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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

Editor'snote: The publication of this feature was delayed due to technical issues.

Draghi'sPredictability Pledge Raises Need for Clarity on Rates Bloomberg News
DraghiPromises to Avoid Surprises as ECB Tiptoes to QE End Bloomberg News
ECB takes its time to bid farewell to bondpurchases
Börsen-Zeitung
ECBstimulus lifting 2018 growth by a third of a percent: Coeure Reuters
ECBon course for gradual normalization: Villeroy Reuters
EUCommission proposes stricter requirements for banks saddled with bad loansReuters
Eurozone bailout fund could play role in future debt restructuring: ESM headReuters
Frenchfinance minister presses Germany on euro zone reforms Reuters
Goldmanmoves Spanish dealmaker to Madrid ahead of Brexit: sources Reuters

UKAND IRELAND

Britaincan sign trade deals while in single market, Brussels rules The Times
Brexitcould force the overhaul of 7.5m financial services contracts in the next year,according to this legal services firm
City A.M.
Davisto Go to Brussels for Brexit Talks Before Crunch Summit Bloomberg News
OutgoingUK financial regulator says City's future uncertain due to Brexit Reuters
Authorof disputed Brexit blueprint for banks says gaining ground Reuters
CentralBank seeks diary as part of inquiry into INBS lending practices TheIrish Times

Aviva
FCAquestions Aviva over cancelled shares TheTimes

Barclays
Barclaysinvestors give CEO Staley year to fix investment bank Reuters
Bitcoinexchange reaches deal with Barclays for UK transactions Reuters
CoinbaseGets a U.K. Money License and Barclays Bank Account Bloomberg News

CharlesTaylor
Lossadjusting and insurtech gains fail to stem Charles Taylor profit decline atfull year Post

Coinfloor
UK-basedCoinfloor to launch physically settled bitcoin futures Reuters

Co-operativeBank
Spendingcut helps to reduce Co-op Bank losses TheTimes
Co-opBank 'draws line' under near-collapse and past scandals with pared-back lossesThe Daily Telegraph

MotorInsurers' Bureau
MIBappoints Dominic Clayden as new CEO Reinsurance News

NordicCapital
NordicCapital buys next-gen payments company Trustly FinancialTimes
NordicCapital buys Swedish online banking payments firm Trustly Reuters

Northof England Protecting & Indemnity Association
NorthP&I Club names Simon Main as new Technical Director Reinsurance News

PermanentTSB Group Holdings
BRIEF-PTSBCFO says potential pricing of NPL sale 'quite encouraging' Reuters
PTSBloans move could deliver reprieve for thousands of homeowners
The Irish Times
PermanentTSB turns first profit in a decade as bidders circle €3.7bn loans IrishIndependent

PrudentialPlc
Prudential'ssplit into two 'will result in full-scale break-up' The Times
Prudentialto split in new world order for British insurers Reuters
M&Ghas a long way to go after Prudential's demerger of unequals FinancialTimes
Prudentialsplit adds to shake-up of insurance sector Financial Times
RothesayLife reinsures £12 billion annuity book for Prudential Reinsurance News
UKbulk annuity market takes off with record £12bn deal Artemis

StandardChartered
StandardChartered launches digital-only bank in Ivory Coast Financial Times

UKGeneral Insurance Group
UKGeneral launches cyber personal lines product Post

GERMANY,SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Germanbank body sees expansion by 20 foreign banks post Brexit Reuters
Merkelsays can't mutualise EU debts without competitiveness gains Reuters
BASELIV regulation banking reform questions the role of KfW Handelsblatt
JPMorgan Asset Management with new country chieffinews.ch

Canopius
Canopiusappoints Davison and Meyer to COO and CFO after buyout Post
Canopiussnags Brit exec as CFO, names COO
BusinessInsurance

Credit Suisse
CreditSuisse - five more years with CEO Tidjane Thiam? finews.ch
CreditSuisse Sued by Investor Over Volatility Note That Crashed Bloomberg News
CreditSuisse sued over U.S. 'volatility' product losses Reuters

DeroBank
Customersof the insolvent Dero Bank are compensated with up to 500,000 euros Handelsblatt

DeutscheBank
DeutscheBank Hires in Geneva, Miami for Wealthy Latin Americans Bloomberg News
Order book filled for DWS
Börsen-Zeitung
DWSIPO is an 'interesting case' Finanz und Wirtschaft
DeutscheBank's DWS Gains Tikehau as Second IPO Anchor Investor Bloomberg News
TikehauCapital to buy into IPO of Germany's DWS Reuters
DWSIPO books covered on full deal size: bookrunner Reuters

Hannover Re
HannoverRe grows ILS business, capitalising on investor demand Artemis

