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Tuesday's headlines, Financials edition

Central bank cryptocurrencies a danger to global financial stability says Bank for International Settlements City A.M.
Central bank cryptocurrencies pose stability risk, says BIS Financial Times
Central banks told to think twice before boarding Bitcoin bandwagon Reuters
ECB Council Member: Belgium's central bank boss against lower inflation target Handelsblatt
EU wants capital market plan in place before Brexit Reuters
Euro zone without breakthrough on deposit guarantee despite ECB call Reuters
No breakthrough on EU banking package soon - Germany's Altmaier Reuters
The ESM says that a common deposit guarantee fund would have saved EU money in bailouts Europa Press
ECB supervision over settlement of Latvian bank in criticism Handelsblatt

UK AND IRELAND

FCA urged to be tougher on RBS and StanChart over 1MDB Financial Times
Regulator calls on banks to reform company culture Financial Times
With U.K. Banks Hit by Scandal, Regulator Demands Ethics Change Bloomberg News
Hammond Seeking Brexit Assurances Puts Supervisors in Tough Spot Bloomberg News
Insurers pose risk to pension reform, body warns Financial Times
Central Bank points to 'concerning' governance issues at credit unions The Irish Times
AIB and PTSB would be worst hit by tax proposal The Irish Times
Many Financial Firms Still Aren't Prepared for Brexit, Irish Regulator Says Bloomberg News

Aldermore Group
BRIEF-Aldermore Says Listing Of Its Shares On LSE Will Be Cancelled On March 15 Reuters

Aviva
Aviva attacked over plans to cancel £450m preference shares The Times

Barclays
Barclays CIB chief Throsby gets £12.5m of shares IFR
Barclays doles out over £20m in shares to senior executives City A.M.

Direct Insurance Group
Direct Insurance hires Flint as commercial chief The Insurance Insider

HSBC Holdings
HSBC hopes to launch 'open banking' app within months Financial Times

Legal & General Group
L&G to unveil £600m takeover of housebuilder Cala Sky News
Legal & General launches £600m takeover of housebuilder Cala City A.M.

Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association
Steamship Mutual reserves $95mn for Sanchi P&I loss The Insurance Insider

Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson appoints Paul Bailie to lead Bermuda captive business Reinsurance News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

BaFin takes a look at Viceroy Börsen-Zeitung
Germany's Bafin says Viceroy breached rules with ProSieben report Reuters
Banks threaten loss of capital Börsen-Zeitung

Allianz Group
Allianz appoints Iván de la Sota to Board of Management Reinsurance News

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Vaud Cantonal Bank moves to new Zurich district finews.ch

Canopius
Canopius expands Managing Agents team Reinsurance News
Canopius reduces cat exposure as version 3.0 begins The Insurance Insider

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank fund subsidiary disillusioned before the final spurt - investors see DWS IPO critical Handelsblatt
Bafin is apparently phasing out HNA's audit Handelsblatt
Regulator finds HNA followed disclosure rules on Deutsche Bank stake: source Reuters

LGT Gruppe Stiftung
LGT has completed the major cleanup finews.ch
LGT bank says remains on lookout for acquisitions Reuters

Raiffeisen Gruppe Switzerland
Pierin Vincenz's Side Deal Millions finews.com

Swiss Re
Swiss Re backs innovative coral reef insurance solution Reinsurance News
Swiss Re & Nature Conservancy partner for parametric coral reef insurance Artemis

UBS Group
UBS: 'All normal' - despite conflict with Hong Kong supervision finews.ch
BRIEF-UBS Asset Management Launches New Platform Offering To Transform Bank Advisory Services Reuters
UBS wants to send so many bankers from London to Frankfurt finews.ch
UBS tells the Robo-Advisors to fight finews.ch

VP Bank (Schweiz)
VP Bank Switzerland brings former Swissair pilots to the management board as COO finews.ch

Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich buys travel insurance in Latin America Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Zurich on a shopping spree in Latin America finews.ch
Zurich creates LatAm hub through acquisition Intelligent Insurer

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Terror victims will be compensated in all cases The Brussels Times

ABN Amro
ABN AMRO is crossing the border with Tikkie De Telegraaf

Ageas
Modrikamen disputes the Fortis transaction L'Echo

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Judicial passes continue between Arkéa and Crédit Mutuel L'Agefi

Edmond de Rothschild (France)
The private bank Edmond de Rothschild doubles its collection in France in 2017 Les Echos

