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Friday's headlines, Financials edition

U.S. judge dismisses currency-rigging claims against big banks Reuters
ECB reveals plans for treatment of soured loans Financial Times
ECB tones down bad loans plans after Italy backlash Financial Times
Euro zone banks may get reprieve until 2021 from ECB bad-debt rules Reuters
EU Parliament says ECB has improved plan on bad loans but urges alignment with EU rules Reuters
EU Commission says ECB bad loan plan in line with its proposals Reuters
Banks must be allowed to fail, ECB's Lautenschlaeger says Reuters
ECB launches second consultation on new one-day benchmark interest rate Europa Press
EU watchdog calls for review of Barroso's Goldman role Reuters
EU watchdog criticizes Brussels handling of Barroso's Goldman move Financial Times
Barroso slams EU watchdog over probe of his Goldman Sachs role Reuters
Davis Says U.K. Pushing EU States on Future Trade: Brexit Update Bloomberg News
U.K. Expects Deal With EU on Brexit Transition Period Next Week Bloomberg News

UK AND IRELAND

Irish border remains biggest obstacle to Brexit deal Financial Times
Irish Border Spat Complicates Brexit Transition Talks Bloomberg News
Brexit: Government 'paranoia' over secret business agreements Sky News
City watchdog warns lenders to prepare for 'rough weather' ahead
The Daily Telegraph
FCA head must watch for bitcoin, Brexit and small businesses Financial Times
BRIEF-UK's CMA Announces Two Senior Appointments Reuters
Bank transfer scams cost £236m and most could not be recovered Sky News
Higher U.K. Car-Finance Defaults Add to Consumer-Credit Risk Bloomberg News
Regulator warns UK car dealers on auto financing deals Financial Times
UK examining whether car-buyers are properly assessed for credit Reuters
UK trade credit insurance pay-outs at eight-year high: trade body Reuters
GIC Re to start London operations next month The Economic Times
Banks may use bond markets to refinance split mortgages
The Irish Times
INBS assurances to financial regulator not followed through, inquiry hears
The Irish Times

AFL Insurance Brokers
AFL Insurance Brokers appoints Alex Mott to lead new marine division Reinsurance News

Aviva
Aviva hires LV and Zurich bosses in commercial growth plan Post

Bupa
BRIEF-Bupa to Increase Stake in Bupa Arabia to 39.25 Pct Reuters

Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland invites applications for New York incubator The Irish Times

Barclays
Bank watchdog veteran Thorburn to join Barclays UK board Sky News

CMC Markets
UK's CMC Markets launches cryptocurrency trading Reuters

Coutts & Co.
Coutts, Banker to British Crown, Investigated Treatment of Women The Wall Street Journal
Coutts let senior banker stay after hearing sex pest complaints Financial Times
Coutts banker Harry Keogh kept job despite 'unwanted contact with trainee' The Times

Experian
Credit data firm Experian to buy fintech ClearScore for 275 million pounds Reuters

Hiscox
Hiscox launches first cyber ILW The Insurance Insider
Hiscox offers cyber ILW capacity based on PCS trigger Artemis

HSBC Holdings
Exclusive: HSBC has 59 percent gender pay gap, biggest among British banks Reuters
HSBC admits to 60% gender pay gap The Times

Just Group
Just Group posts 35 percent rise in operating profit Reuters

Old Mutual
Old Mutual break-up boosted by political change in South Africa Financial Times
Old Mutual's break-up is very nearly over the line The Times

OneSavings Bank
UK's OneSavings Bank FY profit jumps 21 pct Reuters
UPDATE 2-Growth and regulatory changes come at a cost for OneSavings Bank Reuters

Nex Group
CME Considers Bidding for Michael Spencer's NEX Group Bloomberg News
Exchange operator CME in talks with Britain's NEX on possible takeover Reuters
Spencer set to bow out with Nex sale The Times
UK trading tech firm Nex Group confirms approach from US derivatives trader CME
City A.M.

Phoenix Group
Phoenix Group to stick to closed life books after Standard Life Aberdeen deal Reuters

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Swiss central bank warns against trade war and Franken-Höhenflug Die Presse
Swiss parliament rejects call to return 1MDB profits to Malaysia Reuters

Credit Suisse
Legal battle over Credit Suisse 'volatility' product expands to second firm Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Ex-Deutsche Bank trader Bittar pleads guilty over Euribor rigging Reuters
Former Deutsche Bank trader pleads guilty to Euribor manipulation Financial Times

Glarner Kantonalbank
Glarner Kantonalbank develops digital credit counseling finews.ch

Munich Re
Munich Re distributes € 2.3 billion to shareholders Die Presse
Munich Re convinces investors with a view Börsen-Zeitung
Munich Re to cut 900 jobs, nudges up profit forecast Reuters
Munich Re forecasts intensifying reinsurance rate rises Artemis

Rothschild Bank
Laurent Gagnebin: 'Rothschild expands its offer for startups' finews.ch

