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Monday's headlines, Financials edition

EU banking watchdog sets out 'roadmap' to regulate fintech Reuters
Draghi Turns Spotlight on Riskiest Assets at European Banks Bloomberg News
ECB threatens default of Euribor reform Börsen-Zeitung
ECB's Lane says bank getting closer to limit of current policy Reuters
Keep calm and carry on with policy normalization, BIS tells central banks Reuters
Passive Bond Funds Imperil Stability by Rewarding Debt, Says BIS Bloomberg News
EU set to add Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Islands to tax haven blacklist Reuters
Emma Navarro will replace Román Escolano as vice president of the EIB Europa Press
Accounting watchdogs find 'serious problems' at 40% of audits Financial Times
Fund managers count cost of Mifid research shake-up Financial Times
Green is on the rise Börsen-Zeitung
High tax risks after Brexit Börsen-Zeitung
Global nat cats in Feb to cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars: Aon Reinsurance News
Insurance blockchain pilot to become a company Post

UK AND IRELAND

Hammond Signals 'Light at End of Tunnel' for U.K. Bloomberg News
UK's Hammond sees light at end of austerity tunnel, but debt must fall Reuters
UK's Hammond says might be able to relax budget squeeze in autumn Reuters
BoE regulator Thorburn steps down to return to private sector Reuters
'No deal' Brexit could cost UK, EU companies 58 billion pounds - report Reuters
Untrained staff at Financial Ombudsman Service used Google to check out cases The Times
Irish central bank governor sees economic tail risks rising Reuters
Former INBS credit administrator denies blame over loans reporting The Irish Times

Atom Bank
Star fund manager Woodford cuts Atom stake amid £1bn outflows Sky News

Aviva
MOVES-Aviva Investors names new client solutions director Reuters

Barclays
Barclays becomes first UK bank to garner High Court approval for ringfencing plan Financial Times
BRIEF-Barclays Gets Court's Approval For Ring-Fencing Transfer Scheme Reuters

Funding Circle
Funding Circle hires banks for £2bn float Sky News
Funding Circle Picks Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for IPO Bloomberg News

Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's Brussels to take EU binder business from January 2019 The Insurance Insider

Man Group
BRIEF-Hedge fund company Man Group Says Mean Gender Pay Gap 21.4 Pct Reuters

Prudential plc
BRIEF-Prudential mean gender pay gap 29.7 pct, mean bonus gap 75.6 pct Reuters

Securis Investment Partners
Securis hires Arnott for U.S. & Bermuda origination role Artemis

Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson launches global insurance facility for resilience Artemis
Willis launches re/insurance industry's first Global Ecosystem Resilience Facility Reinsurance News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Merkel's New Finance Chief Is Dubbed Fiscal Hawk in Berlin Debut Bloomberg News

Banque Profil de Gestion
Banque Profil de Gestion: Neugelder drive up profit finews.ch

Canopius
Canopius completes $952mn Sompo buyout The Insurance Insider
Centerbridge-Led Consortium Completes $952M Acquisition of Canopius from Sompo Insurance Journal

Commerzbank
Commerzbank Banker Sues Over Post-Pregnancy 'Environment' Bloomberg News

Deutsche Bank
Plans for IPO of DWS have become more modest Handelsblatt
Deutsche Bank in deal with Nippon Life to anchor DWS float Financial Times
Deutsche Bank to Raise Up to EU1.8 Billion in Asset Manager IPO Bloomberg News
UPDATE 1-Deutsche Bank values asset management at up to 7.2 bln euros in IPO Reuters
John Cryan on the SXSW: Deutsche Bank Board must again refrain from bonuses Handelsblatt
Deutsche Bank Board Said to Seek 6,000 Job Cuts at Retail Unit Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank bosses will go without bonuses after third annual loss City A.M.
Deutsche Bank Management Board Waives Bonuses for Third Year Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank to pay staff 2 billion euros in bonuses for 2017 Reuters
Deutsche Bank continues to lose ground Börsen-Zeitung

Deutsche Börse
Faber arrives again Börsen-Zeitung
Deutsche Boerse chair Faber stands for reelection amid board revamp Reuters

HSH Nordbank
Financial markets: 'Incredibly painful' Der Spiegel
Germany's HSH Nordbank may seek stock market listing - Der Spiegel Reuters

Lloyd Fonds
BRIEF-Lloyd Fonds: Investor Agreement Signed With DEWB, Changes To Supervisory Board Reuters

Raiffeisen Gruppe Switzerland
Raiffeisen CEO silent on Investnet shareholder Finanz und Wirtschaft
Raiffeisen CEO Patrik Gisel on thin ice finews.ch
Raiffeisen and the problem of credibility finews.ch

UBS Group
UBS banned from sponsoring IPOs in HK for 18 months Financial Times
Exclusive: UBS plans to shift some staff to Frankfurt after Brexit - memo Reuters
Swiss bank UBS may switch group currency to dollar in H2 Reuters

Zurich Insurance Group
That's how much Zurich CEO Mario Greco earns finews.ch

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Life insurance, the government renounces the announced 'big bang' L'Agefi
The FSB completes its standards on remuneration in finance L'Agefi

