Crash Bloomberg News
Former Barclays banker ordered out of bed after 2008 heart attack to help save bank Reuters

Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's, LMA confirm business lines for modernised syndication pilot Reinsurance News

London Capital & Finance
Don't expect compensation, London Capital & Finance savers are warned The Times
Thousands of LCF bondholders may miss out on compensation Financial Times
Financial services lifeboat says only a handful of London Capital & Finance investors eligible for compensation City A.M.

London Stock Exchange Group
LSE hires Citigroup equities boss for top markets job Financial News

NewDay
Credit card giant snaps up Deko in technology push Sky News

Rathbone Brothers
Rathbone Brothers' inflows decline sharply despite fund growth City A.M.

Somerset Bridge
Somerset Bridge adds Beazley and ex-DLG leaders as NEDs Post

Willis Re
Willis Re names Simon Buxton MD of International Customised Reinsurance News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

"We strongly advise against it" - Why the banking association rejects a share tax Handelsblatt
Frankfurt prosecutors file charges against lawyer, former Maple Bank bankers Reuters
SNB Promises Bonus for Switzerland finews.com
Swiss National Bank expects profit of 49 bln Sfr for 2019 Reuters

Allianz
Allianz is ready for expansion in China Börsen-Zeitung

Banque Cantonale de Genève
Geneva Cantonal Bank puts private market subsidiary under new management finews.ch

Banque Lombard Odier & Cie
Lombard Odier Poaches Dubai Head finews.com
Lombard Odier Investment Managers enhances the range of thematic equities MF

Credit Suisse Group
German Loss Looms for Credit Suisse finews.com

Julius Bär Gruppe
Julius Baer: Lithuanian Attack finews.com
Julius Baer contests renewed claim by liquidator of Lithuanian firm Reuters

UBS Group
"Grosser" system failure at UBS Neue Zürcher Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

French unions battle Macron in make-or-break pension protest Reuters
The French Competition Authority examines the impact of digital technology in finance L'Agefi

ABN Amro Bank
ABN Amro picks new chief executive amid money-laundering probe Financial Times
ABN Amro Picks New CEO to Confront Criminal Probe Bloomberg News

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Andorra applies to join the IMF The Business Times

Banco de Sabadell
Banco Sabadell sells the Instant Ticket ticket website Expansión

Banco Montepio
Pedro Leitão appointed CEO of Banco Montepio Jornal de Negócios
Banco Montepio already has new CEO and adjusts areas Jornal Económico

Banco Santander
Brussels approves agreement of Santander and Allianz for the termination of insurance agreement with Popular Europa Press
Santander seeks head of investment banking in Spain after the resignation of Gabriel Alonso Expansión
Santander to repay capital bond one year after spooking market Financial Times
Investors snap up Santander CoCo bond, a year after controversy Reuters
Santander and Bankia channel more than half of ICO loans in 2019 Expansión
Santander offers 20,000 retirees to collect their annuity at one time El País

CaixaBank
CaixaBank places 1,000 million in senior senior debt with a coupon of 0.375% Expansión

ITALY AND GREECE

Bank of Italy warns a number of the country's smaller banks are at risk Reuters

Assicurazioni Generali
Generali Switzerland: Changing of the guard on the Board of Directors finews.ch

Banca Mediolanum
Mediolanum launches an account that makes 2% MF

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Monte dei Paschi sees 1.2 bln euro net profit hit in Q4 from tax change Reuters

Banca Popolare di Bari
Consob, for Pop. Bari passive of over 750 million to face MF

FinecoBank Banca Fineco
Fineco fills up on managed savings MF

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Riksbank's 'Messy' Road to Zero Leaves Economists Confused Bloomberg News

Danske Bank
Danske Bank to cut up to 108 jobs in Finland Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

Estonia Warns Banks' Anti-Laundering Measures Stifle Business Bloomberg News
CBRT gave 5 billion Turkish lira to the market through repo auction Hürriyet
Hungarian banks should offer free transfers: central bank officials Reuters
The CNB will publish its preliminary results today CTK
Five insurer's licenses are at risk Vedomosti

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie
Update: Bank Handlowy faces group MREL requirement at 12.814% of equity and 20.742% of total risk exposure PAP

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