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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

ECB Policy Makers Said to Discuss Central Bank Digital Currency Bloomberg News
EU antitrust regulators mull tougher line against tech giants Reuters
EU Commission plans to introduce a climate tariff Der Standard

UK AND IRELAND

Only 10 per cent of UK chief executives have financial incentives to tackle climate change City A.M.
Auditors tap investors for inside track on clients The Times
UK watchdog fines Grant Thornton for audit breaches Reuters
Moody's lowers outlook for Irish banks on profit worries The Irish Times
FSCS has paid out a total £276m following the collapse of unrated insurers Alpha, Gable and Enterprise Post

Barclays
Barclays head of corporate broking Kunal Gandhi has left –sources Reuters
Barclays promotes 56 to managing director at investment bank Financial News

Cboe Europe
CBOE Europe to acquire Dutch clearing house EuroCCP Financial Times
Cboe buys EuroCCP to bolster Dutch EU base after Brexit Reuters
Cboe Global to Acquire EuroCCP Stock Clearing Facility L'Agefi

HSBC
HSBC to pay $192m penalty in US tax evasion case Financial Times
HSBC's private Swiss bank fined over US tax evasion The Times
HSBC Swiss unit to pay $192 million in latest U.S. tax evasion deal Reuters
HSBC pays nearly $ 200 million in tax dispute Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Livingbridge
Livingbridge adds two more investment managers in London Financial News

Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds forced to reopen HBOS Reading fraud compensation scheme The Times
Business victims of HBOS fraud in line for bigger payout Financial Times
Lloyds found to have failed customers hit by HBOS Reading branch fraudsters City A.M.
Lloyds boss 'sorry' as review slams HBOS Reading compensation process Sky News

Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's raises £300m of senior debt to fund Blueprint One Reinsurance News
Victor sets up Lloyd's Syndicate 2288, names Active Underwriter Reinsurance News

London Capital & Finance
London Capital & Finance chiefs got £20m of investors' money before it crashed The Times
Four men linked to failed LCF received £20m of savers' funds Financial Times

London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange launches consultation on shorter trading hours City A.M.
London Stock Exchange Considers Proposals for a Shorter Trading Day Bloomberg News

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Germany sees 1.5 bln euro annual take from new financial transaction tax Reuters
Protest against the financial transaction tax Börsen-Zeitung
German investor morale unexpectedly climbs City A.M.
Exclusive: Swiss central bank's $800 billion could be enlisted in climate push Reuters
Climate change a long-term risk for Swiss finance, FINMA watchdog says Reuters
Finma presents risk list: what can plunge the Swiss financial sector into crisis Neue Zürcher Zeitung
IMT Asset Management With New License finews.com

Avaloq Group
The largest bank in Southeast Asia trusts Swiss Avaloq finews.ch

Canopius
Swiss Re's Tongue joins Canopius as trade & political risk underwriter Reinsurance News

Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse faces £68m lawsuit from banker arrested in Romania Financial Times
Credit Suisse nabs ex-Deutsche Banker Emily Smith The Australian Financial Review
Credit Suisse faces fresh embarrassment as fraud victims demand answers again The Telegraph

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank raises revenue target for investment bank Financial Times
Deutsche Bank Cuts From New CEO Begin to Pay Off Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank is taking off with charm offensive Börsen-Zeitung
Deutsche Bank Sees Lower Revenue Growth at Asset Manager DWS Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank's DWS says it wants to be consolidator, not target Reuters

Munich Re
Munich Re's HSB appoints Director of Business Development & Distribution Reinsurance News

SolarisBank
Solarisbank launches Bitcoin custody business Handelsblatt

UBS Group
UBS must defend against U.S. lawsuit over 'catastrophic' mortgage losses Reuters

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Morgan Stanley Fined $22 Million for Rigging Bond Markets Bloomberg News
France fines Morgan Stanley $22 million for bond manipulation Reuters

April
APRIL GROUP: additional charge of 21.1 million linked to the tax authorities Le Figaro

Euronext
Euronext sells interest in EuroCCP De Telegraaf

ING Groep
Unions are campaigning at ING Belgium De Telegraaf

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

The CNMV affirms that shadow banking "is not a relevant threat to financial stability" El País

Banco Santander
Santander: "It is possible for the national equity fund to be transformed into an Iberian fund" Jornal de Negócios
Santander: "It makes no sense to combine income" Jornal de Negócios

BBVA
Iberdrola shields the group's parent company in the 'Villarejo case' Expansión

ITALY AND GREECE

Italian bank lending to companies falls further in Oct-Bank of Italy Reuters
Eurobarometer: tackling unemployment and social exclusion are Greek priorities Naftemporiki
IMF: Honorable and asterisks for the progress of the Cypriot economy Naftemporiki

Banca Popolare di Bari
REFILE-Popolare di Bari CEO says bank urgently needs 0.8-1.0 bln euros –newspaper Reuters

Mediobanca
Mediobanca to work on the statute MF

Praxia Bank
Praxia bank: Atlas is evaluating the offers Naftemporiki

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Danish Pension Assets Swell to $680 Billion as Funds Add Risk Bloomberg News
Pension funds rate 735 billion DKK in risky hunting for returns Finans
UPDATE 1-Norwegian companies foresee weaker growth, central bank survey shows Reuters
Norway's financial stability as risk from household debt, property prices –regulator Reuters
AF: The cuts hit the most vulnerable SvD Näringsliv

DNB
Internet banking trouble for DNB customers E24

Nordea Asset Management
Nordea Poaches Blackrock Investment Analyst finews.com

PFA Pension Forsikrings
PFA Director: 'We will not regret taking unlisted investments' Jyllands-Posten

EASTERN EUROPE

Central Bank will ask for quotes under the law Kommersant
Turkey's central bank nears limits of easing cycle Financial Times
CBRT gave 5 billion Turkish lira to the market through repo auction Hürriyet
BRSA canceled the operating permit of the Paying Institution Hürriyet
Provisions for franc court cases will increase Rzeczpospolita
Czech Rate-Hike Drive May Be Over for a Year, Rate Setter Says Bloomberg News
Armenia central bank holds key refinancing rate at 5.50% Reuters

FintechOS
FintechOS receives a Series A investment worth 12.7 million euros for global expansion wall-street.ro

Pekao Leasing
Pekao Leasing gets EUR 100 mln loan from EIB development bank to finance SMEs PAP

Sberbank of Russia
Sberbank's profit does not reach 1 trillion rubles in 2020 Vedomosti
Sberbank may connect part of SBP services by the end of March Vedomosti

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