Public Banks in Europe to Discuss the Juncker Plan in Sofia Novinite
Hedge fund investors question '2 and 20' fees Financial Times
EU gender gap on pensions twice as big as pay divide Financial Times
Insurers expecting ransomware claims to increase following Wanna Cry hack Post
Insurtech driving IT investment plans of European insurers Post

UK AND IRELAND

Noonan attacks strict application of EU fiscal rules The Times
Dublin poised to create post-Brexit finance hub The Times
Banks 'must ease up' on businesses in arrears The Times
Greenwood Insurances merges with Moreland Insurance Brokers Post
Brexit, regulatory uncertainties challenge London's ILS ambitions: Experts Artemis
Irish insurer launches 'world first' investment protection The Irish Times

Allied Irish Banks
AIB delays bail-in rules overhaul as IPO nears The Irish Times

Atom Bank
Atom bank postpones current-account launch Financial Times

Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland names new head for €4.4bn deals loan book The Irish Times

Direct Line Insurance Group
Direct Line adds Paw Squad to pet offering following strategic investment Post

Irish Bank Resolution Corp.
Liquidators given access to Anglo's US assets The Times

Novae Group
SRL places Novae syndicate ratings under review Insurance Day

Pool Re
Pool Re 'monitoring situation after London terror attack' Insurance Day

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
RBS braces for trial over 2008 share sale case Reuters
RBS claimants face dash for funding as bank refuses to up settlement Reuters
RBS in yet more hot water as real estate group wins the right to appeal Libor case decision City A.M.

RSA Insurance Group
RSA is latest insurer to pick Luxembourg as post-Brexit hub The Daily Telegraph
RSA picks Luxembourg for EU headquarters as part of continental branch re-jig City A.M.

Shawbrook Group
Buyout groups make final offer for Shawbrook Financial Times
Private equity groups up offer for Britain's Shawbrook bank Reuters
Shawbrook bidders lift offer for challenger bank to £868m The Daily Telegraph

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Banca Zarattini & Co.
Banca Zarattini is to Bim Suisse MF

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse hires info services banker from Foros: sources Reuters
Credit Suisse hires Rapkin for healthcare investment banking Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank asks for more time for U.S. query on Trump, Russia: source Reuters

Helvetia
Helvetia fuses National and wants to grow in Italy MF

Swiss Re
Swiss Re helps NY MTA to "transparent" parametric MetroCat cat bond Artemis

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Insurer QBE sets up Brussels base in blow to Dublin Financial Times
Alpha Private Equity raises more than 900 million euros Les Echos
The solution of Dutch banks to better manage their ATMs Les Echos

Crédit Mutuel Group
Crédit Mutuel leaves Banco Popular after the purchase of Targobank Europa Press

La Banque Postale
Payment: La Banque Postale trades password for voice biometrics Les Echos

PPF Group
PPF Group net profit tripled last year to CZK 29.7 billion CTK

Société Générale
Société Générale launches IPO for car leasing arm ALD Automotive Reuters
SocGen car leasing arm to raise up to €1.6bn in IPO Financial Times
Société Générale kicks off global panel review Legal Week

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Banco Popular Español
Popular in Fight for Survival as Meeting Set With ECB Officials Bloomberg News
Banco Popular to Meet ECB as It Weighs Options for Liquidity Bloomberg News
Banco Popular share price plummets 17 per cent amid fears Spanish lender could be wound down City A.M.

Bankia
Banco de España's defense in the Bankia case lashes out against private accusation Expansión

Liberbank
Liberbank proposes incentives for up to 525 people throughout Spain, reductions in working hours and mobility Europa Press
Liberbank offers incentives to 525 employees over 59 Expansión

Novo Banco
Novo Banco bondholders challenge planned sale to Lone Star Financial Times
Pimco Threatens to Scuttle Novo Banco Sale The Wall Street Journal

ITALY AND GREECE

Exclusive: A banking crisis in miniature: San Marino in race against time Reuters
The Venetian banks are appealing to the MEF on bonds MF
Venetian Banks huddle time to ask the "off" to Europe Il Sole 24 Ore
Banks, INPS unlocks the redundancies MF
Banks: Action burned 15 billion savings ANSA
IMF Head Offers More Time in Greece Debt Talks Handelsblatt

Banca IMI
Banca Imi redraws the basket of shares by Pir MF

Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo del Nord Est
NPL, Cassa Centrale sells 560 mln MF

Credito Emiliano
Euromobiliare (Credem) Pir launches two funds MF

Generali
Generali doubled in Malaysia MF

Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario
Maire, Mediobanca: big-contract will exceed target MF

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Mifid II rules may result in customer disruption in banks FinansWatch
FI gives banks rebuff Sydsvenskan

EASTERN EUROPE

Banks to have 3% risk buffer – FinMin Warsaw Business Journal
Poland to impose 3% systemic risk buffer on banks as of January 2018 - draft resolution PAP
Polish fintech companies face Brexit dilemma Financial Times
Getback plans IPO for Q2/Q3 Warsaw Business Journal
GetBack debt collector will offer to 40 mln new and existing shares in IPO slated for Q2 or Q3 PAP
Allianz Polska insurer eyes doubling operating profit within next couple years - CEO PAP
Fortuna board says Penta's buyout offer price not enough Reuters
Penta secures €31-mln loan for D48 project in Warsaw Warsaw Business Journal
Russia's Central Bank Rules Out National Cryptocurrency in Near Future Sputnik News
Central Bank does not rule out lowering the key rate Kommersant
Central Bank expects that insurers will continue to sell MTPL for competitors in unprofitable regions Vedomosti
Central Bank is ready to increase reserves to $500 billion with stable inflation and ruble Vedomosti
Nabiullina: the market of microfinance institutions should not be killed Vedomosti
Nabiullina has supported increasing the contribution rate to the deposit insurance fund Vedomosti

Bank Millennium
Bank Millennium sticks to 50-60 bps cost of risk in 2017, eyes no NPL sale in Q2 PAP

ING Bank Slaski
ING BSK bank eyes corporate lending growth - CEO PAP

PZU
PZU insurer seen appointing Presidential Chancellery chief Sadurska as deputy CEO - sources PAP

Sberbank of Russia
Sberbank has criticized the Central Bank plan to increase contributions to the Deposit Insurance Fund Vedomosti

VTB Bank
Russia's VTB to propose changing Agrokor shareholder structure Reuters

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