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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

Bank economists call for ECB exit Börsen-Zeitung
EU tax haven blacklist set to shrink further, causing outcry Reuters
EU finance chiefs hit back at French plans for greater integration The Daily Telegraph
French finance minister: Equivalence best solution for UK financial services after Brexit Reuters
France Rules Out U.K. Bid to Include Banks in EU Trade Deal Bloomberg News
Brussels and Paris to rebuff May's Brexit hopes for City Financial Times
World Economic Forum leads creation of fintech cyber security consortium Reuters
Development bank EBRD adds India to sprawling membership Reuters
PERILS finalises windstorm Zeus loss estimate at EUR 272m Artemis
Cyclone Zeus causes insured property loss of $337 million Business Insurance

UK AND IRELAND

Chancellor Philip Hammond insists financial services must be part of free trade agreement with Europe City A.M.
Hammond Demands Brexit Trade Deal for Banks in Challenge to EU Bloomberg News
Hammond - sceptics are wrong to say banks can't be in Brexit deal Reuters
Davis Backs PM May on U.S.-Canada Border Model: Brexit Update Bloomberg News
Brexit Opponents Find New Strategy in Effort to Nix Departure Bloomberg News
Bank of England to bring in 'economic juries' this year in effort to tackle groupthink City A.M.
Bank of England to consult public more, chief economist says Reuters
Cryptocurrencies are risky for consumers, says BoE's Haldane Reuters
FCA quizzes investment groups over Carillion sales Financial Times
FCA offers investors olive branch over $1trn Saudi Aramco float Sky News
DUP hits out at Barnier's 'unacceptable' border back up plan Financial Times
INBS failure to follow auditor guidance found in 2008, inquiry told The Irish Times
Trade credit insurers pull cover for Interserve suppliers The Insurance Insider

Aon
MOVES-Aon names Mike Edwards as partner in UK risk settlement team Reuters

Bank of Ireland Group
Bank of Ireland to lose three top executive in coming months The Irish Times
BoI to cash in on €35m office sell-off Irish Independent

Barclays
Barclays hires former French finance minister Baroin as advisor Reuters

Beaufort Securities
PwC scrambles to return assets to Beaufort investors Financial Times

Co-operative Bank
Ex-Co-op Bank boss banned from City over drugs and sex chatlines Financial Times
Disgraced Co-op Bank boss Paul Flowers banned by City watchdog Sky News
Former Co-op Bank Chairman Paul Flowers Banned From Financial Services The Wall Street Journal
UK regulator welcomes review into supervision of Co-op Bank Reuters

Global Risk Partners
GRP recruits Primary Group CEO The Insurance Insider

Irish Bank Resolution Corp.
IBRC inquiry could cost €100m, says former CEO Irish Independent

Jupiter Fund Management
BRIEF-Jupiter Fund Management says gender salary pay gap 38 pct Reuters
Jupiter Fund Management vows to close 40% gender pay gap The Times

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Royal Bank of Scotland Reaches $500 Million Settlement Over Mortgage Securities The Wall Street Journal
RBS in $500m mis-selling settlement with New York State Financial Times
UPDATE 1-RBS reaches $500 mln settlement with New York over mortgage securities Reuters
RBS agrees to pay $500m in New York mis-selling settlement The Daily Telegraph

RSA Insurance Group
RSA director of motor and injury claims Ian Currie set to retire Post

Willis Towers Watson
MOVES-Willis Towers Watson names new head of Bermuda captive business Reuters
Willis Towers Watson recruits head of Bermuda captive business Business Insurance

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Creditors are banking on new occupational pensions Börsen-Zeitung
Cornèr Bank continues growth course finews.ch

BKS Bank
BRIEF-BKS Bank: Capital Increase Fully Placed Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank is expanding its digital interest rate platform Handelsblatt
BlackRock, Soros may invest in Deutsche's asset management IPO: source Reuters

Julius Bär Gruppe
Julius Bär Keeps Hiring in Germany finews.com

Munich Re
Munich Re, U.S adds new member to P&C executive board Reinsurance News

Norddeutsche Landesbank
NordLB owners in talks over business model of the German public-sector bank Reuters
NordLB owners discuss future direction Handelsblatt

