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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

ECB ready to turn off taps on monetary stimulus flow The Times
The ECB Is Nearly Done With Its Crisis-Era Playbook Bloomberg News
ECB's Praet Confirms June Meeting Key for Bond-Buying Path Bloomberg News
'Debt cost will rise' as ECB signals end of QE Irish Independent
Plausible that ECB can end bond buys this year: Weidmann Reuters
Dutch cenbank president Knot says ECB should end bond purchasing program Reuters
EU lawmaker rules out 'mutual recognition' for UK financial firms Reuters
EU fraud watchdog issues fierce criticism of UK customs The Daily Telegraph
ECB regulates requirements for IT of banks Börsen-Zeitung
EU's bank says cannot ignore U.S. sanctions on Iran Reuters
Ripple and Swift slug it out over cross-border payments Financial Times

UK AND IRELAND

Bank of England in no hurry to wind down QE: McCafferty Reuters
Bank of England blames Brexit for not changing EU insurance rule Reuters
May refuses to commit to date for Brexit white paper after delay Financial Times
UK financial regulator refuses to budge on EU solvency rules Financial Times
MPs warned criminal sanctions will not deter rogue bosses over pensions Financial Times
Sale of distressed loans 'legitimate and necessary' - Sibley The Irish Times
Ex-Anglo Irish Bank boss guilty of conspiracy The Times
Former chief of Anglo Irish Bank found guilty of fraud Financial Times
Former Anglo Irish CEO found guilty of defrauding depositors, investors Reuters
INBS credit committee agendas were 'a sham' Irish Independent

Leadenhall Capital Partners
Leadenhall takes £80m North Yorkshire Pension Fund allocation Artemis

Revolut
Revolut to launch commission-free share trading service Financial Times

TSB Banking Group
TSB's IT debacle led to aggressive fraud attacks Financial Times
TSB admits 1,300 customers lost money from accounts The Guardian
12,500 TSB customers leave after IT meltdown Sky News
IT disaster led to 1,300 cases of fraud, TSB chief admits The Times
Britain's TSB says no spike in customers quitting bank amid IT crisis Reuters
TSB loses 12,500 customers in wake of IT failure The Independent

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Merkel Says Europe Must Step Up in 'World Being Reorganized' Bloomberg News
Merkel says conditionality on euro zone aid is not up for question Reuters
German finance minister says Macron is right that reforms to EU can't wait Reuters
Performance at Investor Conference: Scholz is backing Deutsche Bank - and hopes to invest in Germany Handelsblatt
Auto1 Joins Deutsche Bank, Allianz in Fintech Car Financing Push Bloomberg News

Banque Lombard Odier & Cie
Swiss bank Lombard Odier in talks on Saudi partnership Reuters

Coya
German insurtech receives $30m funding led by Peter Thiel's VC firm Post

Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse for Hong Kong misconduct bailed out by US judiciary finews.ch
Credit Suisse President Urs Rohner is far from tired finews.ch
Credit Suisse to Pay $47 Million to Resolve DoJ Asia Probe Bloomberg News

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank CEO Says Investment Bank Will Stay 'Core DNA' Bloomberg News
Deutsche CFO says bank can break free from 'vicious cycle' Financial Times
Deutsche Bank plans to cut investment bank's costs by one billion euros: CFO Reuters
Deutsche Bank Says Expect Another Quarter of Falling Revenue Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank shivers before new US stress test Die Presse
Deutsche Bank Spain appoints two new directors Europa Press

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg
Swiss Bank Opens Up to Crypto finews.com

UBS Group
UBS eliminates at least 100 jobs in asset management Handelsblatt
UBS Is Cutting Asset-Management Jobs Bloomberg News

Zurich Insurance Group
Mega-mergers are not good for business, finance chief says CNBC

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Macron wants 'more ambitious' deal on euro zone: sources Reuters

ABN Amro
ABN Amro plagued by open conflict with senior leaders Les Echos

Axa
XL shareholders approve AXA merger agreement Reinsurance News

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas focuses on organic growth in Germany L'Agefi

