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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

Dovish ECB persuades money markets to tame rate hike bets Reuters
ECB's Lane Urges Attention to Euro Swings in Final QE Lap Bloomberg News
European Commission cuts red tape for debt funds Thomson Reuters LPC
EU states agree on clamp-down on accountants helping aggressive tax planning Reuters
EU banks to face bigger backstops for new bad loans: draft Reuters
European regulator tells banks to complete work on Euribor replacement by 2020 City A.M.
Banks told to speed up work on 'risk free' Euribor alternative Reuters
The Libor is again causing trouble for the banks finews.ch
Coeuré (ECB) says cryptocurrencies are a 'poor imitation' of money Europa Press
IMF's Lagarde says cooperation needed to keep crypto-assets safe Reuters
EU Demands U.K. Act in 'Good Faith' in Brexit Treaty Revision Bloomberg News
Barnier: UK yet to face up to 'hard facts' of Brexit
Financial Times
May Still Not Confronting Realities of Brexit, EU's Barnier Says Bloomberg News
EU tells Britain to 'face up to hard facts' on Brexit Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

U.K. Brexit Divorce Bill Is 37.1 Billion Pounds, Says Watchdog Bloomberg News
UK budget watchdog pencils in 37.1 billion pound Brexit bill Reuters
Spring statement 2018: Upgraded growth and borrowing sees Philip Hammond hint at spend boost Sky News
Spring statement: Philip Hammond hails a bounce in Britain's finances The Times
UK complaints body accused of bias in favor of banks Reuters
Fos under pressure to review thousands of cases FTAdviser
Pressure rises for inquiry into ombudsman 'failings' The Times
INBS inquiry to move to five half days a week The Irish Times
Post-Brexit contract 'grandfathering' vital: Insurance Ireland The Insurance Insider
Motor premiums climbed by over 10% in 2017 Post

Barclays
Ex-Barclays Trader Pabon Loses Appeal Over Libor Conviction Bloomberg News
U.S. Libor trader loses UK appeal over rigging conviction Reuters

Burford Capital
BRIEF-Burford Capital Sells Teinver Investment For $107 Million Reuters

Close Brothers Group
Close Bros boosts profit but faces loan competition Financial Times

UK Green Investment Bank
Green Investment Bank sale to Macquarie 'deeply regrettable' The Times
MPs criticize government sale of Green Investment Bank Financial Times

Hiscox
Hiscox posts average UK gender pay gap of 31.1% The Insurance Insider
BRIEF-Hiscox Mean Gender Pay Gap 31.1 Pct, Mean Bonus Gap 71.1 Pct Reuters

Legal & General Group
Legal & General Capital takes full ownership of Cala Homes Reuters

Odey Asset Management
Odey Asset Management long-short fund up 8 pct in Feb - investor report Reuters

Old Mutual
BRIEF-Old Mutual Updates on U.S Legacy Matters Reuters

Securis Investment Partners
Securis sees StarStone relationship as enhancing access to primary risks Artemis

Standard Life Aberdeen
BRIEF-Standard Life Aberdeen Says Sale of Shares in HDFC AMC Reuters

Tandem Bank
Tandem Bank to buy Pariti in UK fintech tie-up Financial Times

TP ICAP
TP ICAP finds itself running into Brexit and dollar headwinds Financial Times
TP-ICAP reveals sharp rise in costs from 2016 acquisition Financial Times
UPDATE 2-TP ICAP shares fall on profit miss, embarks on Brexit plans Reuters

Willis Towers Watson
BRIEF-Willis Towers Watson Says ?Delegated Investment Solutions Business Surpassed $107 Bln in AUM Worldwide? Reuters

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Bundesbank executive committee has no objections to candidates courtship Handelsblatt
REFILE-KfW mandates banks for short five-year Global euro benchmark IFR
Switzerland faces law change call to return 1MDB profits to Malaysia Reuters
A Culture of Secrecy Is Helping Rogue Swiss Bankers Break the Rules Bloomberg News

Banque Cantonale du Jura
Banque Cantonale du Jura brings IT experts to the Board of Directors finews.ch

Chubb
Chubb snatches deal with Grab The Insurance Insider
BRIEF-Grab and Chubb sign partnership to provide In-App Insurance solutions throughout Southeast Asia Reuters

Commerzbank
Commerzbank Division: France's banks are going on a shopping spree in Germany Handelsblatt
Societe Generale to acquire Commerzbank's markets division La Tribune

Credit Suisse
'We want to be the best bank, not the biggest' Finanz und Wirtschaft

Deutsche Bank
DWS suffers from the stock market turbulence before the IPO Handelsblatt
Deutsche Bank to refrain from selling DWS shares for six months after IPO Reuters
Deutsche's DWS warns governance structure could dent IPO valuation Financial Times

