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Tuesday's headlines, Financials edition

UK and EU strike Brexit transition deal CNN
Theresa May under fire over Brexit transition deal The Guardian
Transition deal alone won't let banks stall Brexit moves - industry officials Reuters
The Brexit transition agreement could yet lead Britain into another cul-de-sac The Daily Telegraph
Brexit transition deal is temporary, not legal, certainty for re/insurers Reinsurance News
XL Catlin adds Brexit continuity clause to policies Post
Draghi Doing ECB's Dirty Work Could Ease Weidmann's Path to Top Bloomberg News
Mnuchin Takes Heat From Global Finance Chiefs Over Trade Bloomberg News

UK AND IRELAND

London set to miss out on Saudi float The Times
Qatari insurer seeks to open offices in Beirut, London Business Insurance
UK government to study cryptocurrency risks in more detail Reuters
Bosses "reckless" with pensions to face criminal punishment under new watchdog proposals City A.M.
Irish private equity activity hits new €11.9bn high The Irish Times

Barclays
Activist investor plans shake-up at Barclays after building 5% share The Guardian
Activist Edward Bramson takes 5% interest in Barclays Financial Times
Barclays stake sends Edward Bramson into very different arena Financial Times
Ex-Barclays FX Trader Wins Employment Lawsuit Bloomberg News

Finance Ireland
Finance Ireland close to decision on move to offer Irish mortgages Irish Independent

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
JLT Re names Vinod Krishnan as CEO, Asia Treaty Reinsurance News

Lloyd's of London
ACORD and Lloyd's in new processing standards partnership Reinsurance News

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
RBS working on secret plot to create digital challenger bank Sky News
RBS investors win two-year fight for shareholder committee vote Financial Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Swiss seize bank accounts amid probe linked to Rio Tinto Mongolia mine Reuters
BRIEF-Goldman Sachs Says Wolfgang Fink To Be Sole Chief In Germany And Austria Reuters
Co-head of Goldman Sachs Germany to be become deputy German finance minister Reuters
German Goldman-Sachs boss moves to the Ministry of Finance DiePresse
Weidmann sees EU taxes and European Monetary Fund skeptical Handelsblatt

Deutsche Börse
Former Deutsche Boerse boss could rake in up to €9m over the next four years City A.M.
Ex-Deutsche Börse CEO could receive another €9m over the next four years Financial Times
BRIEF-Deutsche Boerse Places Corporate Bond Of EUR 600 Million Reuters

Julius Bär Gruppe
Ex-Baer CEO Collardi was paid 1.72 mln Sfr in 2017 amid exit for Pictet Reuters
Julius Baer strokes Collardi's bonus Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Oldenburgische Landesbank
BRIEF-Oldenburgische Landesbank FY Operating Result At EUR 48.3 Mln Reuters

Munich Re
Munich Re looks to reshuffle the value chain Reinsurance News
Munich Re sees opportunities to scale-up relationship with ILS Artemis

Talanx
Talanx's financial results remain robust in spite of heavy 2017 losses Reinsurance News
Insurer Talanx: less profit, more dividend DiePresse

UBS Group
UBS: Troubles in Israel finews.com

Volkswagen Financial Services
VW finance arm posts record 2017 despite diesel scandal Financial Times

FRANCE AND BENELUX

ABN Amro Group
ABN Amro frees up capital for fintech De Telegraaf
ABN Amro frees extra capital for fintech Het Financieele Dagblad

Axa
Axa Wants a Piece of the Action as Asian Investors Target Europe Bloomberg News

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas weaves its web in the United States L'Agefi
BNP Paribas rolls out the electronic signature in its private bank Les Echos

Société Générale
Société Générale offers Jérôme Contamine as director L'Agefi
Soc Gen hopes to settle the Libor case in the coming weeks La Tribune
Societe Generale aims for an agreement on its disputes in the coming weeks L'Agefi
Societe Generale tries the chatbot to interrogate his accounts Les Echos

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Santander, BBVA and CaixaBank launch the first open banking applications in Spain Expansión

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA develops payment solutions using biometric technology Europa Press
Santalucía Gestión signs the director of BBVA Asset Management Gonzalo Meseguer as CEO Europa Press

Banco Santander
Aeris Invest claims Santander 113 million invested in Popular before initiating civil actions Europa Press
Ombudsman calls for Santander to be urged to facilitate a non-judicial path for Popular retailers Europa Press

Bankia
Bankia completes the technological integration with BMN Europa Press

Caixa Económica Montepio Geral
Banco Montepio will continue to be the main distributor of mutual products Jornal de Notícias

CaixaBank
CaixaBank will offer investment fund management from 6 euros per year Cinco Días
CaixaBank launches a digital advisory service in investment funds Europa Press

Liberbank
Liberbank will bid for the Spanish subsidiary of Caixa Geral Expansión

ITALY AND GREECE

For Intesa and Unicredit, the Italian trend remains positive MF
Moody's: Positive for Greek banks to implement IFRS 9 Kerdos

Attica Bank
Voluntary program by Attica Bank Naftemporiki

BPER Banca
Bper, the funds are candidates for the board of directors MF

Generali
Benetton's Edizione mulls stake increase in Generali: sources Reuters

National Bank of Greece
Greece's NBG looking at options on Romanian unit after sale rejected Reuters
National Bank: Launched the sale of the Romanian subsidiary Naftemporiki
EIB: OTP's request for Banca Romaneasca was rejected - It is considering its options Kerdos

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Finland's financial watchdog tightens mortgage loan cap Reuters
Finland lowers the loan ceiling Sydsvenskan

Nordjyske Bank
Nordjyske Bank advises advisors to evaluate Jyske Bank offers Berlingske Business

EASTERN EUROPE

The Central Bank stood up for a fine of 31 million rubles. because of Russian sanctions Banki.ru

Alfa-Bank
Alfa-Bank saw in the confident victory of Putin reduced the likelihood of structural reforms Vedomosti

Bank Pekao
BRIEF-Bank Pekao says regulator gives green light to 2017 dividend Reuters

Bank Zachodni WBK
BRIEF-Polish regulator recommends BZ WBK retain its 2017 profit Reuters

mBank
BRIEF-mBank says regulator asks it to retain at least 80 pct of 2017 profit Reuters
mBank meets regulatory criteria for up to 20% dividend payout from 2017 profit - filing PAP

Nova Ljubljanska banka
Vote Leader Says Slovenia Should Have Controlling NLB Stake Bloomberg News

PKO Bank Polski
StockWatch: PKO BP bank on foreign branch PAP
PKO BP to open corporate branch in London Warsaw Business Journal

Türkiye Vakiflar Bankasi
Turkey's Vakifbank Islamic unit applies to sell 500 mln lira sukuk Reuters

VTB Bank
VTB-owned bank will stop working in Ukraine 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.