British finance companies have limited options post-Brexit - EU's Dombrovskis Reuters
Is Bitcoin a case for the police?
ECB's Nowotny Toughens Bitcoin Stance, Backs China's Crackdown Bloomberg News
'Have not fulfilled our mission yet': ECB chief economist Handelsblatt
European Investment Bank has 'strong shoulders' to continue after Brexit: VP Reuters
Flood risk can be privatised with help of alternative capital: Greenberg, Chubb Artemis
Insurers, reinsurers investing in insurtech Business Insurance
Catastrophe losses for 2017 to top $140 billion Business Insurance
Investment by reinsurers into insurtech was highest in 2017 Post
UK AND IRELAND
UK weighing customs union deal after Brexit Financial Times
All Brexit economic forecasts were wrong, British minister says Reuters
Brexit Officials Raise Prospect of Transition Deadline Slipping Bloomberg News
Britain demands right to sign new trade deals during Brexit transition Reuters
BoE studies stresses in 'stretched' corporate bond market Reuters
Credit Unions get go-ahead to invest in social housing The Irish Times
FCA names Nausicaa Delfas as head of international to lead Brexit response City A.M.
Morgan Stanley seeks Brexit clarity by Easter The Times
UBS Predicts U.K. Rate Hike in May If Brexit Transition Agreed Bloomberg News
London market makes 'significant step' with new claims model Post
3i Group
LPC-Shareholders accrue €2bn of dividends from 3i's Action Reuters
Axa UK
BRIEF-AXA UK mean gender pay gap 27 pct, median 17 pct Reuters
Barclays
Elite Insurance Co.
Armour buys Elite Insurance Times
Bermuda based Armour Group completes acquisition of Elite Reinsurance News
Hiscox
Nex Group
OM Asset Management
BRIEF-OMAM Qtrly Loss Per Share $0.45 Reuters
Provident Financial Plc
Malcolm Le May to take over at troubled Provident Financial Financial Times
Provident to shift acting chairman Le May to chief executive post The Daily Telegraph
Troubled Provident finds CEO Le May on its own doorstep Sky News
Towergate Underwriting Group
FSB launches broker venture following departure from Towergate deal Post
Towergate's re-branded Geo Underwiting begins trading Insurance Times
Towergate MGA begins rebrand as Geo The Insurance insider
Ulster Bank
GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA
Berlin start-up offers liability insurance via app Handelsblatt
Ex-Hypo Board member Kulterer will be released in February Die Presse
German Banks May Face $2.4 Billion Hit Over Dividend Stripping Bloomberg News
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Bâloise Holding
Clientis Bank im Thal
Clientis Bank in the valley under new leadership finews.ch
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank Sees Contagion Risk Growing in Financial Markets Bloomberg News
Gazprombank (Schweiz)
Grenke
ING-DiBa
ING's German zero-fee unit sees rise in 2017 costs Reuters
ING-Diba achieves record profit Handelsblatt
JDC Group AG
Julius Bär Gruppe
Julius Bär grabs the entire Credit Suisse team in Luxembourg finews.ch
Luzerner Kantonalbank
Nord/LB
NRW.BANK
Privatbank
Temenos Group
UBS Group
Vienna Insurance Group
FRANCE AND BENELUX
Banks: Extra incentive derivatives issue not necessary De Telegraaf
Dutch banks do not allow bitcoin entrepreneurs a business account Het Financieele Dagblad
EBay investors cheer move to ditch PayPal as main payments partner Reuters
Payments group Adyen wins eBay contract as it lines up to float Financial Times
ABN Amro
Axa
ING Groep
Van Lanschot Kempen
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
Banco de Portugal prepares to hinder credit rush AL Diário de Notícias
The CNMC approves the merger of Servired, 4B and Euro6000 Europa Press
'Unjustified' bank charges: Deco launches petition to show 'indignation' Jornal Económico
BME acquires 10% of Finect for close to one million euros Europa Press
Banco Santander
Bankinter
BBVA
BBVA's digital push helps drive 20% profit rise Financial Times
BRIEF-Chairman Of Spain's BBVA says no plan to retire before bank's statutes limits Reuters
BBVA launches the succession process of Francisco González El Mundo
Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Liberbank
ITALY AND GREECE
REFILE-Greece hires banks for seven-year euro bond IFR
Italy's SPAXS shortlists five banks in acquisition hunt Reuters
Bob Diamond to join board of Corrado Passera acquisition vehicle Financial Times
Spaxs: 5 banks on the table for merger, 5 investors over 5% MF
Bridgewater Triples Bets Against Italian Firms to $3 Billion Bloomberg News
Credito Valtellinese
Leonardo & Co.
UniCredit
NORDIC COUNTRIES
Digital Banking in Denmark Coincides With 60% Rise in Card Fraud Bloomberg News
Jysk startup eats into the net payments market Berlingske Business
It writes the media: Startup threatens Nets Børsen
DNB
BRIEF-Norway's DNB plans new share buy-back programme Reuters
Norway's consumer watchdog appeals verdict in DNB class action case Reuters
Protector Forsikring
BRIEF-Protector Forsikring ASA Reports Profit Before Tax Totaled To NOK 1362 Million For Quarter Reuters
Sparebanken Vest
EASTERN EUROPE
UPDATE 1-Russia central bank chief says may speed up rate cuts Reuters
Russian central bank to demand higher provisions for M&A deals Reuters
Russian central bank says it should check changes of control at banks Reuters
Banks will be responsible for the services of insurance companies and mutual funds Vedomosti
Expenses of the Central Bank for the rehabilitation of banks exceeded 1.5 trillion rubles Vedomosti
The Central Bank will tighten requirements for banks' reserves when lending to mergers and acquisitions Vedomosti
Central Bank and FSB will create an application for remote account opening in any bank Vedomosti
The Central Bank wants to veto the change of controlling shareholders Vedomosti
The CNB has raised interest rates E15
Czech central bank lifts rates, signals another hike later in 2018 Reuters
Serbia ready to accelerate EU accession talks - PM SEENews
Albania's NPL ratio declines further in Nov - c-bank SEENews
Alfa Bank
Russia's Alfa Bank not considering purchase of Vozrozhdenie Bank - co-owner Reuters
GetBack
ING Bank Romania
ING Bank Romania redefines its operational model from branches: the bank will transfer the classic deposit from the counter to its 600 ATM network Wall-Street.ro
Promsvyazbank
Promsvyazbank filed a lawsuit against Avtovazbank Vedomosti
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