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Tuesday's headlines, Financials edition

Draghi Defends ECB Stimulus With Veiled Criticism of Opponents Bloomberg News
Draghi Says ECB Should Examine New Ideas Like MMT Bloomberg News
Given uncertainty, Knot says ECB inflation policy should be reconsidered Reuters
Pension funds and insurers pledge climate action at U.N. summit Reuters
Insurers remain upbeat despite late cycle woes: BlackRock survey Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

Boris Johnson Urges EU to Recognize He Has Compromised on Brexit Bloomberg News
UK PM Johnson told Tusk EU needs to move to reach Brexit deal: UK government spokeswoman Reuters
UPDATE 1-Any Brexit deal with EU must be without backstop - UK Brexit minister Reuters
Corbyn Wins Labour Backing for His Wait-and-See Brexit Approach Bloomberg News
Ireland will not fold on backstop, says Varadkar The Times
Helena Morrissey in the running for Bank of England job Financial News
London overtakes New York to steal global fintech investment crown City A.M.
A third of UK bank branches closed in the last five years, says Which? Sky News
Brexit drives two more US insurers to Dublin The Irish Times

Ascent Underwriting
Ascent-Cove rebrands to Optio, adds Ian Beaton as Non-Exec Director Reinsurance News

Barclays
Barclays's Digital Bank Bet in U.S. Fades Under Cost Pressures Bloomberg News

Investec Ireland
Investec shuts up shop on Dublin equities The Irish Independent

Kames Capital
Kames Capital CEO Martin Davis to step down Financial News

KBC Bank Ireland
KBC challenged complaints on tracker mortgage issues The Irish Times

Lloyd's of London
One in 12 witnessed sexual harassment in Lloyd's insurance market: survey Reuters
Lloyd's of London Survey Reveals 'Shocking' Sexual Harassment Bloomberg News

London Stock Exchange Group
The Man Behind an Audacious Bid for the London Stock Exchange Isn't Giving Up Bloomberg News

Metro Bank
Metro Bank's woes deepen as UK lender ditches debt issue Reuters
Metro Bank pulls £200m bond sale in fresh blow Financial Times
Metro Bank pulls bond offering on lack of demand City A.M.

Travelers Insurance DAC
Travelers' transfer of EU business to Dublin unit approved Reinsurance News

Woodford Investment Mangement
Woodford director says $4 billion fund freeze continues Reuters
Frozen Woodford fund falls 13 per cent since since June City A.M.
Woodford fund suspension remains until December-corporate director Reuters

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Zinstief presses profits of the German banks Die Presse

Commerzbank
Commerzbank restructuring plan is negative for credit rating: Moody's Reuters
Zielke defends Commerzbank conversion in letter to employees Handelsblatt

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse Launches Probe Into Its Surveillance of Top Executive The Wall Street Journal
Swiss probe incident involving ex-Credit Suisse banker Khan, private detectives Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank Top Holder Takes Chairman Search Into Own Hand Bloomberg News

North Channel Bank
Denmark fines German bank $16 million in dividend tax scam Reuters
German Bank Gets $16 Million Fine in Danish Dividend Fraud Case Bloomberg News

SIX Swiss Exchange
Swiss SIX pushes back launch of SDX blockchain bourse Reuters

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints new Head of Italy Reinsurance News

UBS Group
UPDATE 1-UBS, Banco do Brasil to create investment banking venture in South America Reuters

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Draghi wants to force Belgian banks to exercise caution De Standaard
Pension funds warn of higher premiums or substantially lower pensions Het Financieele Dagblad

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas Asset Management to launch voluntary redundancy plan in Paris Reuters
BNP Paribas AM cuts 10% of its workforce in Paris L'Agefi
BNP Paribas size in its Parisian asset management Les Echos

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
CDC unveils its voting policy to improve good practices L'Agefi

Natixis
Natixis applies a bonus-malus climate to all its credits L'Agefi

Société Générale
Societe Generale appoints new leaders for ECM L'Agefi

UniCredit
UniCredit sells a € 203.3 million bad debt portfolio in Croatia L'Agefi

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Spanish banks among the most charged for their deposits to companies in the EU Expansión
CGD, Abanca and Santander among 130 banks committed to sustainable development Jornal Económico
Banco de Portugal measures block real estate market risk Jornal de Negócios

Banco Comercial Português
Fidelidade buys BCP subordinated debt Jornal Económico

Banco Santander
Santander opens a Work Café in the former Pastor headquarters in Madrid Expansión

Bankia
The defense of a former Bankia adviser accuses the prosecutor of "making his own" the auditor's account without evidence Europa Press

BBVA
BBVA sees the opportunity to buy banks in the fall of rates Expansión

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy Expects EU Flexibility on Budget After Government U-Turn Bloomberg News

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Italy looking at M&A options for bank Monte dei Paschi - official Reuters

DARAG Group
DARAG adds Zurich's Andrew Hill as COO Reinsurance News

Piraeus Bank
ECB fines Piraeus Bank €5.1m over release of collateral Financial Times
ECB fines Greece's Piraeus Bank for funding share buys Reuters
Piraeus Bank: Clarifications on fine by the ECB Naftemporiki

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Danish pension funds back 'green transition' with $50 billion Reuters

Danske Bank
Police Are Searching for Danske’s Missing Ex-Estonia CEO Bloomberg News
Danish bank: Ex-CEO in Estonia disappeared SvD Näringsliv
Former head of Danske Bank's Estonian branch has disappeared Politiken

EQT Partners
Sweden's EQT closes order book on IPO worth up to $1.3 bln Reuters

Nets
Danish watchdog reports unit of Nets to state prosecutor Reuters

EASTERN EUROPE

Fraudsters sent to the government Kommersant
Central Bank proposed to limit the possibilities of unskilled investors Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Turkish central bank to cut remuneration rate for required reserves in liras Reuters
Interest move from the Central Bank Hürriyet

Kaspi.kz
Kazakhstan's Kaspi.kz aims for London listing in October Reuters

Sberbank
Sberbank will launch a marketplace for cars Vedomosti
Sberbank's "daughter" requires Dmitry Mazurov's company another 28.5 billion rubles Vedomosti

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