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
Aviva
Aviva's asset management arm appointed to the ICMIF Reinsurance News
Bank of Ireland Group
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
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
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
mBank
MBank prospective buyers will have to bid for the Commerzbank subsidiary by mid-January Handelsblatt
Komercijalna banka Skopje
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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