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Monday's headlines, Financials edition

Brexit Is Starting to Strain Europe's United Front, Sources Say Bloomberg News
UK prepares to clinch Brexit transition deal as David Davis heads to Brussels City A.M.
U.K. Wants Brexit Transition Locked in at Key Summit This Week Bloomberg News
City of London Lord Mayor Charles Bowman "confident" government can agree Brexit transition in 13 days City A.M.
Trade body urges EU to scrap changes to supervision of funds Reuters
Merkel, Macron plan roadmap by June on euro zone reform Reuters
MOVES-Wilmot-Sitwell to leave BAML Reuters
BofA European chief to step down amid Brexit frustrations Financial Times
G20 watchdog focuses on rules review, holds fire on cryptocurrencies Reuters
Cryptocurrency bonanza raises questions for investors and regulators The Daily Telegraph
World leaders to discuss cryptocurrency crackdown at this week's G20 summit City A.M.
Investors in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies face hefty tax bills The Guardian
Global financial regulator presses pause on new rules Financial Times

UK AND IRELAND

BoE says action needed to avert financial contract disruption after Brexit Reuters
Bank of England stress test scenario stays the same but banks of "greater systemic importance" will be held to higher standards City A.M.
Bank governor Mark Carney ready to signal rate rise despite slowdown in inflation The Sunday Times
Financial ombudsman 'sided with banks' to meet targets The Times
Goldman Sachs bonuses for women 40% less than men's Financial Times
£90m seized from dormant bank accounts to help disadvantaged young jobseekers Sky News
UK mortgage payments at most affordable level in four years, research shows The Independent
Asset managers will rue failure to tackle costs Financial Times
Philip Hammond is launching a UK fintech strategy this week City A.M.

AA
AA hits back at ousted boss with raid on '£220m share pot' Sky News
AA seeking to seize ousted chairman's shares as tensions flare The Daily Telegraph

Allied Irish Banks
AIB purchase of Investec Ireland could point way forward The Irish Times
AIB hires banks for 'bail-inable' bonds under new rules The Irish Times

Amigo Loans
Payday of £4.1m for founder of high interest lender Amigo Loans The Daily Telegraph

Anglo Irish Bank
Time to repay most expensive bank-rescue debt decade after St Patrick's Day Massacre The Irish Times

Barclays
Barclays CIB chief Throsby gets £12.5m of shares Reuters
Barclays audit body says compliance still falls short Financial Times

Brit
MOVES-Insurer Brit appoints Neil Walker as head of UK property Reuters

Equistone
London-headquartered Equistone's new €2.8bn fund blooms making first investment in greenhouse business Boal City A.M.

Hiscox
Brutal natural disaster season wipes out bonuses at insurer Hiscox The Daily Telegraph
Hurricanes blow bonuses away at insurer Hiscox City A.M.

HSBC Holdings
HSBC ramping up investment in consumer, wholesale banking The Business Times

Markel International
Markel International to cease writing London open market property business Reinsurance News

Newton Investment Management
Newton Investment Management fails women over gender pay gap The Sunday Times

Prudential
Standalone M&G looks to bring back the investors Financial Times

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
RBS takes first step to allow shareholders a vote on executive pay Financial Times
Claimants in epic Royal Bank of Scotland rights case expecting first payment from £200m settlement City A.M.
RBS shareholders still waiting for £200m compensation Financial Times
East India Club to sue RBS over fraud 'failure' The Times

Schroders
Schroders pays boss Peter Harrison £7m The Sunday Times

Secure Trust Bank
Challenger bank chief calls for cuts in red tape after Brexit to stimulate competition The Daily Telegraph

Standard Chartered
StanChart's head of compliance placed on leave Financial Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

New German finance ministry pushes free trade at G20 meeting Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank's bonus pool more than quadruples Financial Times
Deutsche Bank boosts bonuses to 2.3 billion euros despite bigger 2017 loss Reuters
Large shareholders are dissatisfied with Deutsche Bank management Handelsblatt
The loss of Deutsche Bank is bigger than expected Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co.
Berenberg unfazed by new European rules on equity research Financial Times