Axa
Axa will buy more reinsurance to reduce XL risks, says CEO Buberl Reinsurance News

ABN Amro
ABN Amro again hit by failure De Telegraaf

BNP Paribas Fortis
BNP Paribas Fortis sees savings interest rising De Standaard

Bpifrance
Bpifrance and Sfil refine their support for major strategic projects L'Agefi

Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole and Capgemini unite to serve private banks L'Agefi
Crédit Agricole Assurances announces several appointments L'Agefi

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Arkéa can not open a local credit union in Paris, confirms appeal judgment L'Agefi
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa banned from setting up in Paris La Tribune
Crédit Mutuel: the State Council asks to review the sanctions procedure against Arkéa Le Figaro

Eurazeo
BRIEF-Eurazeo FY NAV Per Share at EUR 78.2, UP +13.5% YOY Reuters
BRIEF-Eurazeo: Virginie Morgon Will Succeed Patrick Sayer As CEO On March 19, 2018?? Reuters

KBC Bank
KBC: 'No exit plan for over-50s in the making' De Standaard

Natixis
Natixis and Oddo BHF reach agreement on equity markets L'Agefi

NN Investment Partners Holdings
NN Investment Partners and Fidelity in the prizes De Telegraaf

Rabobank
Rabobank continues to work on storage for crypto coins Het Financieele Dagblad

Société Générale
Societe Generale Insurance focuses on synergies with Boursorama and ALD L'Agefi

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Escolano says it will prioritize budget stability, reforms and openness abroad Expansión
Banco de Portugal: Separation of branches 'does not bring added value' Jornal de Negócios

Banco BPI
BPI starts charging for online transfers Jornal de Negócios

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
The BBVA Board will vote this Friday on the appointment of Jaime Caruana as new board member Expansión

Banco de Sabadell
Sabadell will approve to allocate 393 million as a dividend of 2017 in its first meeting outside of Catalonia Europa Press
CaixaBank, Sabadell and Blackstone trigger securitisations due to the Catalan crisis Expansión

Banco Santander
Santander breaks the market to take over Sareb's excess cash Expansión
Santander tries to take advantage of the Opas war over Sky Expansión

Bankia
Bankia granted 1,008 million euros in new financing in January, 36% more Europa Press

Ibercaja Banco
Ibercaja expects positive rates: its interest margin would grow 136 million if they raise 200 points Expansión

Mapfre
Mapfre approves in the board to distribute a dividend of 0.145 euros per share charged to 2017 Europa Press
Mapfre plans to complete the reorganization of its business in Brazil before July Europa Press

Millennium BCP
Nuno Amado becomes chairman, Miguel Maya CEO Diário de Notícias
Nuno Amado to become Chairman and Miguel Maya to CEO of BCP Jornal Económico

Montepio
Banco de Portugal says no to mandatory change of brands in Montepio Jornal de Notícias
Carlos Tavares takes the place of Nuno Mota Pinto at Montepio Expresso

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy's Five Star Considers Offering Jobs to Rivals in Bid for Majority Bloomberg News
Italy's Ruling Party Chews Over Kingmaker Role Bloomberg News
UPDATE 1-ECB's deadline lifts Italian banks' corporate lending to 6-year high Reuters
Italian banks: bad debts under 60 billion, worries about rising rates Milano Finanza
Italian banks' lending to firms rise 1.9 pct in January Reuters
Banca Base, here are the four scenarios for depositors from 14 March Il Sole 24 Ore
UPDATE 1-Greece to auction 625 mln euros of 12-month T-bills on March 14 - debt agency Reuters
Greece set to pass a milestone on the road to recovery The Times
Post-bailout credit line for Greece probably not needed: rescue fund head Reuters

Banca Generali
Fintech, Banca Generali and Saxo Bank launch Bg Saxo Sim Milano Finanza

NORDIC COUNTRIES

AMF Pensionsförsäkring
AMF Pension says to vote no to Nordea HQ move to Finland Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

Accumulations are drawn to the state Kommersant
Consumer loans are supported by growth Kommersant
Obstacles policy Kommersant
Largest Slovak protests in decades ratchet up pressure on PM Fico Reuters
Romania's ruling party congress votes to join euro in 2024 Reuters
Romania's Ruling-Party Boss Strengthens His Grip on Power Bloomberg News

Bank Pekao
Poland's Bank Pekao eyes expansion into UK Financial Times

ABLV Bank
Court rules Latvian bank ABLV may keep Luxembourg branch Reuters

Energoprojekt Garant
Slovenia insurer Sava Re buys Serbian rival Energoprojekt Garant Reuters

Idea Bank
BRIEF-Idea Bank Eyes ROE At Over 10 Pct By 2020 Reuters

Russian Standard Bank
Company Rustam Tariko does not advise to engage in banking business Vedomosti

Sberbank Ukraine
Ukrainian Sberbank becomes Belarusian Kommersant

Sovcombank
Sovcombank has placed subordinates for $ 250 million Vedomosti

Vozrozhdenie Bank
Entering the 'Revival': how to obtain control or avoid an offer Banki.ru

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.