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Monday's headlines, Financials edition

Merkel sets out views on eurozone reform Financial Times
Merkel rules out relief for Italy, gives nod to Macron Reuters
Merkel Responds to Macron's Plan to Overhaul the EU With One of Her Own The Wall Street Journal
France wants tighter foreign investment bank access to EU ahead of Brexit Reuters
Le Maire Tells Germany It's Now or Never to Strengthen Euro Zone Bloomberg News
Draghi's Understudy Starts as ECB Navigates Italian Turmoil Bloomberg News
Nomura gets trading licence for new Frankfurt unit ahead of Brexit Reuters
Wells Fargo eyes Paris and Dublin as post-Brexit hubs Financial Times
Visa says it is now 'working normally' after service disruption Sky News
Visa's European payment systems back up after outage Financial Times

UK AND IRELAND

Banks and brokers suffer 'dramatic' fall in commissions Financial Times
Britain to impose restrictions on brokers swapping market talk Reuters
FCA chief: 'mutual recognition' would suit everyone post-Brexit The Guardian
Doubts linger over the UK's preferred post-Brexit model for financial services City A.M.
Replace May with Gove to sort out Brexit, Tory donor urges The Guardian
UK 'should walk' from EU trade deal rather than City become 'rule taker', says senior Tory MEP The Telegraph
Ireland gives Britain two weeks to produce Brexit border proposals Reuters
Citi joins UK's Open Banking regime Financial Times
Lone Star plots IPO for massive Dublin housing land bank Irish Independent
Irish Revenue gives guidance on how tax applies - or doesn't - to Bitcoin Irish Independent
€1bn of Irish pension cash in Italian bonds Irish Independent
German bank needs €30m from State for low-rate loans plan Irish Independent
Guernsey capital market sector looks to partner with London Reinsurance News

Aon
Marcell named Aon's reinsurance head Post

Aviva
Aviva completes €130m Friends First acquisition Post

Barclays
Profits at Barclays' Irish business fall 18% in 2017 to €22.5m The Irish Times

Bank of Ireland Group
Bank of Ireland launches €20m forex facility Irish Independent

CYBG
Clydesdale-owner courts Virgin Money with fresh £4bn merger bid Sky News
CYBG sweetens Virgin Money offer Financial Times
Clydesdale owner ups its offer for Virgin Money bid The Telegraph
UK lender CYBG raises all-share bid for Virgin Money by 7 percent Reuters

Funding Circle
A Briton wants to provide Germany's companies with online loans Handelsblatt

HSBC Holdings
Case against HSBC's Irish arm over Madoff ponzi scheme may take four months The Irish Times

London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange cancels plans to suspend En+ GDRs Reuters

Securis Investment Partners
Securis hires Clint Graham from Nephila for Senior Analyst role Artemis

TSB Banking Group
Harried TSB staff flee lender The Sunday Times
TSB boss Paul Pester faces second round with MPs this week over IT crisis City A.M.
TSB faces fresh data crisis as MP claims bank may have broken GDPR laws City A.M.

Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson the majority investor in insurtech Innovisk Capital Partners Reinsurance News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Finance Minister Scholz Wants To Finance An Increase In The Maternity Pension Over Pension Funds Handelsblatt
Germany's Big Pay-Gap Problem Bloomberg News

Chubb
Chubb expands cyber offering, signs up to CyberCube Reinsurance News

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank digests devaluation of the credit rating Börsen-Zeitung
Deutsche Bank is now a 'problem bank' finews.ch
Deutsche Bank's Slow Bleed Continues as a Pivotal Month Begins Bloomberg News
S&P downgrades Deutsche Bank on restructuring plans Financial Times
Deutsche Bank gets ECB, key investor support as S&P questions strategy Reuters
'The newsflow is not good' Deutsche Bank CEO tells staff Financial Times
Deutsche Bank faces another challenge with Fed stress test Reuters
Lawsuit Reveals Deutsche Bank Probe of Ties to Russian Ministers Bloomberg News

Helvetia Holding
Helvetia Buys Stake in Fintech finews.com

FRANCE AND BENELUX

ABN AMRO Group
ABN Amro faces criticism from managers over lack of direction Reuters

BNP Paribas
BNP's Egan Says Turmoil Has Been Good News for Trading at Banks Bloomberg News

Crédit Agricole Group
MOVES-De Vitis moves to Credit Agricole in Paris IFR

Scor
Scor issues first UK cat bond in vote of confidence for London ILS regime Post
Scor announces landmark $300m Atlas Capital UK 2018 cat bond Reinsurance News

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Pedro Sánchez promises his position as President of the Government Expansión
New Spanish PM seeks government without hard-left Podemos Reuters
Spanish parliament votes to replace Rajoy with Sánchez as PM Financial Times
Sanchez takes charge in Spain as tarnished Rajoy departs Reuters
DBRS: 'Portugal's efforts to limit risks to financial stability are working' Jornal Económico

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA raises its stake in the British mobile bank Atom to 39%, with an injection of 97 million Europa Press

Banco Santander
Santander will invest 40 million in transforming its headquarters to open it to the city Europa Press

Bankia
Bankia has allocated almost 5,000 million legal contingencies since its rescue Europa Press

ITALY AND GREECE

Moscovici: satisfied by Government, at work with Tria. 'EU is not an opponent' Il Sole 24 Ore
George Soros says EU should compensate Italy over migration The Guardian
The difference in the level of Greek debt relief is unbalanced Kathimerini
Greek Debt Talks Fail to Yield Compromise as June Deadline Looms Bloomberg News

UniCredit
UniCredit seeks merger with SocGen Financial Times
Unicredit eyes merger with SocGen: FT ANSA
UniCredit and Société Générale are planning an XXL merger Handelsblatt

Veneto Banca
Veneto Banca, the liquidators set up 19,999% stake in Arca Holding Il Sole 24 Ore

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Gjensidige Forsikring
Insurer Gjensidige says Norway faces significantly less flood damage Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

Slovenia election: Anti-immigrant SDS is largest party BBC
Ally of EU Rogue Orban Scores Pyrrhic Victory in Slovenian Vote Bloomberg News
Anti-immigration party wins Slovenia elections Reuters
Moody's puts Turkey rating on review for downgrade Financial Times
Turkey says it is addressing market concerns after ratings put on watch Reuters

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