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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

Draghi sees 3 challenges for the ECB Handelsblatt
Mario Draghi's Successor Could Have No Role in Choosing the Next ECB Economist Bloomberg News
Insurability of GDPR risks is limited, report Aon and DLA Piper Reinsurance News
Britain will tell EU it is prepared to stay tied to customs union beyond 2021 The Telegraph
UK to tell EU it is ready to stay in customs union beyond 2021-Telegraph Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

EU signals softer stance on London's clearing houses after Brexit The Daily Telegraph
UK's risk of losing euro clearing after Brexit eases Reuters
European Parliament takes hard line on EU's euro clearing plans Financial Times
Banks Planning Brexit Move May Get More Time to Build EU Units Bloomberg News
Former Indian central bank boss says won't apply for top BoE job Reuters
Rajan Says He Doesn't Plan to Apply for Carney Job at BOE Bloomberg News
BoE's Broadbent apologises for describing UK economy as 'menopausal' Financial Times
Bank deputy fails test for top job with 'menopause' comment The Guardian
UK bank HSBC holds on to the title of Europe's largest – but Barclays and RBS slip down the ranks City A.M.
Insurance panel calls for stricter fire regulations Post
Green Investing in Britain Falls to Lowest in Decade Bloomberg News
Ireland's banks face long and winding road to recovery Financial Times
Central Bank research sounds warning on mortgage lending The Irish Times

Aviva
Aviva to compensate 6,000 pensions customers - spokesman Reuters

Hargreaves Lansdown
HMRC appeals ruling over taxing Hargreaves Lansdown 'loyalty bonuses' City A.M.

HSBC Holdings
HSBC to Cement Lead in Saudi Arabia With $5 Billion Bank Merger Bloomberg News

Irish Nationwide Building Society
Neary, Fingleton clash at banking probe over meeting Irish Independent

Jupiter Fund Management
Playtech, Cineworld and Jupiter hit by shareholder revolts Financial Times
Jupiter faces shareholder dissent over chief executive's salary Financial Times

Permanent TSB Group Holdings
PTSB pulls split-loans sale as talks with regulators continue The Irish Times

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Saudi bank merger helps RBS to shed assets, boost capital Reuters
Ulster Bank tells staff of plan to eliminate 54 branch posts The Irish Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Merkel: ESM could become common backstop for banks Reuters
Swiss seek quick talks with Malaysia on 1MDB investigation Reuters
Supervision and banks prepare alert exercise Der Standard

Allianz Group
Pimco, Allianz to Hire 50 in Push Into $978 Billion Pension Pool Bloomberg News
Allianz launches new retirement products business in Australia Reuters

Commerzbank
Commerzbank implements Blockchain project Börsen-Zeitung

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse commits $250 mln to Israeli healthcare fund Reuters
Credit Suisse cooperates with investment platform in Israel finews.ch

Deutsche Bank
Judge Orders Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader to Face Libor Charges Bloomberg News

Deutsche Börse
Deutsche Boerse's chairman signals may not serve full term Reuters
Deutsche Börse Supervisory Board Chairman Faber considers early departure Handelsblatt
Deutsche Boerse to Cut as Many as 50 Management Positions Bloomberg News
At Deutsche Börse, up to 50 managers are expected to go Handelsblatt

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
German state sells most of its stake in Pfandbriefbank Reuters

Raiffeisen Gruppe Switzerland
Preliminary remand of ex-Raiffeisen boss Vincenz is extended Neue Zürcher Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Ageas
Ageas returns to Q1 profit despite hit on premiums Insurance Times
Ageas uses full weather reserves on 'Beast from the East' Post
'Asia can give Ageas more profit than Belgium' De Tijd

CNP Assurances
CNP Assurances confirms its 2018 objectives L'Agefi
CNP Assurances continues its momentum Les Echos

Scor
SCOR restructures Business Solutions unit to enhance client focus Reinsurance News

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Salary of "chairman" in the banking range from zero to 838 thousand euros Jornal de Negócios
CaixaBank, Bankinter and Volkswagen alert their investors to the risk of Catalonia Expansión

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA lowers the mortgage portfolio by 12%, which will be transferred to Cerberus Expansión

Banco Santander
Santander shows potential of blockchain in company votes Financial Times
Santander Consumer Finance issues 500 million in five-year bonds Europa Press
Santander has pledged the 3% stake of Dimas Gimeno in El Corte Inglés Expansión

Bankia
Bankia offers 2,000 homes and 600 unique properties for sale with discounts of up to 40% Europa Press

Millennium BCP
Millennium BCP brings together experts in Funchal to address tourism financing Jornal Económico

Unicaja Banco
Unicaja extends the executive presidency of Azuaga with the approval of the supervisor Expansión

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy Left Waiting for a Premier as Populists' Talks Drag On Bloomberg News

Credito Valtellinese
Creval, well to close capital increase before the election MF
Creval chooses Nexi for instant transfers MF

Generali
MOVES-Insurer Generali names Tedesco as head of group asset liability management Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

SEB warns: The prices may continue to fall SvD Näringsliv

Danske Bank
Danske Bank throws millions after Danish fintech company Berlingske Business

Nordea Bank
Nordea HQ to make Finnish banking more vulnerable: central bank Reuters
Nordea Reorganizes Its $390 Billion Wealth Unit Bloomberg News

EASTERN EUROPE

Turkish central bank promises 'necessary steps' to calm lira Financial Times
Pressure grows on central bank as lira hits new low The Times
Association: Non-bank companies have provided 4.6 pct more money this year CTK
Development bank EBRD says willing to lend more to Western Balkans Reuters

Bank Zachodni WBK
Annual General Meeting of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. - list of shareholders with at least 5% of the total voting power PAP
New term of office of the ManagementBoard of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. PAP

Converse Bank
Converse Bank has considerably improved the terms of issuing some loans Armbanks

PZU
Poland's PZU Q1 profit falls 32 pct, but tops estimate Reuters
HIGHLIGHTS: PZU insurance on dividend, investments et al. PAP

Sberbank of Russia
NPF Sberbank rested in reserve Kommersant

Türkiye Halk Bankasi
Turkey says U.S. ruling on Turkish banker illegitimate, not credible Reuters
Turkish banker gets 32 months prison in U.S. case over Iran sanctions Reuters
Halkbank's Atilla Wins Leniency From Judge Over Iran Plot Bloomberg News

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