Natixis
MOVES- Natixis names Gilbert head of US CLO banking Reuters

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Sánchez: 'The Government is prepared to address the modernization of the economy' Expansión
Spanish banks cut credit by 6% and see deposits decrease by 9% in February Europa Press
Grant Thornton and Tirea will create the first blockchain platform for the insurance sector Europa Press
Bank of Portugal sees risks from incomplete EU banking union Reuters
Banco de Portugal sees signs of overvaluation in house prices Dinheiro Vivo
Government says bank paid in taxes in 2017 almost 2 billion euros Jornal Económico
Salaries in Portuguese banks weigh more than in the Euro Zone Jornal de Negócios

Banco Popular Español
A Court of Barcelona annuls the purchase of Popular shares beyond the capital increase of 2016 Europa Press
Commission to focus July activity on Banco Popular Europa Press

Banco Santander
Ana Botín calls for 'fair competition' between banks and digital platforms Europa Press
Santander advances in the integration of Popular the year of the resolution, but the legal front is clouded Europa Press

Banco BPI
BPI marks general meeting to vote on withdrawal from the stock exchange and limits on dividends Expresso
BPI gathers shareholders to approve outflow of shares and limits on dividends Jornal de Negócios

Bankia
Ex-director of Bankia asks Congress not to sell the entity before recovering all aid Europa Press
Moral Santín believes that the Bank of Spain wanted Caja Madrid to help other Bankia savings banks Europa Press
Moral Santín, a former Bankia counselor, defends 'black' as the 'most transparent and traceable means of payment' Europa Press

Ibercaja Banco
Ibercaja advocates an ethical code that complements the legislation on artificial intelligence Europa Press

Caixa Económica Montepio Geral
Montepio Associates prepare petition to request transparency in Mutualista Economia Online

Caixa Geral de Depósitos
PSD wants to know which branches of Caixa Geral de Depósitos will close this year Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Counter-reform for popular and bcc MF
Italy PM Seeks to Reassure With Debt Reduction Pledge Bloomberg News
League says Italy co-op bank reform would see foreigners fill capital gap Reuters
New Italian government to review mutual, co-op banking reform: Conte Reuters Reuters
Mediobanca's Guglielmi Poised to Become Italian Treasury Head Bloomberg News

Eurobank Ergasias
Eurobank: Sells a new package with bad loans of 2 billion euros Kerdos

Hellenic Bank
Hellenic Bank: 'Debited' problem loans worth 144m euros Naftemporiki

Piraeus Bank
Piraeus Bank: The Potential Benefits of Restructuring Non-Sustainable Enterprises Kerdos

Unione di Banche Italiane
UBI warns of bank funding risks as new government keeps markets on edge Reuters

UnipolSai Assicurazioni
UnipolSai chairman confirms Poste looking for car insurance partner Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Danish banks put record: money is falling into historical pace Berlingske Business
Record profits: Danish banks earned 40 billion last year Finans
FSA's stress test shows a vulnerable economy: 'We hope this is going well' E24
Finanstilsynet: Rising interest rates can hit the Norwegian economy hard E24
Norway FSA sees stronger case for extending mortgage restrictions Reuters
Sweden at the top when EU problem loans are listed SvD Näringsliv

Danske Andelskassers Bank
Danske Andelskassers Bank raises 105 million. kr in supplementary capital and deposits Berlingske Business

EASTERN EUROPE

Russia deputy fin min: No plans to up annual borrowing debt by 1 trln roubles Reuters
Czech PM Babis says will sue Slovakia over informer charges Reuters
Polish c.bank expects CPI to stay close to target in coming years Reuters
IMF calls on Romania to pursue more cautious fiscal policy SeeNews

Bank Zachodni WBK
BZ WBK asked to achieve MREL at 14.087% by end-2022 PAP
BZ WBK bank sees impact of tariff change neutral for F&C income short term, positive later on - CFO PAP

DenizBank
DenizBank's credit rating may rise Hürriyet

Erste Bank Hungary
Erste may be interested in buying Budapest Bank - CEO Portfolio.hu

Rosgosstrakh
"Rosgosstrakh Life" received a lawsuit for 116 billion rubles Vedomosti

Sberbank of Russia
Russia's Sberbank plans to keep stake in Croatia's new Agrokor long term SeeNews

Unistream Commercial Bank
Unistream bank's capital exceeds one billion Russian rubles ArmBanks

VTB Bank (Armenia)
VTB Bank (Armenia) announces another drop in loan interest rates ArmBanks

Vozrozhdenie Bank
VTB almost agreed on the purchase of Vozrozhdenie Bank Vedomosti

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. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.

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