As attacks grow, EU mulls banking stress tests for cyber risks Reuters
European authorities to follow UK lead on cyber stress tests City A.M.
Hedge fund assets pass $3 trillion in 2016 for first time: chart Bloomberg News
Hedge funds give lower returns than stock markets City A.M.
Bank executives: Leaving behind a life in comfort finews.ch
Insurers in need: Cash for asset managers? finews.ch
Cat bond issuance to gather pace, $8bn forecast for 2017: Aon Artemis

UK AND IRELAND

Surprised about George Osborne's new, ethically dubious job with BlackRock Investments? You shouldn't be The Independent
UK's CMA says consulting on changes to investigations in smaller markets Reuters
UK asset management employees survive global pay plunge City A.M.
Post Office agrees deal with banks to provide counter services Financial Times
UK banks less likely to refund black, old or poor victims of fraud - report Sputnik News
Central Bank of Ireland on guard for an influx from London Financial Times
Ireland's banks find moment of respite Financial Times
Kenny and Lane lead bid to lure banks after Brexit Irish Independent
Finance firms moving to Ireland must be managed here The Irish Times
Five reasons why banks may not come to Ireland after Brexit The Irish Times
Competition is the key challenge facing insurers Post
Insurers raise 'serious concerns' over Scottish child abuse reforms Post

Aon
Aon in talks to sell benefits outsourcing unit Aon Hewitt in $4.5B deal HR Dive
Aon appoints Marsh and PwC execs Intelligent Insurer

Lloyd's of London
Beale rules out Malta as post-Brexit Lloyd's base Post

Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank reported to be trying to identify who was behind a cyber attack against its banking website The Independent

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Mixed funds recover from sales depression Börsen-Zeitung

Allianz Group
Allianz-Industriepartement is expanding in Asia Börsen-Zeitung

Vontobel Holding
Vontobel enters French market for structured products finews.ch

Maerki Baumann & Co.
Bank Baumann profit dropped in challenging 2016 finews.ch

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse gets new head of commercial real estate finance Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank fails to end BlackRock, Pimco mortgage debt lawsuit Reuters
Deutsche Bank's fine could be reduced Les Echos
Deutsche Bank has just brought in another CIO as it continues tech recruitment focus eFinancialCareers

Deutsche Börse
Deutsche Börse launches concept for blockchain trading Börsen-Zeitung

HSH Nordbank
HSH Nordbank invites indicative bids from potential buyers Reuters

Sparkasse Mittelthüringen
Sparkasse Mittelthüringen compensated interest decay Börsen-Zeitung

Swiss Re
Swiss Re granted approval for Mumbai office Post
Swiss Re opens up shop in India finews.ch

UBS Group
World's largest private bank makes contrarian call on euro rally Bloomberg News
HCL renews global finance operations deal with UBS Reuters

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Financial firms in talks with Amsterdam over relocation from London The Guardian
Luxembourg doesn't want to steal London's finance crown City A.M.
$200m Leo Re funded by PGGM administered pension fund PFZW Artemis

ABN AMRO
ABN Amro seeking collateral worth $313 mln Het Financieele Dagblad

Groupama
Groupama sees 'zero' chance of Le Pen win, buys French stocks Bloomberg News

KBC Group
KBC Ireland's €5bn parent loans could help Belgian bank to stay The Irish Times

Robeco Groep
Robeco names Graham Elliot head of APAC, Middle East distribution Reuters
Billion-euro deal for RobecoSAM finews.ch

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Deutsche Bank, Nordea launch 'hygge' fund in Spain Europa Press
Angel Benito, new director of the CNMV El País

Banco Popular Español
Banco Popular sees additional 229-mln-euro hit from mortgage claims Reuters
Saracho must decide if Popular needs another capital increase Expansión
Popular to post €3B loss for 2016, analysts say Invertia

Banco de Sabadell
Spain's Sabadell sees up to 490-mln-euro hit from mortgage floor contracts Reuters

Bankia
Bankia sticks to €114M provision for mortgage floor claims Europa Press

BBVA
BBVA maintains mortgage floor claims provision at €404M Europa Press
BBVA names Gloria Couceiro investor relations head Europa Press

CaixaBank
Caixabank to provision additional 110 mln euros against mortgage claims Reuters
CaixaBank to grant early retirement to 350 employees Europa Press

Liberbank
Liberbank to book €83M provision for mortgage floor claims Europa Press

Millennium BCP
Moody's maintains BCP's rating in reaction to capital increase Diário De Notícias
BCP holds €2.3 billion in loans for share purchases Diário De Notícias

ITALY AND GREECE

Generali
Intesa Sanpaolo and Allianz interested in Generali La Stampa
Italy's Generali buys three percent of Italian bank Intesa in defensive move Reuters
Generali moves to block potential takeover by Intesa Sanpaolo Financial Times
A German Generali is a tough sell Bloomberg News
Generali CFO Minali preparing to resign - source Reuters

Eurobank Ergasias
Greek Eurobank seeks strategic partner for Romania's Bancpost - source Reuters

Intesa Sanpaolo
Rosneft CEO asks Putin to meet Glencore, Qatari fund and Intesa Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Norway's wealth fund to tackle complexity of corporate pay Reuters
Danish agricultural banks' joy may be short-lived FinansWatch

BankNordik
BankNordik requests removal from trading on Nasdaq Iceland Hf. Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

Polish finance ministry sells bonds for PLN 10 billion Warsaw Business Journal

Ceská sporitelna
CS ends cooperation with Fincentrum CTK

Privatbank
Nationalization of Privatbank: Kiev's most controversial bank Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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