EU chooses Spain's de Guindos for ECB vice-chair, paving way for German head Reuters
De Guindos heads for ECB VP post after Lane is withdrawn Financial Times
Luis de Guindos will be the vice president of the ECB thanks to the support of the Eurogroup El Pais
Guindos announces that he will resign 'in the coming days' to be vice president of the ECB on June 1 Expansión
Spain's de Guindos says he will defend independence of ECB Reuters
Centeno trusts that Guindos will develop 'independently' his role as vice president of the ECB Europa Press
De Guindos is to become ECB Vice President Börsen-Zeitung
Philip Lane withdrawn from race to become ECB vice president RTÉ
European Monetary Fund should be independent of Commission -Regling Reuters
Many euro zone states support bailout fund as backstop for bank fund- Centeno Reuters
Gallery of ECB Governors in Legal Woe Grows on Latvia Case Bloomberg News
EU's Moscovici: no comment on Latvia bank, c.banker, EU always condemns money laundering Reuters
Latvia c.bank governor detention matter for national authorities-EU Commission Reuters
Latvian central bank not affected by detention of governor - Centeno Reuters
Global regulators neutral on new rules for 'hyped' fintech Reuters
InsurTech success lies in 'identifying scalable niches & looking beyond insurance': IBM Reinsurance News
Ethereum Founder: Cryptocurrencies are not suitable for old-age provision Handelsblatt
Vitalik Buterin Warns About Cryptocurrencies finews.com

UK AND IRELAND

BoE's Carney says Bitcoin has 'pretty much failed' as currency Reuters
Carney Says Bank of England Is Already Fighting the Next Crisis Bloomberg News
BoE boss: Bankers do not have to go into the trade for the money De Telegraaf
David Davis pledges 'race to the top' of global standards after Brexit City A.M.
We will not undercut EU after Brexit, Davis insists The Times
Corbyn warns bankers: finance will serve Britain under Labour government Reuters
FCA signs agreement with US regulator to promote insurtech innovation Post
Ireland steps up plans to avoid market disruption from Brexit Financial Times
UK life and non-life insurance sector 'stable' in 2018: S&P Reinsurance News

Barclays
Barclays adds former Yorkshire Bank and First Direct chief executive Chris Pilling to UK board City A.M.

Hiscox
Hiscox to use real time cyber attack data in 'first' for awareness campaign Post

HSBC Holdings
HSBC's 2017 pre-tax profit jumps 142 percent, but lags view due to U.S. tax impact Reuters
HSBC annual revenues rise as pre-tax profits near $21bn in 2017 Financial Times
Gulliver Ends HSBC Tenure With Rare Profit Miss on Margins Bloomberg News
HSBC's 2017 adjusted pre-tax profit increased to $20.99 billion from $18.934 billion a year ago CNBC

Lloyds Banking Group
REFILE-Investors expect payback now Lloyds freed from state shackles Reuters

London Stock Exchange Group
LSE goes head to head with ICE over Libor replacement Reuters

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings
Randall & Quilter completes reinsurance-to-close of Hamilton legacy book Reinsurance News

Saga
Britain's Saga appoints Patrick O'Sullivan as chairman Reuters
Saga appoints Patrick O'Sullivan as chairman Post
Insurance veteran Patrick O'Sullivan to take chair at Saga Financial Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Switzerland has not seen any major Saudi fund flows: Swiss Bankers Association Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank to Cut at Least 250 Banker Jobs Bloomberg News
Deutsche to cut up to 500 jobs IFR
Deutsche Bank cuts up to 500 investment banking and trading jobs Financial Times
500 face losing jobs and bonuses at Deutsche Bank The Times

Swiss Re
Swiss Re completes public share buy-back programme Post
Swiss Re completes CHF 1 billion share buyback programme Reinsurance News

UBS Group
UBS Breaks Even in Germany finews.com
UBS is finally on course by cost reductions in Germany Neue Zürcher Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas pushes its pawn in leasing L'Agefi

