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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

EU Draws Brexit Battle Lines for Banks Bloomberg News
EU clears deal on U.S. stock exchanges removing major MiFID II hurdle Reuters
Banks lobby for reprieve on key part of Mifid II rules Financial Times
Steady as she goes: ECB to keep money taps wide open Reuters
Outlier Economists See ECB Raising Rates as Early as Next Year Bloomberg News
EU leaders to make banking union, bailout fund priorities in euro zone overhaul Reuters
Bankers in Europe Are Facing Their Worst Bonus Season in Years Bloomberg News
EU pensions providers look weak under stress: watchdog Reuters
Hedge funds reap rich returns from cryptocurrencies Financial Times
Libor's Rise Matters for Trillions of Debt Bloomberg News
MOVES-Citi promotes Davison in FIG reshuffle in EMEA Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

UK urgently needs Brexit transition deal, and more time after that, MPs say Reuters
Sadiq Khan promises to lobby for City access to Single Market in his economic strategy City A.M.
Brexit Won't Soften U.K. Financial Crime Fight, Prosecutor Says Bloomberg News
SFO head sees cross-border cooperation surviving Brexit Reuters
UK banks must check suitability of customers to products Reuters
FCA delays fresh conduct rules for asset managers Financial Times
Investec teams up with UK fintech on client services Financial Times
Bank of England regulator to ditch gendered terms like 'chairman' Sky News
Carney in Holding Pattern on Interest Rates After November Hike Bloomberg News
Central Bank sells further €500m tranche of debt linked to Anglo The Irish Times
'No evidence' against ex-INBS chairman Walsh Irish Independent

Aldermore Group
Aldermore hires City veteran as chair following £1.1bn FirstRand deal The Daily Telegraph
Aldermore appoints experienced banker Pat Butler as chair to lead under new owners Firstrand City A.M.

Ashmore Group
Ashmore is last hold out on research cost disclosure Financial Times

Brit
Brit launches Sussex Capital Post
Brit launches Sussex Capital collateralised vehicle, Jay Nichols joins board Artemis

HSBC
South Africa whistleblower aids HSBC money laundering investigation The Daily Telegraph

Legal & General Group
Legal & General secure £490mn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund buy-in Reinsurance News

London Stock Exchange Group
BlackRock to back London Stock Exchange chair in TCI spat- source Reuters

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
UK PM May says RBS branch closures are a commercial matter for the bank Reuters
BRIEF-Royal Bank Of Scotland Files For Potential Mixed Shelf Offering; Size Not Disclosed Reuters

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Germany monitoring bitcoin market impact: FinMin Reuters
Fitch Affirms German Cooperative Banks and DZ BANK at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable Reuters
Crypto start-ups build alternative Swiss finance system swissinfo.ch

Deutsche Börse
Deutsche Börse exchanges return to normal after trading 'issues' Financial Times
UPDATE 1-Deutsche Boerse Xetra trading platform functioning again - website Reuters
Eurex plans Bitcoin Future Handelsblatt

Donner & Reuschel
Consumer advocates sue for terminated Riester contracts Handelsblatt

Munich Re
Munich Re plans to buy in England Börsen-Zeitung

Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe
Fitch Affirms Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe at 'A+'; Outlook Stable Reuters

Swiss Re
Reinsurance reduces operational costs for life insurers: Swiss Re Reinsurance News

UBS Group
UBS Unit Thrived as Strategist Was Fired, Ex-Group Head Says Bloomberg News
UBS Wealth Chief Zeltner Is Close to Stepping Down Bloomberg News
CORRECTED-MOVES-UBS hires Bank of America's Cormier to head up TMT equity capital markets -memo Reuters

VR-Leasing
VR Leasing will be rebuilt again Börsen-Zeitung

Wirecard
Wirecard wants to increase profits Börsen-Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

DNB: Dutch pension funds vulnerable De Telegraaf

Crédit Mutuel Group
UPDATE 2-ECB to keep oversight of France's Credit Mutuel after court win Reuters
Crédit Mutuel: the Court of the European Union takes over Arkéa Les Echos
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa will not be supervised alone by the ECB La Tribune

ING Groep
Top-level appointment at ING Bank Hürriyet

SGAM Covéa
Hexagon Re cat bond coupon settles at bottom of reduced guidance Artemis

Van Lanschot Kempen
Van Lanschot Kempen pays 41 million euros De Telegraaf

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

BBVA, Bankia and Unicaja exceed the capital requirements of the ECB for 2018 Expansión
The Bank of Spain warns about the risks for the customer of the new digital products Expansión
Court admits injunctive relief against Banif against Oitante and resolution fund Jornal de Negócios

Banco BPI
BPI claims to meet new minimum ratios required by the ECB from 2018 Jornal de Notícias

Bankia
Bankia prepares the sale of up to another 20% from February Expansión

Liberbank
Liberbank simplifies its organizational structure and creates a General Secretariat Europa Press

Novo Banco
Novo Banco lends 2 million to PS Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Italian state should follow the lead of its bullish SMEs Financial Times
Cdp-Poste, the new agreement is ready MF
Italy prosecutor says Morgan Stanley may dispute court's jurisdiction in derivatives case Reuters

Azimut Holding
Azimut collection at 403 million in November MF

Banco BPM
BRIEF-Banco BPM close to picking buyer for 1.8 bln euros in bad loans - CEO Reuters
Castagna (Banco Bpm): transfer npl to 1.8 billion. Plan to update MF

Generali
Generali simplifies the top structure MF

Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa Sanpaolo completes transfer of assets, liabilities from Veneto Banca Romanian branch SEENews

NORDIC COUNTRIES

This Hedge Fund Is Preparing for Swedish Real Estate Turmoil Bloomberg News
Iceland's central bank keeps key interest rate unchanged, lifts 2017 GDP forecast Reuters

iZettle
Payments Startup iZettle Is Said to Be Open to Sale, Raises New Funds Bloomberg News
Sweden's iZettle raises EUR 40 mln in funding round Reuters

Ratos
REFILE-Sweden's Ratos sacks CEO as turnaround remains elusive Reuters
Ratos CEO gets fired Sydsvenskan

EASTERN EUROPE

Banks Are Besting Oil for Russia, and It May Not Be a Good Thing Bloomberg News
The Central Bank for the first time blocked brokerage accounts due to market manipulation Vedomosti
Romania sends request for proposals to banks for euro bond - sources Reuters
UPDATE 1-Croatia cenbank buys 345.5 mln euros from banks in forex intervention Reuters
Slovenia's 'bad bank' wraps up 158 real estate sale deals in 2017 SEENews

Gorenjska banka
Sava to sell its stake in Gorenjska Banka to Serbia's AIK -report Reuters

Promsvyazbank
CB Requires Promsvyazbank to Add Extraordinary Reserves Vedomosti

Sberbank of Russia
Sberbank and Yandex finalise $1bn ecommerce joint venture Financial Times
Sberbank and Yandex agreed to launch a trading platform on the basis of Yandex.Market Vedomosti
Sberbank closed the deal for the sale of Ukrainian "VEs Bank" Vedomosti

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankasi
Ziraat closed the New York branch Hürriyet

Türkiye Halk Bankasi
Turkish banker accused of helping Iran launder money seeks mistrial Reuters

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.