VP Bank
VP Bank surprised with dividend jump Finanz und Wirtschaft
VP Bank: Personnel offensive drives new money upwards finews.ch

Zurich Insurance Group
Trio in push on cyber security standards for fintech groups Financial Times
Zurich Bids to Make Fintech Secure finews.com

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Atradius: the number of Dutch bankruptcies does not drop much further Het Financieele Dagblad
Life insurance collection picks up in France L'Agefi

Axa
Axa ratings put on watch for cut by S&P and Fitch The Insurance Insider
Analysts agnostic on Axa deal after share price 'tantrum' The Insurance Insider

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas raises the age limit of its leaders L'Agefi

Crédit Agricole
Credit Agricole will still invest in Italy but no open dossiers today MF

Eurazeo
Eurazeo pays off with Accor Les Echos
Eurazeo says exiting AccorHotels' capital Reuters

Euroclear
Euroclear to move holding company from London to Brussels Financial Times

Natixis
Natixis AM becomes Ostrum Asset Management Les Echos

Union Financière de France Banque
BRIEF-Union Financiere De France Banque FY Operating Profit Up At 44.4 Million Euros Reuters

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Santander and BBVA are out of the US stress tests El Mundo
Fintech Portuguese has already facilitated almost one billion euros in payments Expresso

Banco Popular Español
Banco Popular investors launch US proceedings over bank failure Financial Times
Banco Popular shareholders seek Santander info to fight Spain Reuters

Bankinter
Bankinter will absorb its 'broker' to gain operational efficiency Europa Press

Mapfre
Mapfre allies with GLL to invest up to 300 million in 'prime' offices Europa Press
Mapfre launches a fund to invest 300 million in offices in the major European capitals Expansión

Novo Banco
Deficiencies in the Novo Banco credit report detected after BES resolution Jornal de Negócios
Novo Banco advances with new closures and rescissions Jornal de Negócios
Novo Banco wants to reduce 400 more workers between terminations and reforms Diário de Notícias

ITALY AND GREECE

Banca Carige
UPDATE 1-Italy's Carige says can't meet new investor's board seat request Reuters

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Monte dei Paschi, aggregations not on the table ANSA
BRIEF-Monte dei Paschi CEO sees no impact on bank from government change Reuters

Banca Popolare di Vicenza
Banca Popolare di Vicenza, the prosecution calls for insolvency MF

Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance
Exin hunting reinsurance deal as it gets Ethniki reprieve The Insurance Insider

Eurobank Ergasias
Serbia's branch of Greece's Eurobank seeks to increase market share Reuters

Finecobank
Finecobank, net inflows of 609 million (+ 33%) in February
MF

Mediobanca
Mediobanca, Italian banks benefit from the EU confrontation on Npl MF

Piraeus Bank
Piraeus Bank: 1,150 employees declared voluntary Kerdos

UniCredit
REFILE-BRIEF-UniCredit CEO still sees risks, but not systemic, in Italian banking sector Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Riksbank Won't Get to Tighten Before Next Downturn, Captor Bets Bloomberg News
Investment Banking in Crosshairs as Iceland Explores New Limits Bloomberg News

EASTERN EUROPE

Insurers want to reduce payments on OSAGO due to old spare parts Vedomosti
The Central Bank issued a new order to Dmitry Ananyev Vedomosti
The governor of the Bank of Latvia will not attend the ECB meeting on Thursday Europa Press

Banca Transilvania
Banca Transilvania appoints new management at Moldovan lender Romania Insider

Binbank
Central Bank will invest in the capital of Binbank 57 billion rubles Vedomosti

Gielda Papierów Wartosciowych w Warszawie
Polish confirms bid for Tel Aviv stock exchange Reuters

ING Bank Slaski
ING BANK SLASKI SA The Bank Management Board's decision on proposed dividend payout for 2017 PAP
BRIEF-ING Bank Slaski Proposes FY 2017 Dividend Of 3.20 Zloty/Shr 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.