Munich Re
LargestReinsurer in Talks to Buy One of London's Tallest Skyscrapers Bloomberg News

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
Nord/ LB plans green Pfandbrief Börsen-Zeitung

Raiffeisen Bank International
Raiffeisenpays a dividend for the first time since 2013 Die Presse
Raiffeisenpays first dividend in four years, looking out for acquisitions Reuters

UBS Group
UBSmerges equity, debt capital markets businesses in Asia: memo Reuters

Zurich Insurance Group
Zurichseeks sale of $500mn asbestos book The Insurance Insider

FRANCE AND BENELUX

ABN Amro
ABNAMRO moves first quarter results De Telegraaf

BNP Paribas
BNPParibas is in a good position to buy out Raiffeisen's Polish subsidiary L'Agefi
BNPin final stages of talks to buy RBI's Polish arm: source Reuters

KBC Group
BRIEF-KBCAnnounces CEO Of KBC Brussels To Leave KBC Reuters

Rabobank
Rabobankmixes with third-party money on the mortgage market HetFinancieele Dagblad

Société Générale
Ahead falls to Societe Generale Le Figaro
Surprisedeparture at the head of Société Générale Les Echos
SocGendeputy chief quits over Libor probe dispute FinancialTimes
SocGendeputy CEO unexpectedly leaves after disagreement Reuters
SocGensays deputy CEO leaves over divergence of approaches in 'a legal matter'Reuters
SocieteGenerale deputy chief executive exits over Libor disagreement
CityA.M.
SocieteGenerale would be well positioned to take over Commerzbank's ETF activitiesLes Echos

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Bankia,BBVA, Abanca, BMN, Ibercaja, Liberbank and Unicaja litigate against Sareb CincoDías
Rajoymakes the improvement of pensions subject to Budget Europa Press
Thedebt of Spanish banks with the ECB remains stable in February Europa Press
JPMorgan launches its first investment funds listed on the Spanish Stock ExchangeEl Mundo
JPMorgan fund manager launches five ETFs in Spain Europa Press
Maximumcredit card interest at historical lows Jornal de Negócios

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVAforecasts a growth of 0.8% until March and notes a 'strong' rate of progressExpansión

Bankia
Bankiaand BMN will operate on Monday as a single bank Expansión

CaixaBank
CaixaBankwill finance the hotel sector for 3 years with 3,000 million euros Expansión

Montepio Geral Mutualista
Centenosays Montepio's tax credit complies with law Público

Novo Banco
Centenoand Carlos Costa go to Parliament to explain possible new injection in the NovoBanco Economia Online
NovoBanco: Deputies unanimously approve hearings of finance minister and governor
Jornal de Notícias

ITALY AND GREECE

Angeloni(Bce), strong Npl decline in Italy ANSA

BancaMonte dei Paschi di Siena
Mpsattacks the groundings MF

Crédit Agricole Cariparma
Cariparmaprepares 1 billion billion gacs MF

Credito Valtellinese 
BRIEF-Italy'sCreval sold so far 84 pct of unexercised rights to buy into share issueReuters

Satispay
Sparkassechooses the fintech Satispay MF

UniCredit
Unicredit,Mustier and Christmas fees MF

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Denmarkintroduces countercyclical buffer for banks Reuters
$112Billion Asset Managers Don't Want Robot Money Managers Bloomberg News

Danske Bank
Danske's$7.4 Billion Bond Unit Dumps TDC Bloomberg News

EASTERN EUROPE

The CentralBank introduced an interim administration to Rost-Bank and Trust Bank Vedomosti
UPDATE1-Czech inflation creating space for normalising policy-c.bank chiefReuters
Hungarianlawmaker under pressure not to run in April over murky bond deal Reuters
Polandrecommends banks pay up to 75 or 100 pct of profit in dividends Reuters
UPDATE1-Serbian central bank cuts benchmark rate to 3.25 percent Reuters
SerbiaBoosts Allure of Emerging Europe's Best-Performing Bonds Bloomberg News
SlovenianPremier Resigns Months Before Planned General Ballot Bloomberg News

Alfa Bank
AlfaBank criticized the CBR's report on collateral reform Vedomosti

PKO Bank Polski
PKOBP confirms may spend up to 25 pct of 2017 profit on dividend Reuters

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi
BRIEF-Yapi KrediBankasi To Issue $500.0 Mln Bonds With 5-Year Tranche To Foreign InvestorsReuters

Vnesheconombank
VEBremoved from its site the forecast for raising the retirement age Vedomosti

The Daily Dose Europe'Headlines' edition aggregates banking, financial services and insuranceheadlines from the websites of a limited number of major European publicationtitles and newswires, with an editorial deadline of 6 a.m. London time. Someexternal links may require a subscription. Language translations to English areprovided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.