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Monday's headlines, Financials edition

Fed's Powell Says Central Bankers Are Facing a 'Challenging Moment' Bloomberg News
Central banks face threat to independence, says Jerome Powell The Times
Complexity of central banking challenges its legitimacy: Coeure Reuters
EU agrees new capital rules, large banks secure easier terms Reuters
Europe's bank bosses stress need for consolidation Financial Times
De Guindos will assume his position as vice president of the ECB next Friday Expansión
Wealth management most fragmented in global finance Financial Times
GDPR to force fund companies to reveal extent of cyber attacks Financial Times
European insurers, reinsurers lead climate risk disclosure, mitigation Business Insurance
European re/insurers increasingly relying on equity investments: A.M. Best Reinsurance News

UK AND IRELAND

Scottish First Minister to Meet EU Brexit Negotiator in Brussels Bloomberg News
EU Brexit Chief Urges 'Realistic' U.K. Plans Bloomberg News
FCA probes dozens of cryptocurrency businesses Financial Times
London remains wary of jumping on crypto bandwagon Financial Times
City's poor gender balance laid bare by FCA figures Financial Times
Small lenders rail at Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland's 'abuse of European state aid rules' The Times
Bibby seeks Irish FX licence for EU market post-Brexit Irish Independent

Aon
Aon reveals new weather & climate risk transfer innovation focus Artemis

Aviva
Aviva ends agency with GRP Post

Barclays
Amanda Staveley plots legal challenge to Barclays after Serious Fraud Office case dismissed The Times

ClearBank
ClearBank explores operation in Dublin The Times

CYBG
CYBG expected to sweeten Virgin offer after share slide Financial Times
Virgin's suitor may need to sweeten takeover deal The Times

TSB Banking Group Plc
Customers still suffering one month after TSB meltdown Sky News
TSB's tech meltdown exposes flaws in 'stress-free' account-switching service The Times

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
RBS unveils £1bn small business lending push Financial Times
RBS told to scrap branch closures to help vulnerable customers The Telegraph
Under-fire RBS boss Ross McEwan says he can't 'hold back tide of change' The Times
RBS delays naming strategy chief after Treasury conflict warning Sky News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

L-Bank, NRW-Bank and Rentenbank can hope to escape ECB control Handelsblatt
Moody's confirms Austria rating with "Aa1" Der Standard

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank job cuts being felt from Britain to Australia Reuters
Deutsche Bank acquires Dublin's Westend Retail Park for €148m The Irish Times

Partners Group
Partners Group leads consortium to multi-billion takeover Neue Zürcher Zeitung

UBS Group
China regulators appoint CICC and UBS to unwind Anbang Financial Times

Vontobel Holding
Vontobel boss Staub predicts significant staff cuts Neue Zürcher Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

ABN Amro Group
Tom de Swaan new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ABN Amro Het Financieele Dagblad

ASR Nederland
ASR buys estate from Delta Lloyd Het Financieele Dagblad

Crédit Agricole Group
Crédit Agricole renews its partnership with the FFF L'Agefi

Crédit Mutuel Group
Crédit Mutuel shows its willingness to "transform" into digital Les Echos

Scor
SCOR's $300m Atlas Capital UK 2018 cat bond sees pricing fall Artemis

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Spain's Opposition Seeks to Oust Rajoy in Confidence Vote The Wall Street Journal
Rajoy Refuses to Be Written Off as Spanish Rivals Seek Ouster Bloomberg News
Santander, Sabadell and Liberbank, the only banks that postpone the impact of the new provisions rule Expansión
Bank deposits fell 34.7% over the previous quarter Jornal Económico

Abanca Corporación Bancaria
Moody's raises Abanca's rating to 'Ba2' with a 'positive' outlook in one step Europa Press

CaixaBank
CaixaBank strengthens BPI position and now holds 93.949% of the share capital Diário de Notícias

Novo Banco
Bank of Cape Verde authorizes Novo Banco to sell BICV Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy's efforts to form government fail as president defends euro Reuters
Italy's Failure to Form Government Deepens Political Chaos Bloomberg News
Italy's eurosceptic candidate for economy minister seeks to reassure president Reuters
Italy's PM-designate still stymied over economy minister pick Reuters
Italy's president calls in former IMF official amid political turmoil Reuters
Conte has remitted the mandate. Mattarella calls Cottarelli Milano Finanza
Moody's puts Italy on review for downgrade Financial Times
Moody's warns Italy, rating under observation ANSA

Banco BPM
Banco BPM shares tank as Goldman Sachs warns foreign demand for bad loans may weaken Reuters

Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa Sanpaolo issued international bonds (XS1826197367) for EUR 750.0m maturing in 2027 Cbonds
Intesa Sanpaolo issued international bonds (XS1826198092) for EUR 750.0m maturing in 2028 Cbonds

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Sweden's Finance Minister Wants Debate on Riksbank Independence Bloomberg News

Danske Andelskassers Bank
DAB upgrades expectations for 2018 Børsen

Danske Bank
Danske Bank may have whitewashed billions more than previously assumed Berlingske Business

SBAB Bank
SBAB lowers mortgage rates Sydsvenskan

EASTERN EUROPE

The Central Bank revoked the license from the United Credit Bank Vedomosti
Banks' profit in the first quarter reached 17 billion liras Hürriyet
Banks in Romania reach EUR 375 mln profit in first quarter Romania Insider

J&T Finance Group
J&T received from CITIC Group 11.5 billion crowns due to CEFC CTK

Meridian Trade Bank
Latvian watchdog fines Meridian Trade Bank over money laundering Reuters

Sberbank of Russia
Gref does not intend to interfere in the work of Sberbank analysts Vedomosti
Deterrence Analytics: Deductions to Sberbank CIB can affect the whole market Kommersant

VTB Bank
VTB Bank CEO Plans to Cut London Office by One-Third Bloomberg News

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