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Friday's headlines, Financials edition

ESM could be used as stabilization fund, Eurogroup head says Reuters
UPDATE 1-ECB open to changing, delaying rules on new bad loans: Nouy Reuters
Global deal on bank capital rules likely: EU official Reuters
ECB's Nouy says months needed to finish rules on new bad loans Reuters
EBA's Enria sees challenge to 'bail in' rules in retail debt holdings Reuters
Bitcoin: ECB tells banks to introduce instant payments to counter cryptocurrencies The Independent
BIS Warns Central Banks That Policy Caution Has Its Perils Too Bloomberg News

UK AND IRELAND

Bank of England's Sharp warns against "illusion" about public debt Reuters
BoE's ex-deputy governor warns over next financial crisis Financial Times
Carney Hints at Scrapping Banker Bonus Cap After Brexit Bloomberg News
UK's FCA starts civil proceedings over pension investment statements Reuters
Banks face contract repapering rush to retain clients after Brexit Reuters
BRIEF-Moody's Says Bank Stress Test Results Show Improved UK Banking Resilience To Economic Stress Reuters

Aviva
Aviva finds best use of £3bn is not too complex a question Financial Times
Aviva to generate extra $4 billion of cash, planning payback, some M&A Reuters
Aviva pushes up growth targets Financial Times
Cashed-up Aviva eyes further deals following Friends First buy Irish Independent

Barclays
Barclays to add current Babcock chairman to board Reuters
BRIEF-Barclays Plc Names ?Mike Turner As A Non-Executive Director Reuters

Beazley
BRIEF-Beazley Plc ?Establishes New U.S. Marine Platform Reuters

Bradford & Bingley
CORRECTED-Britain's 'bad bank' to complete Bradford & Bingley loan sales next year Reuters

Legal & General Group
MOVES-Legal & General Home Finance appoints new non-executive directors Reuters

Lloyds Banking Group
Accounting watchdog admits it could have been faster investigating KPMG-HBOS audit The Independent
UK watchdog says was too slow to probe HBOS audit Reuters
No need for disclosure of Bank of England emergency funding to Lloyds investors in HBOS deal, Sir Victor Blank tells court City A.M.
Lloyds Bank settles with couple hit by HBOS fraud Reuters
Lloyds settles with fraud whistleblowers The Times

London Stock Exchange Group
Crunch time: London Stock Exchange shareholders to decide fate of chairman on 19 December City A.M.
UPDATE 1-LSE to hold shareholder vote on chairman on December 19 Reuters
London Stock Exchange sets out defence of its chairman Financial Times
Mark Carney wades into spat between LSE and TCI Financial Times
BRIEF-LSE Recommends Shareholders To Vote Against Resolution To Remove Donald Brydon As Chairman Reuters

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Royal Bank of Scotland shuts 'bad bank' that took £50bn hit The Irish Times
UPDATE 1-Royal Bank of Scotland closes final chapter on 'bad bank' Reuters
RBS finally closes its 'bad bank' The Daily Telegraph

TP ICAP
World's largest interdealer broker TP Icap grabs rival Coex Partners City A.M.

TSB Banking Group
TSB boss adds voice to concerns over Santander inclusion on RBS competition fund City A.M.

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Criticism of Bundesbank utterances Börsen-Zeitung

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam now has a whole new perspective of central banks CNBC
Credit Suisse Asks for One More Year as Thiam Touts Returns Bloomberg News
BRIEF-Credit Suisse CFO: likely litigation, restructuring costs in 2018 Reuters

HSH Nordbank
Fitch: HSH Nordbank Cleans up Balance Sheet Ahead of Privatisation Deadline Reuters

Munich Re
Munich Re sees ongoing re/insurance price pressure: CEO Artemis
Wenning praises and urges the Ergo Handelsblatt

UBS Group
UBS CEO Has Heated Exchange With Ex-Senior Central Banker Bloomberg News
UBS chief blasts regulators' drive to curb banker pay Financial Times
UBS pledges "bond" to help Rajasthan maternal healthcare Reuters

Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich gets general manager for Germany finews.ch

FRANCE AND BENELUX

The spreads of French banks tighten sharply L'Agefi
French insurers will have their crisis management regime Les Echos

ABN AMRO Group
'ABN AMRO wants to delete bonus' De Telegraaf
ABN Amro wants to get rid of bonus for staff Het Financieele Dagblad
ABN AMRO loses derivatives case at court De Telegraaf
Hof strict for ABN Amro in case of interest rate swaps Het Financieele Dagblad

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas upgrades trading platform to comply with EU rules Reuters

NN Group
Insurer NN is going to save a lot of costs De Telegraaf

Rothschild
Venezuela creditors meet with Rotshchild, Cleary in London-sources Reuters

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Deutsche Bank: "Spain is becoming the reflection of Germany" Expansión
Banco de Portugal extends term for large banks to build reserves Jornal de Notícias

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA prepares the sale of a package of non-performing loans for 1,500 million Expansión
The insurers of BBVA earned 232.3 million until September, 6% more Europa Press

Banco Santander
Santander down to 1,200 the number of departures in its central services for the merger with Popular Europa Press
Banco Santander bids Australia adios after banking licence suspended The Australian

Bankinter
Bankinter wants to be a Portuguese bank Jornal de Negócios

CaixaBank
The Supreme Court makes CaixaBank responsible for the General Motors bonds sold by Bankpime Europa Press

Millennium BCP
Portuguese bank Millennium BCP completes bond sale despite boycott Financial Times

ITALY AND GREECE

Alpha Bank
UPDATE 1-Jump in bad debt provisions squeezes Alpha Bank's profit Reuters
Alpha Bank: net profit of 153.5 million in the nine months Naftemporiki

Banca IFIS
Cerberus and Banca Ifis want the Titan npl MF

Generali
Generali, ok of the Dutch Authority for the sale of Generali Nederland MF

Intesa Sanpaolo
CORRECTED- BRIEF-Intesa to consider any new redundancy requests after Veneto banks deal Reuters
Fitch Affirms Intesa Sanpaolo Vita at IFS 'BBB'; Outlook Stable Reuters

UniCredit
Unicredit boss brands Brexit "much ado about nothing" and says London will retain standing as key financial hub City A.M.

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Iceland's New Chiefs Prepare to Tap Bank Cash for Spending Push Bloomberg News

Insr Insurance Group
BRIEF-Insr Insurance Group Buys 100 Pct Of Shares In Nemi Forsikring Reuters

Sydbank
Sydbank: Rising inflation in the US announces interest rate hikes in December Børsen

EASTERN EUROPE

Fitch Affirms 4 Russian State Banks; Outlooks Positive Reuters
U.S. trial threatens funding for Turkey's dollar-dependent banks Reuters
Polish banks lending volumes soar in October, corporate loans rebound PAP
Armenia cenbank signals gradual change in its monetary policy Reuters
Belarus central bank raises foreign currency reserve requirements Reuters
The Central Bank will allow issuing loans of up to 100,000 rubles without confirmation of income Vedomosti

Asya Katilim Bankasi
Bank Asya statement from the SDIF: transactions started Hürriyet

Banca Comerciala Româna
Austrian returns to manage risk for Romania's largest lender Romania Insider

Bank Otkritie Financial Corp.
Bank "FC Otkritie" has written off two issues of subordinated Eurobonds Vedomosti

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki
Pekao bank may see OSII buffer reduced to 0.50% PAP

DenizBank
Turkey's Denizbank says did not collaborate with gold trader Zarrab Reuters

Nova Ljubljanska banka
Slovenia hopes to get EU agreement on NLB privatisation delay by year-end Reuters

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankasi
Turkey's Ziraat Bank denies Zarrab allegations regarding the bank -official Reuters

Türkiye Halk Bankasi
Halkbank: We are not a party to any unlawful activity Hürriyet

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.