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Monday's headlines, Financials edition

BIS wants tighter rules for funds offering credit, fintech Reuters
The bigger Cryptocurrencies get, the worse they perform: BIS Reuters
European Banks Eyeing Mergers Face Gridlock on Friendlier Rules Bloomberg News
'Jury still out' on Mifid II transparency, warns top regulator Financial Times
Bond managers plot next move amid 'quantitative tightening' Financial Times
Asset managers engage in ESG 'war for talent' Financial Times
Merkel seeks EU crisis talks as migration rocks Berlin coalition Financial Times

UK AND IRELAND

Bank of England to hold rates as weak economy spurs calls to boost business investment City A.M.
Next Bank governor cannot be 'jetted in from overseas' The Times
FCA to launch asset management Mifid probe Financial Times
UK as 'third country' is a worry for asset management professionals Financial Times
Fund managers and regulators thrash out post-Brexit path Financial Times
Asset managers put Brexit plans into action with Dublin in spotlight The Irish Times
UK PM May says need to ensure parliament does not overturn Brexit Reuters
Tory Brexit Rebels Warn They Could 'Collapse' U.K. Government Bloomberg News
UK bank branch closures reach 'alarming' rate of 60 per month, Which? finds The Independent
Peer-to-peer lender Ratesetter in talks about £30m fundraising Sky News
Cryptocurrency exchange strikes UK bank account deal: sources Reuters
Sequoia-backed microfinance fund to list in London Financial Times

CYBG
CYBG on track to clinch Virgin Money deal before deadline - source Reuters
Virgin Money set to accept Clydesdale's £1.6bn takeover The Sunday Times

Equitable Life Assurance Society
The end is finally nigh for Equitable Life Sky News
Equitable Life sold for £1.8bn to insurer LCCG Financial Times
U.K.'s Equitable Life Sold to LCCG for Reported $2.4 Billion Bloomberg News

HSBC Holdings
MOVES-HSBC hires BoE exec Salmon to oversee markets conduct IFR

Old Mutual
Old Mutual chief calls on investors to be more active Financial Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Allianz Group
Allianz boss Oliver Bäte in hunt for big UK deal such as RSA or Aviva The Sunday Times

Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse Gears Up for Next Wave of Leveraged Loan Issuance Bloomberg News
Brexit: Credit Suisse has two locations in view finews.ch

Hannover Re
Hannover Re is considering a higher dividend rate Börsen-Zeitung
Hannover Re raises prospect of higher payout ratio Reuters

Julius Bär Gruppe
Julius Bär CEO: 'No interest in false customers' Finanz und Wirtschaft

Raiffeisen Gruppe Switzerland
Raiffeisen boss: 'I am not guilty of anything' Finanz und Wirtschaft
At Raiffeisen, the liability issue arises Finanz und Wirtschaft

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Belgium will have to pay an additional 1 billion euros in EU budget from 2021 onwards De Tijd

BNP Paribas
BNP Moves to Grab Bigger Piece of German Private Bank Action Bloomberg News

Eurazeo
Eurazeo Seeks to Offload Stake in Private-Credit Firm Capzanine PE News

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Rajoy leaves Congress and asks for re-entry as property registrar Expansión
The Bank of Spain maintains growth for this year but warns of the rise in prices for oil El Pais
The CNMV will establish requirements for transactions with CFDs as of June 27, prior to the ESMA standard Europa Press
The PSOE and part of the former dome of the Bank of Spain press in favor of Delgado for subgovernor El Mundo
Districts of Lisbon and Porto lead closures of bank branches Diário de Notícias

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA sells a portfolio of 1 billion loans to the Canadian fund Expansión

Banco Santander Totta
Santander Totta may use 250 million of former Banif Jornal de Negócios

Bankia
The ECB measures upset Bankia's privatization plans, analysts say Europa Press

Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Almost 500 workers left the banks until May Diário de Notícias
PSD MPs want Centeno to release list of 70 CGD branches that will close Jornal de Negócios
Two Spanish banks and investment fund in the race to purchase Caixa's bank in Spain Expresso

Liberbank
Liberbank says it exceeds the capital requirements demanded by the ECB by 2018 Expansión

Mapfre
Mapfre sells its operations in New York and New Jersey to Plymouth Rock to optimize its structure Europa Press

Novo Banco
Novo Banco sells BES Vénétié Jornal Económico

ITALY AND GREECE

Bankitalia, the public debt rose by another 9 billion in April Milano Finanza
Italy court rules it cannot hear Morgan Stanley derivatives case - sources Reuters
Dimitrov: Today we have written history Kathimerini
Greece and Macedonia sign deal over disputed name
Financial Times

Eurobank Ergasias
Karamouzis: I will leave Eurobank in March 2019 Kerdos

Hellenic Bank
Hellenic Bank's offer for the Cyprus Co-operative Bank Naftemporiki

Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa CEO talking to several investors over wealth management deal Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Danske Bank
Danske Bank urged to speed up reforms as public confidence drops Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

Czech Social Democrats vote to join Babis government Financial Times
Central Bank promulgates new OSAGO tariffs Banki.ru
Russia c.bank says neutral monetary policy more likely in 2019 Reuters
Russia Puts Rate-Cutting Cycle in Question With Hawkish Hold Bloomberg News
Turkish bank borrowing costs hit record high as lira pressure mounts Reuters

Bank Otkritie Financial Corp
The secret VTB stake that helped lead to Otkritie's downfall Financial Times

Promsvyazbank
Promsvyazbank prepares for sanctions Kommersant

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