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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

UPDATE 2-ECB policy not market-dependent, bank's vice president says Reuters
Weidmann Reprises Dr. No Stance as ECB Stimulus Decision Nears Bloomberg News
Banks Near Tipping Point as Negative Rates Draw Danish Warning Bloomberg News
Banks offered US$1bn tickets on LSE Refinitiv bridge loan Reuters
The bank that wants to save Europe Neue Zürcher Zeitung

UK AND IRELAND

Chance of Brexit deal edges up after Boris Johnson's G7 meetings City A.M.
Jeremy Corbyn agrees to prioritise legislation to stop no-deal Brexit The Guardian
Boris Johnson: Jeremy Corbyn is 'sabotaging' EU talks on Brexit deal The Times
Carney under fire for 'secret trip' to meet Zuckerberg The Times
UK mortgage approvals highest since February 2017 in pre-Brexit rush The Independent
UK mortgage approvals hit highest level in two years City A.M.
Blackmore Bond deal may raise questions The Times

Burford Capital
Muddy Waters accuses Burford Capital of deception over Napo drugs firm figures The Times

HSBC
HSBC to cut fees, offer rebates to boost struggling small Hong Kong firms Reuters

Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds tackles scourge of domestic financial abuse with special support team Reuters

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
NatWest and RBS hit by second IT glitch in a week The Guardian
Natwest and RBS websites crash: Customers struggle to access online banking after outage City A.M.
RBS and NatWest websites' problems fixed BBC News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Cybercriminals are withdrawing 1.5 million euros from bank accounts Die Welt
Only about half of Swiss population uses online banking: survey Reuters
Digitization: Swiss banks are lagging behind Neue Zürcher Zeitung
World's first crypto banks seen as game changer for Switzerland swissinfo.ch

Cryptix
Swiss Fintech Acquires Digital Asset Platform finews.com

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank Tells Court It Has Trump-Related Tax Returns Sought by Congress The Wall Street Journal
Deutsche Bank says records sought in Trump congressional probe include tax returns Reuters
Deutsche Bank revamps treasury unit to combat negative rates Financial Times
Deutsche picks ex-Barclays compliance head to manage cash reserves Financial News

Deutsche Börse
Deutsche Boerse Offices Searched in German Tax Fraud Scandal Bloomberg News
Prosecutors raid Deutsche Boerse offices over share-trading scam Reuters
The spider in the money network: Clearstream was so important to cum-ex businesses Handelsblatt
Großrazzia at the Deutsche Börse subsidiary Clearstream Handelsblatt

KBL European Private Bankers
KBL: Jürg Zeltner's private banking turbo with sand in the gears finews.ch

Liechtensteinische Landesbank
Stable and well capitalized LLB Finanz und Wirtschaft
LLB on record hunt finews.ch

NordLB
Oettinger: EU Commission does everything to save NordLB Süddeutsche Zeitung

Raisin
Goldman-Backed Berlin Fintech Company Buys Crosstown Rival Bloomberg News

Vienna Insurance Group
Vienna Insurance bets on growth in eastern Europe to hit targets Reuters
Vienna Insurance with better result in the half-year Die Presse

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Brexit pushes almost 100 firms to move to Netherlands The Independent
Alan's digital health insurance tackles the general public and Europe La Tribune

Van Lanschot Kempen
'Van Lanschot return on capital positive' De Telegraaf
Van Lanschot Kempen's profit up thanks to sales of parts Het Financieele Dagblad

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Portugal nominates central bank's Ferreira for EU commission Reuters

Bankia
Bankia creates a Sustainable Business and Financing Department Expansión

Caixa Geral de Depósitos
CGD Brasil exposed to Lava Jato companies Expresso

Montepio Geral – Associação Mutualista
Banco de Portugal approves new managers of Montepio corporate bank Jornal de Negócios
Banco Empresas Montepio Appoints Three New Executive Directors Jornal Económico

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy coalition talks falter over role of prime minister Financial Times
Italy inches toward new govt as Trump backs Conte's return as PM Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Denmark May Cut Economic Outlook Amid Brexit, Trade War Threat Bloomberg News
Slash European stock holdings, Norway's $1tn oil fund urged Financial Times
Bank lobbyist Vermaerke will advise fintechs De Tijd
The recession ghost threatens around the corner Sydsvenskan
New finance minister about hole in the box: Løkke has not shown timely care Jyllands-Posten
SEB and Nordea take market shares in mortgage loans Affärsvärlden

Hedvig
Hedvig takes in SEK 100 million in new financing Realtid

EASTERN EUROPE

Poland proposes first balanced budget in three decades Financial Times
Hungary Flags Downside CPI Risks After Keeping Rates Unchanged Bloomberg News
Hungary central bank leaves rates unchanged, as expected Reuters
Romanian government on brink of collapse Financial Times
The Central Bank will make it difficult for banks to issue unsecured loans for a period of more than five years Banki.ru

Evrofinance-Mosnarbank Bank
Management of Eurofinance Mosnarbank wants to buy its shares from the Federal Property Management Agency Prime

Gazprombank
Gazprombank cuts mortgage rates after the largest players Vedomosti

Promsvyazbank
Russia's defense-focused bank steps up gold purchases: Finance Minister Reuters

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