Swiss Re
Swiss Re's Board of Directors proposes three new members for election Reinsurance News

Raiffeisen Gruppe Switzerland
Ex-Raiffeisen boss Felix Walker calls for profit debate finews.ch

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Brexit Bankers May Find Home in Luxembourg's Red-Light District Bloomberg News
Bank charges increased by 80 percent in 20 years De Standaard

Amundi
French fund company prepares global buying spree Financial Times

BNP Paribas
The gender pay gap at BNP Paribas in London is 38.3% L'Agefi
For BNP Paribas Fortis branches, the revolution is just beginning L'Echo

NN Group
NN Group's CEO of international insurance to step down Business Insurance

Société Générale
Societe Generale Is Seeking an Australian Banking License Bloomberg News

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

EU leaders will endorse this week the appointment of Guindos as vice president of the ECB Expansión
Escolano will represent Spain in various financial bodies, such as the IMF or the ESM Expansión
ECB 'safe' cheap public debt issues in Portugal, Spain and Italy Expresso

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Torres foresees a year of "very good growth" for BBVA in all its markets Europa Press
BBVA will increase its dividend in the coming years in line with its results and will be 100% in cash Europa Press

Banco BPI
Banco BPI closes two more branches on March 28 Jornal de Notícias

Caja Rural de Salamanca
Caja Rural de Salamanca raised profits by 32.8% Europa Press

Evo Banco
Evo Banco launches a voice banking assistant Europa Press

Haitong Bank
Raize hires Haitong and Uría Menéndez to make the IPO Jornal de Negócios
Portuguese Raize hires Haitong Bank to prepare for IPO Jornal de Notícias

Mapfre
Mapfre and Swiss Life team up to launch a real estate vehicle in France Europa Press

Millennium BCP
PSI20 shows slight drop penalized by 2.66% drop in BCP Jornal de Notícias
BCP presses national exchange Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Fintech is now serious: the first Italian industry lobby is born Il Sole 24 Ore
Banks, serves an independent agency that assesses EU rules impact Milano Finanza
Eguidazu (Alantra): Italian npl are of excellent quality Milano Finanza

Iccrea Banca
Challenge to the portals, Iccrea Banca plays the online tourism charter Il Sole 24 Ore

Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa Sanpaolo expects three rate hikes per year up to 2020 Milano Finanza
Veneto banks, Intesa Sanpaolo called to compensate investors Il Sole 24 Ore

Unipol Gruppo
Unipol makes the policies flexible Milano Finanza

NORDIC COUNTRIES

The Swedish Riksbank puts terror at the G20 meeting SvD Näringsliv

Nordea Bank
Nordea warns bargain buyers: time to guard against interest rate shocks Finans

EASTERN EUROPE

Putin Sweeps to New Term as Tensions Spiral With West Bloomberg News
Putin Wins Russia Election, and Broad Mandate for Fourth Term The New York Times
Moscow thanks UK for helping Putin win landslide vote in Russia Financial Times
Exclusive: Russia considers extra $17 billion bailout for two rescued banks - sources Reuters
Latvia vows to crack down on unscrupulous banking Financial Times
Czech central bank keeps countercyclical buffer at 1.25 pct Reuters
KNF: insurers with PLN 5.69 bln profit in 2017 Warsaw Business Journal
Romania's central bank rejects big transaction on the banking market Romania Insider
CSOB's performance improved the winning dispute with the Czech National Bank E15
The Central Bank may spend 1,1 trillion rubles on capitalization of the "Rost Bank" and the "Trust" Vedomosti

Bank Otkritie Financial Corp.
Russia's Otkritie repays $4.75 bln to central bank ahead of schedule Reuters

PKO Bank Polski
Polish regulator says PKO can spend up to 25 pct of 2017 profit on dividend Reuters
Polish bank PKO BP asked to retain 75% of 2017 profit, cleared for 25% dividend payout PAP

Sberbank of Russia
Dear "Thank you". Sberbank explained the reason for the increase in the bonus fund Banki.ru
Sberbank offered credit cards for small businesses 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.