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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

ECB Begins Transition to New Benchmark Short-Term Interest Rate Bloomberg News
EIB kicks off first major bond sale linked to new euro zone rate Reuters
Draghi Says Fiscal Boost Could Allow ECB to Raise Rates Sooner Bloomberg News
UPDATE 1-ECB's Draghi calls for euro zone stimulus to boost investment Reuters
Bundesbank President Urges ECB Not to Question Bond-Buying Limits The Wall Street Journal
ECB needs "intense discussion" on policy, Germany's Weidman says Reuters
Brexit delay probability raised to 85% from 60%, JPMorgan says Reuters
UPDATE 1-EMEA syndicated lending drops 25% y-o-y Reuters
Vestager Says Libra's Potential to Spawn an Economy Raises Risks Bloomberg News

UK AND IRELAND

Brexit plan revealed: Telegraph obtains proposal Boris Johnson will send to Brussels The Telegraph
Boris Johnson vows final Brexit offer to end stand-off with Brussels The Times
Final proposal: UK PM Johnson to unveil Brexit offer to EU Reuters
Boris Johnson Issues Ultimatum as EU Balks at His Brexit Plan Bloomberg News
EU Ready to Consider Major U.K. Concession on Irish Backstop Bloomberg News
No-deal is not an option, warns an anxious City The Times
At U.K. Investment Management Firms, Gender Pay Gap Widens Bloomberg News
The Insurance Institute of London announces new officers for 2019-2020 Reinsurance News
New Banking Culture Board accused of coming down on the side of the banks Irish Independent

Barclays
Barclays Refuses To Hire Contractors Unless They Go PAYE Recruiter

Beazley
Beazley announces cyber & financial lines policies for Italy Reinsurance News

HSBC
HSBC hires private markets specialist for alternatives team Financial News
HSBC announces partnership with Station F campus International Investment

Hyperion Insurance Group
Hyperion adds capital markets expertise with Shumway hire Artemis

Lloyd's of London
Market groups commend collaborative approach of Lloyd's Blueprint One Reinsurance News

Prudential PLC
Prudential's Eastspring buys second Thai asset manager to boost growth Reuters

Standard Chartered
StanChart's UAE unit cuts more than 100 retail jobs: sources Reuters

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Frankfurt to attract 3,500 bankers through Brexit by end of 2021 - study Reuters
Swiss Banks Must Prepare for 'Worst Case' Brexit, Watchdog Says Bloomberg News
Switzerland's FINMA boss fears crypto's 'dark corners,' not Libra Reuters
Swiss Re's Edi Schmid highlights need to measure resilience Reinsurance News

Aareal Bank
Second Activist Builds Aareal Bank Stake, Eyeing Tech Unit Sale Bloomberg News

Allianz
Allianz seen as frontrunner for BBVA insurance arm: sources Reuters
Allianz (AGCS) names Hyeji Kang as Head of Reinsurance & Cat Risk Management Reinsurance News

Bergos Berenberg
Bergos Berenberg Poaches from Pictet finews.com

Commerzbank
Commerzbank board member Mandel defends branch closures Handelsblatt

Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse's Spying Scandal Started With a Fight at a New Year's Party Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse Contractor's Suicide Probed by Zurich Prosecutor Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse chairman apologises to Khan for surveillance Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Postbank improves tariff offer Handelsblatt

Leonteq
Leonteq Launches Digital Push finews.com

Munich Re
Munich Re sponsoring first Syndicate-in-a-Box at Lloyd's Reinsurance News
First Syndicate-in-a-Box at Lloyd's to feature parametric risks from Munich Re Artemis

Raisin Bank
Raisin launches in Ireland with a promise to triple interest for savers Finextra
Raisin Bank to offer Irish customers with deposits options to put money in accounts across Eurozone Irish Independent

Schwyzer Kantonalbank
The President of the Cantonal Bank Schwyz resigns Neue Zürcher Zeitung

UBS Group
UBS reinstates economist after China pig row Reuters
UBS reinstates top economist after 'Chinese pig' comments The Times
UBS top economist reinstated after 'pig' row suspension Financial Times
UBS Sifts European Clients finews.com

FRANCE AND BENELUX

French banks lowering mortgage lending standards - financial watchdog Reuters

Bpifrance
Bpifrance supported by project financing in ecological transition Les Echos

Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole wants to capture new trends in consumer credit Les Echos

KBL European Private Bankers
Juerg Zeltner Hires Ex-UBS Digital Guru finews.com

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Former President Saracho declares today before the judge for the 'Popular case' El País

Banco Sabadell
Banco Sabadell reactivates the sale of part of its fund manager Expansión

Banco Santander
Santander and 13 other banks create a platform for one million SMEs Expansión
Santander asks for more time to merge its pension plan and Popular's Expansión

Bankia
Bankia case: Rato asks the court for free acquittal and the trial is seen for sentencing Expansión
'Case of Bankia': a time, hearing for sentencing El País

CaixaBank
CaixaBank consumer credit company debuts in Portugal Expresso
CaixaBank Payments and Consumer begins operations in Portugal Jornal Económico
CaixaBank consumer credit company starts operation in Portugal Jornal de Negócios

Haitong Bank
Haitong Bank quits stock analysis in Portugal Jornal Económico
Haitong leaves stock coverage in Portugal Jornal de Negócios
Ex-BES Investimento ends Portuguese capital market financial analysis department Expresso

ITALY AND GREECE

HSBC's growth forecasts and Greek banks are favorable Kathimerini
The Infrastructure Fund starts with financial resources of 450 million Kathimerini

Eurobank Ergasias
Eurobank: Premiere of the Trade Club Alliance in London Kerdos

Generali
Italy's Generali pulls out from race for bancassurance partnership BBVA - press Reuters

UniCredit
UniCredit to sell 5 billion euros of soured home mortgages next month: sources Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Norway Unexpectedly Withdraws Cash From Massive Wealth Fund Bloomberg News
Danish risk council proposes increasing banks' counter-cyclical buffer Reuters

Danske Bank
Danske Bank closes down its banking activities in Estonia Reuters
Danske Bank closes and shuts off scandal-hit branch Politiken

Saxo Bank
Banker Kim Fournais has put in $ 433 million DKK at stake Finans

Swedbank
Swedbank executives fired amid €200bn money laundering investigation The Independent

EASTERN EUROPE

Russians reached for banks for a mortgage vacation Vedomosti
Central Bank may become one of the largest landowners in Russia Vedomosti
Turkish Banks on a Roll as Investors Focus on the Bright Side Bloomberg News
Turkish central bank opens forex for gold swaps market Reuters

Millennium Bank
BCP announces registration of merger of Millennium Bank with Euro Bank Jornal Económico

Sberbank of Russia
Sberbank launches transfers abroad to Visa and Mastercard in a mobile application Vedomosti
The Central Bank will issue an order to Sberbank Vedomosti

VTB Bank
Banker left in criminal subculture Banki.ru

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