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Societe Generale Predicts ECB Will Launch Open-Ended QE Next Month Bloomberg News
Banking association demands that the ECB refrain from easing Handelsblatt
UK tells France to start no-deal Brexit mitigation talks Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

Brexit: Queen approves Boris Johnson's prorogation request City A.M.
Queen approves Boris Johnson request to suspend parliament The Independent
British PM to suspend parliament before Brexit, opposition denounces 'coup' Reuters
Cross-party rebel alliance gears up for Brexit clash with Johnson The Guardian
Parliament suspension sparks furious backlash BBC News
Now Brussels knows we mean business, Boris Johnson tells cabinet The Times
Boris Johnson's Parliament Suspension Faces Multiple Legal Challenges Bloomberg News
The Next BOE Governor Could Be the Insider With the Outside Perspective Bloomberg News
Banks have done all Brexit preparations, ECB's Enria tells Finnish TV Reuters
UK banks plan transaction levy to compensate fraud victims Financial Times
Last chance for PPI claims as deadline arrives BBC News
Britain's costliest consumer banking scandal may have sting in its tail Reuters
Watchdog opens door to PPI deadline reprieve as customers battle technical issues City A.M.
Banking regulator fears return of PPI-type scandals Financial Times
Banks and law firms in UK demand more female barristers Financial Times
No-Deal Brexit Spells More Pain for Already-Weakened Economy Bloomberg News
No-deal Brexit will have 'severe impact' on Irish economy, Central Bank says The Irish Times

Bank of Ireland Group
Bank of Ireland sells €250m of buy-to-let loans to US fund The Irish Times
Bank of Ireland sells buy-to-let bad loans at €100m discount Irish Independent

HSBC
Former HSBC Banker Beats Charges in $1.8 Billion French Tax Case Bloomberg News
HSBC Germany sets after reductions in profits to red pencil Handelsblatt

London Capital & Finance
First payout to London Capital & Finance investors pushed back City A.M.
London Capital & Finance scandal inquiry 'facing attempt to block it' The Times

National Westminster Bank
Natwest customers wrestle with IT issues as PPI deadline looms City A.M.

RSA Insurance Group
RSA raises £350m but 'not for a specific transaction' Post

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Finance Minister Scholz appoints critic of Germany's balanced budget policy as new deputy: sources Reuters
Swiss watchdog recognizes new investment property mortgage rules Reuters
Swiss banks move to cool investment property market swissinfo
Mortgages for multi-family houses: Finma accepts new self-regulation of banks Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Swiss Bank Quietly Lifts SIX Stake finews.com

Avaloq Group
Avaloq Hires New Head of Asia finews.com

Bâloise
Baloise Profit Rises on One-Time Item finews.com
BRIEF-Baloise Holding H1 Profit Attributable To Shareholders At CHF 395.0 Mln Reuters
Baloise brings sober results Finanz und Wirtschaft

Banque Lombard Odier & Cie
Lombard Odier: More Clients, Lower Profit finews.com
Lombard Odier attracts funds Finanz und Wirtschaft

DekaBank
Stock market turmoil is causing Deka to suffer - earnings stable Handelsblatt

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank Considers Centralizing Retail HQ in Frankfurt Bloomberg News
The Trump Secrets Hiding Inside Deutsche Bank The New York Times

Deutsche Börse
Investigators investigate the Deutsche Börse - again Handelsblatt
CEO of Deutsche Börse has to work on the Cum-Ex scandal Handelsblatt

Fidor Bank
Bank No more free account at Fidor Bank Handelsblatt

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
LBBW increases earnings in the first half of the year despite higher loan loss provisions Handelsblatt

LGT Gruppe
LGT Pairs with George Soros finews.com

Mirabaud Group
Mirabaud Profit Slides finews.com

NordLB
NordLB-Hilfe brings some savings banks to the limits of resilience Handelsblatt

Sygnum
A Crypto Firm Hopes to Get a Banking License From Singapore Bloomberg News

Temenos
BRIEF-Temenos To Acquire Kony For 559 Million Dollars Reuters
Temenos Snaps Up U.S. Rival finews.com

UBS Group
UBS brings possible successor of Ermotti into the executive suite Tages-Anzeiger
Former CS banker Iqbal Khan to head UBS wealth management: TagesAnzeiger Reuters

FRANCE AND BENELUX

France proposes central banker Goulard as European Commission candidate - source Reuters
Macron chooses Sylvie Goulard as French Commissioner in Brussels Les Echos

NIBC Bank
"NIBC delivers stable performance" De Telegraaf
NIBC makes stable profit 'in unstable world' Het Financieele Dagblad

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

KPMG members who supervised BES fail to audit Jornal de Negócios

BBVA
BBVA issues 1 billion dollars in CoCos Expansión
BBVA closes a 'CoCos' issue for 1,000 million dollars Europa Press

Millennium BCP
Millennium BCP sinks almost 13% after Supreme Court publishes credit conversion guide Jornal de Negócios

Montepio Geral – Associação Mutualista
Mutualista Montepio has already submitted proposal for new statutes to the Government Jornal Económico

ITALY AND GREECE

New Government Takes Shape in Italy, Sidelining Salvini and the Hard Right The New York Times
Italian Party Rivals Join Up to Form New Government The Wall Street Journal
Italy crisis: PD and Five Star agree coalition deal after talks BBC News
Greek bank deposits rise in July for fifth month in a row Reuters
EKT: Greek banks aim to reduce "red" loans Kathimerini

Banca Carige
Carige, EU asks for clarifications from the MEF ANSA

Piraeus Bank
Criminal proceedings for the case of Piraeus Bank Kathimerini

UniCredit
UniCredit to Explore Turkey's Yapi Kredi Stake to Free Up Shares Bloomberg News
Unicredit: rumors about Yapi, Borsa believes in it ANSA

NORDIC COUNTRIES

UPDATE 1-Iceland central bank cuts key rate to all-time low, lowers 2020 growth outlook Reuters
Central Bank Lowers Interest Rates Iceland Monitor
Iceland's central bank lowers growth forecast SvD Näringsliv

EQT Partners
EQT Partners to Kick Off Stockholm IPO Next Week Bloomberg News
Sweden's EQT Partners could launch 1 billion euro IPO next week: sources Reuters

Sbanken
Retires as top manager at Sbanken E24

Swedbank
Swedbank, Facing Money-Laundering Probe, Hires New CEO The Wall Street Journal
Swedbank appoints Henriksson as new CEO in bid to rebuild trust Reuters
Jens Henriksson new CEO of Swedbank Dagens Nyheter

Sydbank
Rich Savers Take Another Hit in Denmark Bloomberg News
Sydbank imposes negative interest rates on wealthy private customers Finans
Sydbank faces negative interest rates for the rich SvD Näringsliv

EASTERN EUROPE

DSK Bank
OTP's Bulgarian unit fined for data breach affecting over 33,000 clients Reuters

Gazprombank
Gazprombank completes transfer of stake in sanctions-hit lender Reuters

Komercijalna banka
Serbia extends deadline for bidding for Komercijalna Banka - fin min SEENews

Prominvestbank
Stockholm court bans Ukraine from selling Prominvestbank shares Reuters
VEB has banned the sale of its Ukrainian "daughter" in the Stockholm arbitration Vedomosti

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