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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

Barnier: Future financial services trade must 'respect EU regulatory autonomy' City A.M.
Barnier, at ECB, stresses EU supremacy on financial rules after Brexit Reuters
British banks running out of time to apply for EU license: ECB Reuters
Europe's banking watchdog warns clock ticking on Brexit plans Financial Times
ECB Says a Dozen Banks Are Pushing Post-Brexit Expansion in EU Bloomberg News
UPDATE 1-ECB to push back new regime on loans that sour - Nouy Reuters
French finance minister wants EU digital tax deal in 2019 The Irish Times
Spain economy minister confident will win ECB vice president post Reuters
Boost to Lane's ECB chances amid resistance to politician joining board Irish Independent
Alternative capital's rapid reload didn't block rate hardening: Peel Hunt Artemis
Cyber re/insurance is already rapidly maturing: PCS Reinsurance News
World Bank hails investor appetite for 'historic $1.36bn cat bond Artemis
World Bank issues $1.36bn first-ever multi-country earthquake cat bond Reinsurance News

UK AND IRELAND

UK watchdog wrestling with rule change to lure Aramco IPO Reuters
UK renews terms of Bank of England FPC members Kohn and Taylor Reuters
Central Bank to assess 'culture and behaviour' in banks from April The Irish Times
Brexit gives London's insurance sector the chance to target priority markets with new trading framework City A.M.

Al Rayan Bank
Al Rayan to price debut RMBS sukuk next week Reuters

Aon
Aon Benfield UK chairman Ledger to retire The Insurance Insider

Hambro Perks
Exclusive venture capital firm Hambro Perks to allow individuals to join its deals for the first time through its new Enterprise Investment Scheme City A.M.

HSBC
HSBC makes 'significant' Irish appointment The Irish Times

Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's plans cuts in oversight burdens: Hancock The Insurance Insider
Coverys Syndicate 1975 appoints Stephanie Crowther to underwriter Reinsurance News

River and Mercantile Asset Management
Star fund manager leaves over 'professional conduct issue' Financial Times

Royal Bank of Scotland
UPDATE 3-UK lawmakers order watchdog to publish RBS report by Feb 16 Reuters
FCA given deadline to publish RBS report Sky News
FCA will publish full RBS-GRG report 'in weeks' - but Nicky Morgan might force it even earlier City A.M.
Publish or be damned: MPs threaten regulator The Times

Schroders
Star analyst Huw van Steenis leaves Schroders Financial Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Bundesbank rejects capital rebate Börsen-Zeitung
Swiss Firm Poaches for U.K. Push finews.com

Credit Suisse
Swiss watchdog in touch with Credit Suisse over volatility ETN Reuters
Swiss regulator in contact with Credit Suisse over Vix-related products Financial Times
Credit Suisse Brings Entrepreneur on Board for Rich Families finews.ch
Credit Suisse CIO: 'A big bang would paralyze the bank' finews.ch

Hannover Re
UPDATE 1-Hannover Re sees 2018 net profit of more than 1 bln euros Reuters
Hannover Re expects EUR950mn 2017 net profit The Insurance Insider
Hannover Re says renewals give it a 'solid platform' for 2018 Reinsurance News

Munich Re
Munich Re cuts jobs in headquarters and USA Handelsblatt
Munich Re plans job cuts at HQ, in U.S.: CEO on intranet Reuters
Munich Re's Wenning mulls job cuts: Reports The Insurance Insider

Oldenburgische Landesbank
BRIEF-Oldenburgische Landesbank: Squeeze-Out Request Of Bremer Kreditbank Aktiengesellschaft Reuters

Pictet & Cie Group
Pictet says assets under management or custody rise to record Reuters
Geneva private bank Pictet records robust cash inflows finews.ch
Privatbank Pictet significantly increases profits Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Raiffeissen Bank International
UPDATE 2-Raiffeisen expects economic upswing in eastern Europe to boost growth Reuters
RBI doubles profit Die Presse
Austrian RBI doubles profits Handelsblatt

Santander Consumer Bank
Santander gets new Germany boss Reuters
New Germany boss for Santander Handelsblatt

Swiss Re
Swiss Re in talks with SoftBank, Japanese firm could take minority stake Reuters
Swiss Re in talks over possible SoftBank investment The Insurance Insider
SoftBank in talks to take minority stake in Swiss Re Financial Times
SoftBank in Talks to Buy Nearly a Third of Swiss Re The Wall Street Journal
Japanese softbank flirts with Swiss Re's involvement finews.ch

Talanx
Talanx earnings fall by a quarter The Insurance Insider

Urner Kantonalbank
Urner Kantonalbank: The boss has vacated his office finews.ch

FRANCE AND BENELUX

France needs 3 bln eur to fend off takeovers - state bank chief Reuters
Number of Dutch crypto investors exploded Het Financieele Dagblad

