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Monday's headlines, Financials edition

EU to keep U.S. islands on tax blacklist, drop UAE, Switzerland Reuters
ECB's old guard attack Draghi's long-term easy money policy Reuters
Former top central bankers publicly criticize the ECB's policy Handelsblatt
Facebook questioned by Brussels over Libra risks Financial Times
CORRECTED-EU report to lay out options for development financing overhaul - sources Reuters
EU rejects UK's request for weekend talks as Johnson insists on no Brexit delay Reuters
Esma opens consultation on market abuse L'Agefi
European insurers paid out €2.9bn every day in 2018 Post

UK AND IRELAND

Johnson in last-ditch bid to save Brexit plan The Times
Boris Johnson to seek Brexit delay if no deal agreed by 19 October City A.M.
Boris Johnson urges Brussels to compromise on Brexit Financial Times
Johnson asks France's Macron to 'push forward' on Brexit Reuters
BOE to Dust Off War Games If No-Deal Brexit Becomes Reality Bloomberg News
Sir John Kingman out of race for top job at Bank of England The Sunday Times
FCA to act quickly in fixing dual pricing Post
Insurance companies are called to account over unfair price policies The Times
Whitehall pressed on pension superfunds regulation City A.M.
Sharp rise in watchdog scrutiny of UK cryptocurrency groups Financial Times

AIB Group
Not-for-profit fund threatens to block 'flawed' AIB sale Irish Independent

Barclays
Former Barclays bankers face Qatar fraud retrial at Old Bailey Financial Times

Burford Capital
Burford Capital cheered by win over oligarch Farkhad Akhmedov The Sunday Times

Finastra
Vista Considers Sale of Stake in $10 Billion Fintech Giant Bloomberg News

Funding Circle
Funding Circle chases Fusion pair John Littlejohn and Steve Murphy over loan default The Sunday Times

HSBC
HSBC to axe up to 10,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive Financial Times
HSBC to Cut Up to 10,000 Jobs to Slash Costs, FT Reports Bloomberg News
HSBC to cut up to 10,000 jobs in drive to slash costs: FT Reuters
HSBC can settle Belgian prosecution with 295 million euros De Tijd

Legal & General Group
Helena Morrissey leaves L&G as Bank governor rumours swirl The Times

London Stock Exchange Group
Hong Kong to sweeten London Stock Exchange deal The Times
HKEX Will Raise its Bid for London Exchange: Times Bloomberg News
HKEX races to win support as LSE bid deadline looms Financial Times
London's stock exchange receives another Kazakh boost Financial Times

Tesco Personal Finance
Ex-Treasury mandarin Kingman to chair Tesco Bank Sky News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

More and more savings banks announce the end of the lucrative bonus savings contracts Handelsblatt

Allianz
Allianz UK CUO in bid to double data specialist roles over two years Post

Credit Suisse Group
Prosecutor Targets Credit Suisse Staff in Spygate Affair Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse scandal shakes Zurich's elite Financial Times
Ex-Credit Suisse CEO Calls Negative Interest Rates 'Crazy' Bloomberg News
Swiss should run Credit Suisse' ex-CS head tells newspaper Swissinfo.ch
Credit Suisse is looking for a new president Finanz und Wirtschaft

UBS Group
UBS investment bank: layoffs underway finews.ch

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Bank rates: no increase in 2019, disparities in incident costs Le Figaro
Banks: MP Daniel Labaronne wants to "cap incident expenses at 5 euros per month" Les Echos

ING Groep
More ING bankers may be prosecuted in money laundering Het Financieele Dagblad

Rabobank
Rabobank Plans to Invest 5 Billion Euros in Dutch Rental Homes Bloomberg News
Rabobank, BPD will develop 15,000 rental homes for the middle segment Het Financieele Dagblad

Société Générale
France's Société Générale chief rejects call for ECB to buy bank bonds Financial Times

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

DBRS raises Portugal's rating to highest level in eight years Jornal de Negócios

Banco de Sabadell
Sabadell, first bank to launch voice contract signing Expansión

BBVA
BBVA digital sales will exceed 50% in 2020 Expansión
Baraka will sue BBVA for Operation Chamartín Expansión

CaixaBank
CaixaBank becomes leading entity for assets in Spain Expansión

Caixa Económica Montepio Geral
Montepio chooses Manuel Ferreira Teixeira to head audit committee Jornal de Negócios

Caixa Geral de Depósitos
CGD Customers Unable to Use Cards Jornal de Notícias

Mapfre
Mapfre partners with Boyar to improve its investments Expansión

Millennium BCP
MBank: Millennium Bank losses could amount to 1.6 billion in Poland Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Banks: Race to recover $11 billion in deposits Kerdos

Banca Carige
Carige: Group of small shareholders asks Consob to stop the capital increase Finanza Online

Eurobank Ergasias
Eurobank reduces deposit and loan rates Kerdos

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Ten local banks give up Eika - starting their own banking alliance Dagens Næringsliv

Nordea Bank
Nordea lowers its fixed mortgage rates Dagens Nyheter

Swedbank
Persson: Swedbank remains in Estonia Sydsvenskan
FI provides green light for Göran Persson Affärsvärlden

Sydbank
Sydbank promotes 30-year chief analyst to chief economist Børsen

EASTERN EUROPE

Moody's Cites Fiscal Strength in First Czech Upgrade Since 2002 Bloomberg News
Moody's improved the Czech Republic's rating by one grade to Aa3 ČTK
Erdogan Praises Central Bank's Rate Cuts, Promises More to Come Bloomberg News
The Central Bank has identified a "coordinated" withdrawal of assets from an informal group of insurers Vedomosti
The court found the provisions of the insurance law unconstitutional Vedomosti
26% of the largest non-bank MFIs up for sale Vedomosti
6 banks pioneered for sustainable future Hürriyet
Banks set a profit record in August Hürriyet
Ozon started lending to its customers Vedomosti

Raiffeisenbank
Raiffeisenbank to close quarter of branches as clients go online - report Reuters

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