Eurazeo
Eurazeo aims for international L'Agefi

ING Groep
Dutch Finance Minister wants to prevent ING CEO from raising his salary L'Echo
Hoekstra does not exclude intervention at ING Het Financieele Dagblad
UPDATE 1-Dutch government seeks to block ING CEO's 50 pct pay rise Reuters
Triodos and ASN benefit from riot around ING CEO's salary Het Financieele Dagblad
Million slime threatens ING Spain Het Financieele Dagblad
Fintechs prepare ING to become a European platform L'Echo

Natixis
Natixis: three equity investments in M ??& A Le Figaro
Natixis acquires stakes in 3 M&A boutiques Financial Times
French bank Natixis buying into three M&A boutiques, bolsters China presence Reuters
Natixis takes majority stake in Fenchurch Advisory Partners The Insurance Insider

NIBC Bank
NIBC on stock market March 23 with protective construction Het Financieele Dagblad
UPDATE 1-NIBC Bank valued at up to 1.5 bln euros in listing Reuters
After HSH Acquisition Flowers wants to take on NIBC IPO 450 million euros Handelsblatt

Rabobank
Rabobank management does not receive reorganization plans through the members' council Het Financieele Dagblad

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Minister Escolano advocates an anti-crisis budget to complete the reform of the euro El País
Rajoy will propose a new financing of pensions to be able to raise them Expansión
The CNMV warns about an unauthorized company to provide investment services Europa Press
The Bank of Spain fined 40,000 euros to ex-directors of ING Europa Press
The Bank of Spain sanctions Carina Szpilka, former general director of ING Spain Expansión

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA will early amortize securities convertible into shares for more than 1,215 million euros Europa Press

Banco Santander
Santander places 1.500 million in 'CoCos' with a demand more than three times higher Europa Press

Bankia
Guindos urges to privatize Bankia 'as soon as possible' Europa Press

Caixa Geral de Depósitos
BCP and Lone Star interested in CGD's Spanish subsidiary Dinheiro Vivo

Montepio Geral – Associação Mutualista
Associação Mutualista Montepio increases profits to 587.5ME and goes to positive equity Jornal de Notícias
Mutualista announces profit of 587 million with tax credits help Dinheiro Vivo
Tax credits of €809 million help Montepio to have positive equity Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy Said to Seek Help Reorganizing Firms Owing $11 Billion Bloomberg News
Euro zone to unlock new loans to Greece, working on debt relief Reuters
Greece on track to exit bailout program after receiving EU approval The Irish Times
Emergency central bank funding to Greek banks drops by 4.2 bln euros in Jan. Reuters

Banca Carige
Carige starts the relaunch of the subsidiary Cesare Ponti
MF

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
BRIEF-Monte dei Paschi appoints Andrea Rovellini as new CFO Reuters

Eurobank Ergasias
Greece's Eurobank posts lower Q4 profit as loan-loss provisions rise Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Path Opens for Faster Rate Increases From Norway's Central Bank Bloomberg News

Axactor
BRIEF-Axactor Enters Agreement With Consumer Financing Company In Sweden Reuters

Fynske Bank
BRIEF-Fynske Bank Sells Shares In ValueInvest Asset Management Reuters

Kreditbanken
BRIEF-Kreditbanken Upgrades Guidance For 2018 Reuters

Nordea Bank
Swedbank Robur says to support Nordea HQ move to Finland Reuters
Nordea Closes in on Headquarters Move as Investor Support Builds Bloomberg News

Saxo Bank
Alm. Brand will use Saxo as a lever Berlingske Business

Spar Nord Bank
BRIEF-Spar Nord To Sell Its Shares In Valueinvest Asset Management Reuters

Sydbank
BRIEF-Sydbank upgrades outlook for 2018 Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

Shadow Banking has stopped scaring regulators Kommersant
Banks could borrow more cheaply for housing. People can negotiate a better loan E15
Hungary cbank sees no overheating risk in lending market Reuters
UPDATE 1-Polish central bank sees higher growth, lower inflation in 2018 Reuters
Slovakia's government on brink of collapse after election demand Financial Times

Absolut Bank
Absolut Bank shareholders approved the change of chairman of the board Vedomosti

Alfa-Bank
Alfa-Bank hired former CEO Ozon Group Vedomosti
Alfa Bank believes in robots Kommersant

BRD-Groupe Société Générale
Romania's BRD bank shares jump on dividend proposal Reuters

J&T Finance Group
UPDATE 1-Czech group J&T seeks assurances from China's CEFC Reuters

Sberbank Ukraine
The Belarusian bank was the only contender for the purchase of Ukrainian Sberbank Vedomosti

The Daily Dose Europe 'Headlines' edition aggregates banking, financial services and insurance headlines from the websites of a limited number of major European publication titles and newswires, with an editorial deadline of 6 a.m. London time. Some external links may require a subscription. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.