Swiss Re
Swiss Re directors propose higher dividend and CHF 1bn share buy-back plan
Reinsurance News

UBS Group
UBS Fights Hong Kong IPO Sponsor Ban Bloomberg News

VP Bank
VP Bank expands location in Singapore finews.ch
VP Bank to upgrade Singapore subsidiary to full branch The Business Times

Walliser Kantonalbank
Turbulence around President of the Cantonal Bank of Valais finews.ch

WIR Bank Genossenschaft
WIR-Bank CEO German Wiggli: The losses are manageable finews.ch

FRANCE AND BENELUX

The Banque de France raises its growth forecast to 1.9% in 2018 Le Figaro
French central bank chief sees no 'windfall' from lower deficit Reuters
French markets watchdog wants tougher rules for UK firms after Brexit Reuters
French mutual insurers face losses as new rules erode market monopolies: Fitch Reinsurance News

ABN Amro
'President-commissioner ABN Amro comes from outside' De Telegraaf

Axa
Axa denies U-turn after customer has excess refunded from Liverpool car park fire Post

Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole strengthens internal synergies to accelerate consumer credit Les Echos

Optima Bank
Piqueur must pay 20 million euros to curators Optima De Tijd

Triodos Bank
Triodos profit rises through demand for sustainable De Telegraaf

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

CNMV requires written consent of retailer in sale of complex financial products Europa Press
Banking syndicate becomes shareholder of BCP and BPI Jornal de Negócios

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA board votes today the arrival of Caruana to the council Expansión

Bankia
Bankia incorporates video call for online customer registration Europa Press

Caixa Económica Montepio Geral
Banco de Portugal approved Carlos Tavares as president of Montepio Bank Jornal de Notícias

La Caixa
La Caixa will reinvest the 3,900 million that will be paid by the sale of 21.5% of Abertis Cinco Días

Millennium BCP
Nuno Amado guarantees that there will be a 'clear continuity' in the management of BCP Jornal de Negócios

Montepio Geral Mutualista
Banco de Portugal has already given the Montepio administration 'green light' Expresso
Finances take away liability at the end of the Montepio exemption Jornal de Negócios
Deferred taxes at the Montepio Association 'cap' € 221 million loss Expresso
Montepio 'did not ask for anything' and admits to return to IRC exemption Diário de Notícias

ITALY AND GREECE

Credito Emiliano
Credem, jump useful and coupon MF

Credito Valtellinese
Creval places all shares in offering MF
BRIEF-Italy's Creval sells all unexercised rights to buy into share issue Reuters

Generali
Generali coupon rises to € 0.85 MF
Italy remains the pillar of Generali, but the turning point has arrived in France MF
Generali's strong capital show raises prospect of richer returns Reuters
BRIEF-Generali CEO confirms plan target of at least 5 bln euros dividends by end 2018 Reuters

Vittoria Assicurazioni
BRIEF-Vittoria Assicurazioni Proposes Dividend Of EUR 0.28 Per Share Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

UPDATE 3-Norway's central bank holds interest rates, signals earlier hike Reuters

Danske Bank
ATP to Danske Bank: The whitewashing case represents a serious short-term risk Berlingske Business
Danske Bank's anti-money laundering efforts in Estonia unsatisfactory -chairman Reuters
UPDATE 1-Shareholders criticise Danske Bank over Estonian money-laundering controls Reuters

Nordea Bank
Nordea shareholders have spoken: The bank moves headquarters to Finland Berlingske Business
Nordea Wins Shareholder Approval to Move Headquarters to Finland Bloomberg News
Nordea shareholders approve plan to move HQ from Sweden to Finland Reuters

Nykredit Realkredit
Nykredit will spoil the bank customers with discounts Berlingske Business

EASTERN EUROPE

The Central Bank revoked the license from the bank 'Credit Express' Vedomosti
Trust and Growth Bank can unite Vedomosti
Ukraine appoints Yakiv Smolii as central bank governor Financial Times

AO Raiffeisenbank
Raiffeisenbank changes the curator of retail Vedomosti

Banca Româneasca
Romania's central bank rejects big transaction on the banking market Romania Insider
Romania's c-bank opposes OTP Bank's takeover of Banca Romaneasca SEENews
Romania's central bank blocks Banca Romaneasca's takeover by OTP Business Review
Romanian central bank rejects OTP Bank's acquisition of Banca Romaneasca Reuters

PZU
Poland's PZU to spend 66-100 pct of 2017 profit on dividend Reuters
Malgorzata Sadurska in PZU. Over 420,000 PLN in half a year
Rzeczpospolita

Rietumu Banka
Latvian bank Rietumu has suspended service in dollars Vedomosti

Sberbank of Russia
Agrokor expects deal on claims of top creditor Sberbank next week Reuters

VTB Bank
VTB has completed the acquisition of a stake in Magnit Vedomosti
REFILE-BRIEF-Russia's VTB Bank completes acquisition of stake in Magnit Reuters
VTB-Led Group Open to Buying Out Ruia in $6 Billion Essar Race Bloomberg News

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