Euronext
Euronext sees its Ebitda margin dwindling L'Agefi
Euronext's FY core profit rises 4.9 pct Reuters
BRIEF-Euronext FY EBITDA Up At 297.8 Million Euros Reuters
Euronext Plans More Acquisitions After Buying Irish Stock Market Bloomberg News
ISE buyer Euronext targets more deals Irish Independent

RCI Banque
The result of RCI Bank passes the billion euro mark L'Agefi
RCI Bank finished 2017 in style Les Echos

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

'Leave your financial solitude' and other slogans 'suspicious' for the CNMV El Mundo
The CNMV warns about an unauthorized company and draws up a list of 'suspicious' entities Europa Press
The banking sector reduces its losses due to deterioration by 12.2% in 2017 Europa Press
Banco de Portugal recommendations give scope for spreads to fall Jornal de Negócios

Banca March
Banca March manages more than 1.2 billion in joint venture projects focused on the real economy Europa Press

Banco Santander
Santander claims Ron 12.8 million in variable compensation Europa Press
Banco Santander claims 21.9 million from Ángel Ron and his number two Expansión

Caixa Económica Montepio Geral
Caixa Económica Montepio launches digital signature to open account Jornal Económico

Novo Banco
Novo Banco losses are between 1.6 and 1.8 billion euros Jornal de Negócios
Novo Banco: more than 3 thousand impairments in three years Jornal de Negócios
Ricardo Mourinho Felix says that the closing of accounts of the Novo Banco is not yet completed Jornal Económico

ITALY AND GREECE

Greece closer to get disbursement of new loans: Eurogroup's Centeno Reuters
Greece closer to getting disbursement of new loans, says Eurogroup's Centeno Kathimerini
New Greek Loans Prove Elusive as Talks Near on Post-Bailout Life Bloomberg News
Greece fails to secure release of 5.7 bln euro tranche at Eurogroup Kathimerini
Moscovice: 99% of Greece's commitments were met Naftemporiki

Banco BPM
Banco Bpm strengthens capital MF
BRIEF-Banco BPM says ECB has authorised risk models, boosting core capital Reuters

Post Italiane
The dividend increases MF
Poste Italiane reports 11 pct rise in 2017 net profit Reuters

UniCredit
BRIEF-Unicredit Enters Into Collaboration With Alibaba.com Reuters
MOVES-Kupfer to head UniCredit's CIB in Germany IFR

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Cashing out? Why notes and coins may become a thing of the past in Sweden The Guardian
'No Cash' Signs Everywhere Has Sweden Worried It's Gone Too Far Bloomberg News

Jutlander Bank
Jutlander Bank has growth plant: More loans and deposits Berlingske Business

EASTERN EUROPE

Armenia and other EEU central banks to exchange information about hackers ARKA
The Ministry of Finance does not like the current order of payments for OSAGO Vedomosti
The Ministry of Finance proposed to abolish direct damages for accidents with many participants Vedomosti
Hungarian cryptocurrency to be launched in March Budapest Business Journal
Latvian c.bank chief Rimsevics released from custody Reuters
Latvian PM says central bank chief should resign Reuters
Latvian anti-corruption unit says c.bank chief held over bribe demand Reuters
Latvia's government bond hit by banking turmoil Reuters

ABLV Bank
Latvia's ABLV Bank rejects claims of money-laundering, sanctions busting Reuters
Latvia Bank Accused of North Korea Links Expects to Keep License Bloomberg News

Binbank
Binbank Group provided more than 50% growth in non-core assets of banks Banki.ru

Promsvyazbank
The Finance Ministry has promised to make voluntary the transfer of defense loans to banks by Promsvyazbank Vedomosti

Sberbank
Sberbank will learn the blockade at home Vedomosti
Dubai's Biggest Bank Plans March Bid for Sberbank Unit Bloomberg News

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