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Tuesday's headlines, Financials edition

Big equity funds accused of breaching EU disclosure rules Financial Times
Barnier Rejects Freezing Brexit Talks If No Irish Progress Bloomberg News
Euribor developer says it was 'natural' for banks to consider their commercial interests in rate submissions City A.M.
German parliament to have say in ESM development- Merkel spokesman Reuters
German finance minister endorses Merkel's vision for European investment fund Reuters
Mario Centeno: Eurogroup chief sees relaxation in Italy issue Handelsblatt
Italian ministers threaten Europe over deportations and pensions Financial Times

UK AND IRELAND

Bank of England official teases future tightening of monetary policy City A.M.
FCA urged to investigate impact of IT blunders Financial Times
Buyout groups seek bilateral deals as competition intensifies Financial Times
Conflict of interest fears over financial ombudsman review chief Richard Lloyd The Times
Financial services firm FinTrU eyes all-Ireland expansion The Irish Times
Former FBI lawyer named as new Serious Fraud Office director The Times

CYBG
Britain's small banks ripe for takeover as CYBG and Virgin Money deal looms Reuters
CYBG expects Virgin Money shareholders to realise less is more Financial Times
Virgin Money and CYBG get extra time to mull £4bn merger Sky News
It's all about the branding after higher offer for Virgin Money The Times

Higos Insurance Services
Allianz replaces Aviva capacity for GRP-backed Higos Post

Lloyds Banking Group
Goldman Sachs joins race for £109bn Lloyds funds contract Sky News

Revolut
British fintech startup Revolut to seek U.S. banking license: CEO Reuters

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Government sells off a further 7.7% RBS stake Sky News
U.K. Government to Sell 7.7% Stake in RBS The Wall Street Journal
RBS shares offloaded at £2bn loss The Times
British taxpayer set to lose billions in $3.5 billion RBS sale Reuters
UK government to sell a £2.6bn stake in RBS Financial Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Frankfurt attracts British financial firms - without any regulatory pressure Handelsblatt

Banque Lombard Odier & Cie
Lombard Odier ensures access to pension funds finews.ch

Deutsche Bank
UPDATE 1-Deutsche Bank scales back in South Africa in strategy shift Reuters
Deutsche Bank Cutting South Africa Units as Part of Global Review Bloomberg News

Julius Bär Gruppe
Julius Bär: Millions frozen again finews.ch

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Schuldschein becomes digital Börsen-Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

IMF 'impressed' by French reforms Le Figaro

Adyen
Adyen battles with shares big customer eBay Het Financieele Dagblad
eBay could end up with 5 percent stake in Dutch fintech firm Adyen: report Reuters
The Adyen payment platform integrates its interface with the Mastercard account service Europa Press

Amundi
Amundi creates a position of director of responsible investment Les Echos

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas AM cuts European stocks, adds Bunds on Italy risk Reuters

Groupe BPCE
TransferWise partners with French banking group Groupe BPCE Reuters

ING Groep
Going Greener Can Get You Cheaper Loans at This Dutch Bank Bloomberg News

KBC Group
All-in-one app at KBC step closer De Tijd

Lendix
Lendix raises 32 million euros, Allianz enters the capital L'Agefi
French crowdfunding platform Lendix raises 32 mln euros Reuters

Société Générale
Societe Generale pays two former US litigation Le Figaro
SocGen to pay $1.3 billion to settle Libya, Libor probes Reuters
SocGen to pay $1.3bn settlement over Libor and Libya Financial Times
SocGen Reaches Agreements on Libor, Libya Litigation The Wall Street Journal
SocGen link to Unicredit fires talk of M&A revival The Times
CFTC orders French bank Societe Generale to pay $475 million penalty Reuters

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

The ECB accumulates almost 245,000 million in Spanish debt since the launch of the QE Europa Press
Spain's ousted Popular party threatens to disrupt budget Financial Times
Moody's and S & P confirm the weakness of the Sánchez government: 'It will not take major measures or reverse reforms' El Mundo
Banco de Portugal obliges banks to disclose commissions for the most frequently used services Jornal Económico
ECB bought 568 million euros of Portuguese debt in May Jornal Económico
Government wants Inspection to control small banks of hours Jornal de Negócios
Portugal continues interest rates on loans to companies higher than Spain Jornal Económico

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA will offer loans of up to 30,000 euros through Fintonic Europa Press

Banif
ECB withdraws license and Banif goes into liquidation process Jornal Económico

CaixaBank
CaixaBank will amortize obligations worth 2,072 million euros Expansión

Caixa Geral de Depósitos
DBRS maintains credit rating of Caixa Geral de Depósitos but assigns positive outlook Economia Online

Millenium BCP
BCP again aggravates commissions. Now comes to credit Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy turmoil shows banking 'doom loop' still a powerful force Financial Times
UPDATE 1-ECB buying of Italian debt dwindles just as Rome needs it most Reuters
Greeks are allowed to withdraw more money Die Presse
Visa Europe is impressed by the Greek business Naftemporiki

UniCredit
Unicredit, axis with the Lion in the East MF
Unicredit-SocGen, for brokers is difficult MF
Unicredit-Société Générale, the obstacles that (for now) restrain the merger Il Sole 24 Ore
UniCredit chief prepares his 'redemption trade' Financial Times

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Swedish c.bank's Ingves - c.bank should maintain role in payment system Reuters

Nets
The Danish group of payments Nets merges with Concardis L'Agefi
Nets and Concardis to combine as payments consolidation accelerates Financial Times
Scandinavian payments group Nets to merge with German peer Concardis Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

Putin signs Russian 'counter-sanctions' into law Reuters
Russia c.bank says spent $24.2 bln on banks' rescue Reuters
Russian c.bank's Yudayeva says bank could cut or hold key rate at June meeting Reuters
The Bank of Russia will calculate 'black creditors' with the help of big data Banki.ru

Bank Otkritie Financial Corp
Bank Otkritie FC prevented the former shareholder from disclosing Vedomosti

Promsvyazbank
Russia plans to inject 5 bln roubles into Promsvyazbank - fin min Reuters

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