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Friday's headlines, Financials edition

EBRD publishes guidance for firms disclosing climate impacts Reuters
EU readies 55-billion-euro plan to help reforms, investments Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

Outcry at failure to pick woman for top Bank job The Times
Treasury misses a trick with male Bank of England appointment
The Guardian
Productivity expert Jonathan Haskel appointed to Bank of England's interest rate setting committee The Independent
BOE Chief Cashier Defends 50-Pound Note That Bears Her Signature Bloomberg News
UK's financial watchdog launches crackdown on high-cost lending and overdraft charges The Independent
UK pensions regulator chief to step down in February 2019 Reuters
Central Bank may slow down credit flow Irish Independent
Central Bank puts banks on notice they face capital buffer targets The Irish Times

Beazley
Beazley's specialty lines split a positive move, say analysts Post

HSBC Holdings
HSBC loses senior European deal-makers as M&A ranking drops: sources Reuters

Irish Bank Resolution Corp
IBRC liquidation costs may reach €306m The Irish Times

Newline Insurance Co
Cologne selected as Newline's EU insurance hub Reinsurance News

Permanent TSB Group Holdings
Bidders shortlisted for PTSB mortgages sell-off Irish Independent

Revolut
Revolut hits back at Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter over "heavy-handed" approach to crypto ad ban City A.M.

Wrisk
Wrisk raises £500,000 in latest crowdfunding venture Post

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

SNB's Zurbruegg says Swiss monetary policy suited for FX fragility Reuters

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse scales back rates team in electronic trade push Reuters
CS proposes alternatives to measure economic performance Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank's systemic risk puts Italian lenders in the shade Financial Times
Deutsche Bank's U.S. Operations Deemed Troubled by Fed The Wall Street Journal
Deutsche Bank's US subsidiary put on federal agency's list of 'problem' banks City A.M.
Deutsche Bank US arm considered 'troubled' by Fed The Daily Telegraph
Deutsche Bank says it will defend itself against cartel charges in Australia Reuters
Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, ANZ Face Cartel Charges on Share Sale Bloomberg News

Helvetia Holding
Helvetia defends the BVG full insurance Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Swiss Re
Swiss Re highlights macro trends challenging reinsurance, includes ILS Artemis
Swiss Re report highlights most significant emerging risks facing re/insurers Reinsurance News

Union Bancaire Privée
Swiss private bank UBP buys Carnegie's Luxembourg arm Reuters
Geneva Private Bank UBP takes over Banque Carnegie Luxembourg Neue Zürcher Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Another insurer chooses Belgium as a base after Brexit De Tijd

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas to cut international retail banking posts in Paris Reuters
BNP will remove 91 positions in one of its headquarters in France Le Figaro
BNP Paribas Factor targets online commerce L'Agefi

KBC Group
KBC has agreement on flexible work De Tijd

Natixis
Natixis joins a blockchain for trade finance L'Agefi

Société Générale
Banks blame themselves in the Cum Ex scandal Handelsblatt

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Guindos arrives at the ECB with no experience in the monetary area Diário de Notícias
Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez set to become Spain's Prime Minister Reuters
Ousting Spain's Rajoy Would Leave Markets Facing a Bumpy Ride Bloomberg News
Rajoy Falls, Paying Price for Generation of Corruption in Spain Bloomberg News
The King and Rajoy sign the appointment of the governor of the Bank of Spain before the motion El Mundo

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Moody's raises BBVA's debt and deposit ratings because the bank will strengthen its anti-crisis matress Europa Press

Banco Santander
Santander calls for the completion of the Banking Union to facilitate greater consolidation and more competitiveness Europa Press

Novo Banco
Government believes Novo Banco will not need 3.89 billion Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy's anti-establishment leaders revive governing coalition Reuters
Italy's Populists Surge to Power in Challenge to Europe Bloomberg News
Greece eases capital controls ahead of expected bailout exit in August Financial Times
Greece cannot afford policy reversal after bailout ends: EU official Reuters
ESM urges Greece to stick to reforms, calls IMF to join bailout: chief economist Reuters

Alpha Bank
UPDATE 1-Strong trading income helps Greece's Alpha Bank swing to profit Reuters
Alpha Bank: Net profit of 65.2 million in the first quarter Kerdos

Banco BPM
Banco BPM targets bad-loan unit sale to speed up clean-up - sources Reuters
Banco Bpm yields 5.1 billion npl MF

Eurobank Ergasias
Eurobank Eyes New Bond of as Much as 500 Million Euros, CEO Says Bloomberg News
Eurobank: Examines the covered bond issue of € 500 million Naftemporiki

National Bank of Greece
Greece's NBG posts profits in Q1, lower provisions helps Reuters
National Bank: First quarter earnings at 20 million Kerdos

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Danish banks have been easing credit standards - cen. bank Reuters
Norwegian banks hit by small strike, avert larger conflict Reuters
Nordic major banks will collaborate on corporate customers Dagens Nyheter
Nordic big banks join forces to prevent money laundering Berlingske Business
Danmarks Nationalbank: Large banks close to buffer requirements Børsen

Arion banki
Iceland's Arion Bank sets price range for IPO Reuters

Danske Bank
New criticism in money laundering scandal: The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority ignored the possibility of investigating Danske Bank in Estonia Finans

EASTERN EUROPE

Armenian banks' extended loans grew by 11 percent to 107.1 billion drams Armbanks
fraud alert from the Banks Association of Turkey Hürriyet
Turkish Banks Face Increasing Pile of Debt-Restructuring Demands Bloomberg News

Anelik Bank
After rebranding Anelik bank is now called IDbank Armbanks

GetBack
GetBack will verify restructuring plan within 2-3 months Warsaw Business Journal

Promsvyazbank
Promsvyazbank helped to improve Kommersant

VTB Bank
VTB prolonged the effect of lower mortgage rates Vedomosti
VTB increased its net profit almost twice Vedomosti

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi
Top-level appointment at Yapi Kredi Bank Hürriyet

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