ABN Amro
UPDATE 1-ABN Amro keeps aim at high capital buffer after surge in Q4 profit Reuters
Results ABN AMRO do not fall well De Telegraaf
ABN more cautious with rewarding shareholders De Telegraaf

Amundi
Amundi will manage Luxemburg funds from Goldman Sachs L'Agefi

Edmond de Rothschild
Rothschild launches venture capital fund for life sciences Le Figaro

Natixis
French bank said to auction off R2.2bn in Steinhoff debt Fin24
LPC-Natixis aims to sell its Steinhoff loan exposure Reuters
Natixis would seek to sell its debt Steinhoff L'Agefi

Rabobank
Rabobank agrees to pay $368 million over processing illicit funds Reuters
Rabobank to pay US $369m over cover-up in Mexico drug money case Financial Times

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Portuguese banks in time to comply with MiFID II Jornal Económico

Bankia
Bankia lowers to 2,050 the number of dismissed in the ERE and increases compensation Cinco Días
Fitch improves Bankia's perspective to 'positive' and opens the door to an improvement in its rating Expansión

Caixabank
CaixaBank, best private banking entity in Spain, according to Euromoney Expansión

Caixa Geral de Depósitos
President of CGD goes to Parliament to explain increase in bank fees Jornal de Notícias

Kutxabank
Kutxabank increased business financing by 29% in 2017 El Mundo

Liberbank
BRIEF-Liberbank SA Q4 Net Profit At 11 Million Euros Reuters
Liberbank loses 259 million in 2017 after restructuring 600 Cinco Días
Liberbank registers losses of 259 million after undertaking sanitation for 600 million El País

ITALY AND GREECE

BRIEF-Banco BPM And ANIMA Holding Announce An Agreement Concerning Transfer Of Mandates For Management Of Assets Underlying Insurance Products Reuters
REFILE-Greece still waiting for dust to settle IFR

Ardian
REFILE-BRIEF-Private equity firm Ardian buys minority stake in FNAC Darty stakeholder and insurance broker SFAM Reuters

Banco BPM
UPDATE 1-Banco BPM raises bad loan reduction target by 5 bln euros Reuters
BRIEF-Banco BPM sees risk models' revision adding 80 bps to core capital Reuters
BRIEF-Banco Bpm Estimates Revision Of Internal Risk Models Will Add 80 Bps To CET1 Reuters
BRIEF-BNP Paribas buys Banco BPM custodian activities Reuters
Banco Bpm closes the first year in profit. For Npl sales up to 13 billion Il Sole 24 Ore
BNP acquires Banco BPM's Italian depository business Le Figaro

Banco Di Sardegna
BRIEF-Banco Di Sardegna SpA FY Net Profit Down at EUR 0.6 Million Reuters

Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance
Exin CEO Fairfield fights for Ethniki deal despite lawsuit The Insurance Insider
Greek insurer sale in doubt after row between buyers Reuters

UniCredit SpA
Unicredit, the Fino project comes to fruition. Here is the Mustier list for the board MF

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Basel rules could increase Danish banks' capital requirements by 78 bln crowns - expert group Reuters
Icelandic central bank key interest rate unchanged at 4.25 percent Reuters

Sampo
UPDATE 1-Holding firm Sampo to increase dividends for 9th consecutive year IFR

Storebrand
BRIEF-Storebrand Q4 group result misses forecast, sets new dividend policy IFR
Storebrand sees increased dividends, but exposed to financial turmoil IFR

Svenska Handelsbanken
Carillion Exposure Sends Losses Soaring at Handelsbanken Bloomberg News
UPDATE 2-Handelsbanken Q4 profit hit by Carillion collapse Reuters
Challenger bank Handelsbanken posts £50m Carillion loss overshadowing UK growth City A.M.
Swedish bank Handelsbanken latest to rack up losses on Carillion loans The Telegraph

EASTERN EUROPE

Albania central bank holds rate, promises stimulus Reuters
Banks started using biometric recognition systems Vedomosti
Mortgage broke another record Vedomosti
Polish c.bank expects inflation to stay close to target in coming years Reuters
UPDATE 2-Romania's central bank hikes key rate to 2.25 pct Reuters

BCS Financial Group
Financial Group BCS will take care of life insurance Vedomosti

BZ WBK Leasing
BRIEF-BZ WBK plans to issue up to PLN 1 bln in subordinated bonds Reuters

Moneta Money Bank
Czech bank Moneta chief sees consolidation coming to market Reuters
BRIEF-Moneta Money Bank CEO: primary growth strategy is organic, monitoring M&A Reuters
MONETE Money Bank declined net income by 3.2% last year to CZK 3.9 billion Ceské Noviny

Vozrozhdenie Bank
Russian lawmaker Kerimov in talks to buy Vozrozhdenie bank - sources Reuters

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. Some external links may require a subscription. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.