Hannover Re
Cyclones press result of Hannover Re Die Presse
BRIEF-Hannover Re Says Div Could Rise On Strong Capitalization Reuters
Hannover Re continues to feel competition from capital in 2017 Artemis
Hannover Re 2017 income nears EUR 1 billion despite catastrophes Reinsurance News
Hannover Re Q4 P&C profit rises 16% The Insurance Insider

UBS Group
UBS' 'Warrants King' Has a New Role Managing Hong Kong Wealth Bloomberg News

FRANCE AND BENELUX

France ready to curb excessive corporate borrowing Reuters

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa: its project adopted by the ECB and the Banque de France La Tribune
Crédit Mutuel: the ECB and the ACPR invite Arkéa to review its copy Les Echos

FGH Bank
FGH Bank, once the largest property financier in the Netherlands, ceases to exist Het Financieele Dagblad

ING Groep
ING withdraws salary increases for Hamers Het Financieele Dagblad
ING drops 50% pay rise for CEO after political uproar Financial Times
BRIEF-ING Completes Acquisition Of Majority Stake In Payvision Reuters

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Mariano Rajoy's Next Challenge Could Come From an Unlikely Source Bloomberg News

Abanca
Abanca allows its customers to manage their insurance and make immediate transfers from the mobile Europa Press

Banco BPI
BPI ceases to have a qualified holding in NOS Jornal Económico

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA receives a delegation from the Government of Singapore in Madrid to talk about digitization Europa Press
BBVA confirms its appetite for neobanks Les Echos

Bankia
The Government vetoes the tax on the bank of Podemos and the PSOE, because it would cost '900 million in Bankia' El Mundo

CaixaBank
CaixaBank places 1,250 million in 'CoCos' with an almost three times higher demand Europa Press

Mapfre
Mapfre Portugal expects to return to profits this year and have 125 stores in 2020 Jornal de Notícias

Millennium BCP
BCP creates 'chairman' that does not exist in Portuguese banking Jornal de Negócios

Unicaja Banco
Unicaja Banco collaborates in the advance payment of CAP subsidies and offers more than 200 million euros in loans Europa Press

ITALY AND GREECE

EU bad loan proposals makes sales easier - Italy Econ Min Reuters
Italy's 5-star wants expansive economic policy, aims to reduce debt Reuters
Italy bonds can outperform euro peers, says Generali Investments Reuters
Argo acquires Italian specialty insurer, Ariscom Reinsurance News
Argo completes acquisition of Italian specialty insurer Business Insurance
Padoan: 'For Europe, Italy is an element of uncertainty' Il Sole 24 Ore
Greek Banks See $6.5 Billion Hit From New Accounting Rules Bloomberg News

Alpha Bank
B2Kapital announces deal with Alpha Bank Ekathimerini
REFILE-Greece's ?lpha Bank disposes 3.7 billion euro bad loans pool to B2Holding group Reuters

Banca Ifis
BRIEF-Banca Ifis States Zero Impact From New Regulation on NPLs Reuters

Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni
Italian court rejects Barents' appeal against BIM's sale to Attestor Reuters

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Mps accelerates on mortgages with the promotion on Mio MF

DoBank
For doBank 45 million profit, Cet1 at 26.4% MF

Piraeus Bank
Piraeus Bank: NPLs coverage ratio is increasing Naftemporiki
Greece's Piraeus takes €1.6bn hit on provision for bad loans Financial Times

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Danske Bank
BRIEF-Danske Bank has not been good enough at preventing money laundering at its Estonia branch in the past -Chairman Reuters

Jyske Bank
UPDATE 1-Denmark's Jyske Bank makes $320 mln bid for Nordjyske stake Reuters

Sampo
BRIEF-Finland's Solidium Trimmed Stake in Sampo At Price Of 44.10 Euros Per Share Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

CB prepares mortgage reform Kommersant
The Central Bank will tighten rules for recording collateral for loans Vedomosti
Russian c.bank says to change approach on bank bad loan provisions Reuters
Sberbank sees client interest in Russia's planned Eurobond Reuters
Collectors were insured against payments Vedomosti

Alior Bank
Update: Alior Bank taps deputy CEO Sulkowska for top seat following acting CEO Chyczewski resignation PAP
Katarzyna Sulkowska was the acting president of Alior Bank, Michal Chyczewski resigned Bankier.pl
BRIEF-Alior Bank Recommends Katarzyna Sulkowska As CEO Reuters

DZI Insurance
Bulgaria's DZI Life Insurance gets regulatory nod to acquire UBB-MetLife Life SEENews

GetBack
GetBack has declarations from investors from Israel and the US on the interest in its shares PAP
BRIEF-Getback says firms from Israel, U.S. interested in its shares Reuters

RosEvroBank
Sovcombank to unite with RosEvroBank Vedomosti

Tinkoff Bank
Russia's TCS beats Q4 forecasts with 73 pct jump in net profit Reuters
'Tinkoff Bank' will lend against an apartment and car Vedomosti

Vnesheconombank
VEB has put in a macro forecast an increase in the retirement age from 2020 Vedomosti

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.