EU executive urges euro zone to use fiscal policy to help ECB Reuters
ECB may need more flexibility around inflation target: Müller Reuters
EU must focus on avoiding cliff-edge in Brexit talks - senior EU official Reuters
EU Warns of Brexit Cliff as U.K. Excludes Longer Transition Bloomberg News
Pension schemes in EU show big shortfalls in stress test Reuters
Accounting body proposes standardizing how companies report profit Reuters
Big banks settle Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bond rigging litigation in U.S. Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

Boris Johnson's New Priorities See the U.K. Boycott Davos Bloomberg News
U.K. Wins Stronger Credit Assessment Following Johnson's Victory Bloomberg News
Britain threatens Brexit cliff-edge to force EU trade deal by December 2020 Reuters
Hard Brexit fear brings sterling leap to quick halt Irish Independent
UK financial sector still resilient ahead of Brexit: data Reuters
Forget low rate bias and get set for rise, Bank of England told The Times
UK watchdog launches crackdown on auditor conflicts of interest Reuters
Regulator tightens rules to strengthen audit independence Financial Times
Audit watchdog bans conflicts of interest in effort to clean up industry The Daily Telegraph
Fidelity launches cryptocurrency business in Europe Financial News
Credit unions will struggle to generate income - Central Bank Irish Independent

Aon
Aon targets private equity investors in NAIC partnership Reinsurance News

Aviva
Aviva's asset management arm appointed to the ICMIF Reinsurance News

Bank of Ireland Group
Bank of Ireland Drops Most in Ten Months After Regulator's Move Bloomberg News

HSBC
HSBC names new DCM heads as senior shake-up continues Financial News

Metro Bank
Metro Bank's founding chairman Hill steps down as non-executive director Reuters

Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank pays €500m dividend to NatWest Irish Independent

Standard Chartered
StanChart Makes Good on Climate Change Fight finews.asia

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

German court starts trial against six accused of dividend stripping Reuters
Bafin expects banks to lower their bonuses Handelsblatt

Commerzbank
Comdirect-Chef changes to Commerzbank as divisional board member Handelsblatt

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse to probe second allegation of surveillance against an executive Financial Times
Credit Suisse internal, external panels to review surveillance report Reuters
Credit Suisse: New investigation for shading finews.ch
Khan affair: Another Credit Suisse squad was observed Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Credit Suisse Spying Cases Multiply After Khan Scandal Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse promotes 177 to MD — here are the names Financial News

Deutsche Bank
ECB's Enria Says Deutsche Bank Had Issue with Business Model Bloomberg News

Hannover Re
Hannover Re reinsures £800m Zurich, FTSE 100 longevity swap Reinsurance News
Zurich & Hannover Re deliver £800m longevity swap for FTSE 100 pension Artemis

Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
Helaba joins rating firm according to DWS and Commerzbank Handelsblatt
Restructuring of Helaba: Leader for the savings bank lending business Handelsblatt

Swissquote Group
Swissquote Mulls Saudi Expansion finews.com

vPE WertpapierhandelsBank
Bafin wants to revoke the Munich vPE Bank license Handelsblatt

FRANCE AND BENELUX

French unions refuse Christmas truce in pensions protests Reuters

ABN Amro
ABN AMRO on course for ECB requirements De Telegraaf

Crédit Agricole
UPDATE 1-Credit Agricole books 600 mln euro impairment on LCL Reuters

Euroclear
Euroclear delays decision on sale Financial Times

La Banque Postale
Ma French Bank, the neobank of La Poste, attracted 100,000 customers in 5 months La Tribune
Ma French Bank claims 100,000 customers L'Agefi

Milleis Banque
Groupama joins forces with Milleis Banque L'Agefi

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

The Bank of Spain asks for a European tax mechanism to invest El País
The bank triggers the offer of its bonds for network customers Expansión

Banco Santander
Santander buys back Spanish headquarters after legal spat with billionaire Reuben brothers The Daily Telegraph
Santander and BBVA reduce their risk up to 17% since the elections Expansión

ITALY AND GREECE

Alpha Bank
Digital Transformation and Corporate Culture at the focus of Alpha Bank's Digitalized 2019 Kathimerini

Banca Popolare di Bari
Italy's 5-Star demands Pop Bari shareholder compensation Reuters

Piraeus Bank
OTOE: New mobilizations for redundancies at Piraeus Bank Naftemporiki

NORDIC COUNTRIES

The Richest Nordic Economy Can't Afford More Central Bank Hikes Bloomberg News
Danmarks Nationalbank will issue a new 30-year bond next year Børsen

Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank targets Chinese market with Geely joint venture Financial Times

EASTERN EUROPE

Russia central bank plan for analyst code stirs finance sector questions Reuters
The Central Bank recommended that financial analysts not to drink at lunch on weekdays Vedomosti
Turkish banking assn: 5.1 bln lira debt restructured in Oct-Nov Reuters
BDDK advises banks not to distribute 2019 profits Bloomberg HT
Turkish banking watchdog advised banks not to distribute 2019 profits -Bloomberg HT Reuters
EU and its lending arm sign $75 mln of infrastructure deals with Bosnia Reuters

Banca Transilvania
Romania's Banca Transilvania extends share repurchase programme SEENews

mBank
Polish, overseas banks prepare bids for Commerzbank's mBank: sources Reuters
MBank prospective buyers will have to bid for the Commerzbank subsidiary by mid-January Handelsblatt

Komercijalna banka Skopje
Three place binding bids for Serbia's Komercijalna Banka SEENews

PrivatBank
Ukraine central bank: IMF cooperation won't hinge on PrivatBank verdict Reuters

Rosprombank
Ex-head of Rosprombank received 5 years in prison for embezzlement of 737 million rubles RAPSI

Sberbank of Russia
Exclusive: Russian officials in talks to transfer central bank's Sberbank stake - sources Reuters
Central Bank may lose a controlling stake in Sberbank Vedomosti
Russia's central bank says law prohibits sale of its Sberbank stake Reuters
Russia's Sberbank registers trading unit in Swiss Zug Reuters
Sberbank will open an international commodity trader in Switzerland Vedomosti

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