Cheering better growth, ECB still to keep policy, stimulus unchanged Reuters

Draghi bingo is ECB watchers' game as stimulus pumps up prices Bloomberg News
Europe's bank rescue rule in doubt, even among enforcers Reuters
Record dividend pay-outs in UK and EU in 2017 despite big political risks City A.M.
Top bankers touch down in Davos for Brexit showdown with Theresa May City A.M.
HSBC, UBS to shift 1,000 jobs each from UK in Brexit blow to London Reuters
HSBC and UBS issue new warnings over Brexit jobs exodus Sky News
Goldman Sachs, HSBC, UBS all warn of moving jobs from London on Brexit The Australian Financial Review
UBS's chief Andrea Orcel says the bank 'will definitely' have to move jobs from London The Independent
Brexit destination for bankers may hinge on school for the kids Bloomberg News
Banks face talent crisis amid mounting costs of employee turnover - report Reuters
Banks supervisor Nouy for mergers Börsen-Zeitung
Standard Chartered and Allianz announce 15-year partnership in Asia Reuters
Allianz and Standard Chartered enter Asia GI partnership Post
Fitch launches Ratings Navigator for non-bank financial institutions Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

U.K. Supreme Court will give Brexit lawsuit ruling Jan. 24 Bloomberg News
U.K. Labour to try to amend any Article 50 bill to soften Brexit Bloomberg News
London mayor urges businesses to join drive against hard Brexit Bloomberg News
MasterCard faces landmark overcharging claim Financial Times
MasterCard 'preying on millions' sparked $17 billion fee lawsuit Bloomberg News
CMA to consider MasterCard offer before approving VocaLink deal Bloomberg News

Allied Irish Banks
AIB tipped to pay €285m dividend to the state Irish Independent

BlueBay Asset Management
BlueBay Asset Management appoints emerging markets strategist Reuters

CYBG
Clydesdale Bank to close a third of its branches, cut 400 jobs - union Reuters
400 jobs to go in bank branch closure plan Sky News

Lloyds Banking Group
Stonewall names Lloyds the UK's most inclusive employer The Guardian

Permanent TSB Group
Permanent TSB chief operating officer Toby Clements quits The Irish Times

Securis Investment Partners
ILS manager quality growing in Importance: Espen Nordhus, Securis Artemis

Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered executive burns bridges finews

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Germany denies devising Greek rescue plan without IMF Reuters
Call for flexible green finance Börsen-Zeitung
German regulator woos UK insurers Insurance Day

Adveq
Private equity company Adveq increases customer assets finews.ch

Allied World Assurance
Allied World announces expiration of "go-shop" period Reuters

Commerzbank
Commerzbank appoints Wortig as vice president of investor relations Börsen-Zeitung

Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse finalizes $5.3 billion mortgage deal with U.S. Reuters
Credit Suisse finalizes $5.3 billion deal with U.S. over pre-crisis mortgage securities The Wall Street Journal
Credit Suisse resolves U.S. mortgage probe for $5.3 billion Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse hires new US loan trading head from Deutsche Bank Finance Magnates
Credit Suisse hires Eilert as head of US par loan trading Reuters
Credit Suisse contacted analysts ahead of fourth quarter: sources Reuters

Deutsche Börse
Central depositories aim at blockchain solution Börsen-Zeitung
Deutsche Börse initiates a blockchain for central depositories L'Agefi

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank says job cuts will continue Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank CEO says 'never say never' on capital hike CNBC
Deutsche Bank now has -- count 'em -- five outside monitors Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank plans small disposals over next year - CEO on CNBC Reuters

UBS Group
UBS's Ermotti expects to add $50 billion of assets this year Bloomberg News

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Bforbank
An executive of Predica becomes the boss of BforBank Les Echos

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Portugal issues debt with the most negative rate ever Jornal De Negócios
Portugal resumes issuing public debt with negative interest Expresso

Banco Popular Español
Saracho will be Popular's president after Feb. 20 shareholders meeting Europa Press
Popular calls Feb. 20 shareholders' meeting El País

Bankia
Bankia launches a tool to calculate the market price of any house Europa Press

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy placed 60-65 pct of new 15-yr bond abroad Reuters

Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Roma
BCC di Roma's board approves Iccrea proposal MF

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Monte dei Paschi won't take chances with first state-backed bond - sources Reuters
Monte dei Paschi CEO says deposit outflow has stopped since late Dec Reuters

Banca Popolare di Vicenza
Consob proposes sanction for former Popolare di Vicenza board ANSA

Credito Valtellinese
Creval flies on the stock exchange after the appointment of the advisors MF

Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa launches new Banca dei Tabaccai MF

Piraeus Bank
Green light to swap EFSF bonds Kerdos

UniCredit
EIF signs guarantee deal with UniCredit to back innovative SMEs in CEE SEENews
EIF, UniCredit sign deal to provide EUR 160 mn for innovative SMEs Portfolio.hu
UniCredit exacerbates austerity Börsen-Zeitung

Unione di Banche Italiane
Bank of Italy approves sale of three rescued banks to UBI Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

SAS boss tipped to take over the chief post in SEB Berlingske Business
Danish central bank proposes stricter mortgage bank capital rules Reuters
Insurers face closer scrutiny over compliance with Dutch sanctions rules Insurance Day
The four largest insurance companies lose customers to smaller competitors FinansWatch

Arion banki
Banks mandated for Iceland's Arion banki IPO - sources Reuters

Gjensidige Forsikring
Insurer Gjensidige may sell up to 10 mln shares in SpareBank 1 Reuters

Nordea
Nets renews agreement with Nordea in Norway Berlingske Business
Nets renews great deal in Norway FinansWatch

Nykredit Bank
Jesper Rangvid, CBS: Listing is cheapest for Nykredit's customers Berlingske Business

EASTERN EUROPE

New credit organization opens in Armenia ArmBanks
Banks mBank, mBH and Millennium affirmed at BBB- by Fitch PAP
Rusnok event of overheating CNB further tighten the conditions for mortgages E15
Czech c.bank's Lizal: market is "completely overbought" in crowns Reuters
Turkey borrows $2 billion in 10-year eurobond issue, final yield 6.15 pct - bankers Reuters
Turkey sets guidance for March 2027 US dollar bond Reuters
The Central Bank made its first swap auction Hürriyet

CEC Bank
ASF president could become a board member of Romanian CEC Bank Romania Insider

Promsvyazbank
Promsvyazbank has earned 12.1 billion rubles in 2016 Vedomosti

VTB Bank
VTB may buy two banks in Siberia and the Urals Vedomosti

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