ECB policymakers play down need for more stimulus Reuters
ECB's Lane says 'something genuinely new' needed for freshaction Reuters
Europe's securitizationat 5-year low Financial Times
Euro zone lendingrecovery continues at modest pace in March Reuters
Big banks shouldcurb dividends, share buybacks - BIS Reuters
UK AND IRELAND
UKwatchdog threatens ICE with full competition probe into Trayport dealReuters
Bank of England practices quantitative easing on the newfiver City A.M.
UK would suffer economic hit from Brexit, OECD days BloombergNews
The OECD's warning over Brexit is totally twisting thefigures City A.M.
Brexit shadow hides cracks in UK economy BloombergNews
Former chancellor Lamont says trade won't dry up withBrexit City A.M.
Brexit fears putting overseas firms off UK commercialproperty, says report TheGuardian
Irish banks well prepared for immediate Brexit risks-financial regulator Reuters
Bank of England won't hesitate to act on housing, Cunliffe saysBloomberg News
FCA sets outs plans to improve debt markets Financial Times
FCA targets thousands of firms in proactive engagementpush Post
London ILS hub should target emerging risks - BNY Mellon Insurance Day
ILS and London can help cyber risk insurance flourish: BNYMellon Artemis
Barclays
Barclaysfights price-fixing fine in power-market test Bloomberg News
AnaCap in talks to buy Barclays' French arm City A.M.
Barclays'woes leave it low in the pecking order FinancialTimes
Barclaysconfirms interest in Africa arm as profits slump by 25% The Guardian
PIB Insurance
PIB appointsGallagher's David Skinner as employee benefits MD Post
Royal Bank of Scotland
Cleaningup a toxic past at the 'bad bank' of RBS Financial Times
Santander UK
Santander CEO saysnot considering acquisition of RBS branches in UK Reuters
Standard Chartered
StanChartCEO predicts looming revenue challenge Bloomberg News
XL Group
Cat losses rise inQ1 for XL Group Reactions
GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA
Draghi ready todefend ECB at German parliament - report Reuters
Draghi to defendGermany's low interest rates policy El País
Schäuble takes onbank secrecy in Germany after Panama Papers The Guardian
Schäuble wants toget rid of key part of bank secrecy-paper Reuters
Schäuble wants to abolish shell tax companiesin tax havens Handelsblatt
Merkelcalls for end to zero weighting of government bonds Börsen-Zeitung
Credit Suisse
CreditSuisse shareholders could approve all board proposals in upcoming AGM Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Deutsche Bank
DeutscheBank struggles to shake winter blues in credit markets Bloomberg News
Munich prosecutors appeal Deutsche Bank fraudacquittals Bloomberg News
Deutsche Börse
Deutsche Börsesays adjusted EBIT up 9% at €350 million Reuters
Munich Re
Munich Re warns onfirst-quarter profits FinancialTimes
Munich Re makes Q1profit warning at AGM Reactions
MunichRe dampens expectations Börsen-Zeitung
UBS Group
UBS raises $471million for cancer investment fund Financial Times
Vontobel Holding
Fund managerJain's exit may dent Vontobel - CEO in paper Reuters
Zurich Insurance moves into takaful with Malaysia buyReuters
FRANCE AND BENELUX
SCOR
Scor profit slips to €170 million in Q1 Reactions
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
Fitch affirms Banca Privada d'Andorra; withdraws ratingsReuters
Banco Santander
Profit at Spanishbanking giant Santander drops 5% CityA.M.
Santander expectscost savings of €100 million a year on branch closures in SpainReuters
CEO of Spain'sSantander says not planning any disposal in US Reuters
BancoSantander reports YOY decline in Q1 net profit El País
Banco BIC Português
BIC maintains dialoguewith Bank of Portugal to choose successor for Luis Mira Amaral JornalDe Negócios
Banco BPI
BPI shareholders werekind enough to accept mediation by Diogo Lacerda Machado Jornal De Negócios
Banco ComercialPortuguês
Norges Bank reaches 3.88% stake in Banco ComercialPortugues Reuters
CaixaBank
Fitchconfirms CaixaBank's ratings after announcement of BPI bid Europa Press
ITALYAND GREECE
Italian rescued banks receive 26 expressions of interest -Bank of Italy official Reuters
Germany's Schäublesays finance ministers in charge of Greek bailout review Reuters
Tsiprasrebuffed as EU adds pressure to break Greek impasse Bloomberg News
Eurogroup meeting on Greek debt crisis could be as late asnext week City A.M.
Greece says IMF undermining bailout talks as payday loomsReuters
Greece says IMF's rescue program is a failure E15
EU's Tusk urges Eurogroup to set date for Greece talks withindays Reuters
Greek bank deposits drop for third month in a row in MarchReuters
BancaIFIS
BancaIFIS 1Q net profit drops YOY MF
BancaPopolare di Vicenza
Italy's Pop Vicenza extends IPO offer period to April 29Reuters
IntesaSanpaolo
IntesaSanpaolo elects new president Il Sole 24 Ore
Intesain final talks to sell payments unit Setefi to ICBPI for $1.1 billion - sourceReuters
Intesa advances sale ofpayments unit L'Agefi
UnipolGruppo Finanziario
Unipolbought small stakes in Banco Popolare, BPER Reuters
Unipol's raising stake in Pop Emilia, Banco Popolaredepends on bancassurance prospects Reuters
NORDICCOUNTRIES
DNB
DNB board gets re-elected E24
NordeaBank
Nordea has no plans to raise contribution rates BerlingskeBusiness
Nordea's e-branches forging ahead FinansWatch
SpareBank1 Ringerike Hadeland
Sparebank 1 Ringerike Hadeland Q1 net income down at 60.1million Norwegian kroner Reuters
SparNord Bank
SparNord's bank loans rises to 40 billion Danish kroner Børsen
Totalkredit
Totalkredit expects massive outflow of customers due to pricehikes Berlingske Business
EASTERNEUROPE
Estonia central bank sets extra risk buffers for SEB,Swedbank units Reuters
Bankof Russia disables Baykalbank from banking electronic payments systemBanki.ru
Hungarian primeminister's trust in central bank chief unwavering despite squanderingPortfolio.hu
Gazprombank
Gazprombank to place up to 3 billion Russian ruble bondsReuters
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