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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

ECB askseuro zone banks to detail Brexit plans Reuters
Brexitwould dangerously weaken Europe, say former US foreign, defense chiefs The Wall Street Journal
EUmoves ahead on talks to limit banks' sovereign debt exposure Reuters
EUbanks free to engage in commerce with Iran under nuclear deal - KerrySputnik News

UK AND IRELAND

Brexitwould cost financial firms $25 billion, study says Reuters
BOE'scyber chief says hacking ongoing danger for banks Bloomberg News
NewInsurance Act to empower claimants FinancialTimes

Bank of Ireland
Britishtaxman wins case against Bank of Ireland deal Irish Independent

HSBC
HSBCnames head of equities EMEA Reuters

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
RBSspeeds up promotion of junior investment bankers Financial Times
RBSinvestors want review of EU imposed Williams & Glyn sale Reuters

Standard Chartered
StandardChartered says pain of India bad loans behind it Bloomberg News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Germanregulator plans higher fines for money laundering Börsen-Zeitung
Bafinto launch survey to test banks' compliance in relation with payment protectinsurance Börsen-Zeitung

Aareal Bank
AarealBank posts YOY rise in Q1 profit Börsen-Zeitung

Allianz
Allianzwants to sell branches in Taiwan Börsen-Zeitung

BAWAG
Austrianbank BAWAG says hopes to announce acquisitions soon Reuters

Credit Suisse
CreditSuisse gets welcome boost from private bank despite first-quarter lossReuters
CreditSuisse halfway through markets job cuts Reuters
CreditSuisse appoints Eric Varvel as head of asset management Reuters
CreditSuisse posts loss as CEO signals cost-cuts progress Bloomberg News

Deutsche Bank

Germanwatchdog praises Deutsche Bank, probes Russia trades Reuters
Deutsche Bank issuesinternational bonds for $1.5 billion Cbonds

Hannover Re
Profitup 13% at Hannover Re Reactions

Munich Re
MunichRe cuts profit target on restructuring costs Financial Times
MunichRe profit nearly halves in Q1 Reactions

Raiffeisen Bank International

Raiffeisenbanks say will look into possible merger Reuters
Raiffeisenweighs merging with parent to ease regulatory burden Bloomberg News
Austrianbank RBI says fully loaded CET1 ratio at 11.5% Reuters

UBS Group
UBSmay pass negative rates to very rich clients, CEO says Bloomberg News
UBSconsiders passing negative rates to rich private clients Börsen-Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

ING Groep

Regulatorycosts dent ING Q1 profit L'Agefi

Natixis
Natixisto charge certain deposits Le Figaro

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Portuguesebanks request state to speed up bad debt recovery Jornal De Negócios

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVAPortugal returns to profit after collective redundancies Jornal De Negócios

Banco Santander
Santanderestimates participation of €570 million in SAREB after conversion ofsubordinated debt Europa Press

Liberbank
Liberbankdownsizing to affect between 800 and 1,000 employees El País

MAPFRE

MAPFREplaces €1 billion in 10-year bonds Europa Press

Novo Banco
Chinesefirm confident Novo Banco will be acquired by Chinese investor Jornal De Notícias

ITALY AND GREECE

Alpha Bank

AlphaBank sells Macedonian unit to Swiss investor Reuters
AlphaBank sells Macedonian unit to Swiss-owned Silk Road Capital SEENews

Banca Finnat Euramerica
BancaFinnat Euramerica Q1 profit stable ANSA

Banca Popolare di Milano
BPMCEO says due diligence on merger concluded, no surprises Reuters
PopMilano Q1 net falls 29% on trading income Reuters
BancaPopolare files better Q1 profit than expected MF

Banca Popolare di Vicenza
Popolaredi Vicenza accelerates action for liability against previous management MF

Banco di Desio e della Brianza
BancoDesio Q1 profit falls YOY, to increase loan loss provision MF

Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa
BancoPopolare expects to launch cash call by early June Reuters
BancoPopolare to cut staff costs by 9%, up to10% in 2016 Reuters
BancoPopolare CEO says started work to sell bad loans Reuters
BancoPopolare posts surprise Q1 loss on loan losses ahead of merger Reuters

UniCredit
UniCreditCEO: No capital increase is foreseen Reuters
UniCreditcapital levels questioned after bank's buffer shrinks Bloomberg News
UniCreditQ1 profit falls ANSA 

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Hvidbjerg Bank
HvidbjergBank Q1 pretax profit down at 2.7 million Danish kroner Reuters

Møns Bank
MønsBank Q1 net income down at 5.4 million Danish kroner Reuters

Nordea Bank
NordeaCEO says headcount must fall to meet cost-cut goals Bloomberg News
Nordeaaims to achieve further cost savings
Dagens Industri
Nordeashy on Baltic exit speculation SvenskaDagbladet

Topdanmark
Topdanmarkposts Q1 pre-tax profit of 209 million Danish kroner, below expectationsReuters

EASTERN EUROPE

MajorHungarian banks consider sale of nonperforming mortgages Reuters
Hungariancentral bank signals rate-cut cycle may end in May Bloomberg News

Bank Pekao
BankPekao expects core income improvement in Q2 - CEO PAP

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankasi

ZiraatBank Q1 net profit rises 46% Reuters

The Daily Dose Europe"Headlines" edition aggregates banking, financial services andinsurance headlines from the websites of a limited number of major Europeanpublication titles and newswires, with an editorial deadline of 6 a.m. Londontime. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service andmay not be entirely accurate.