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ECB Watchers Eye France for Stimulus Hint as Policy Makers Split Bloomberg News
Europe should ignore 'treacherous promises' of Facebook's Libra currency: ECB's Mersch Reuters
ECB's Mersch Says Siren of Libra Is Beguiling But Treacherous Bloomberg News
China gives Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas corporate debt underwriting license Reuters
CoCos Holders Get 25% Returns This Year From SocGen, Santander Bloomberg News
Low cat losses & improved pricing boost European reinsurers' H1 results: Fitch Reinsurance News
Hurricane Dorian Likely to Cause $25 Billion of Losses, UBS Says Bloomberg News

UK AND IRELAND

UK PM Johnson to seek Oct. 14 election if rebels block his Brexit plan: source Reuters
Boris Johnson warns Brexit rebels: I'll call October general election The Times
UK's Javid says finance sector is top priority as Brexit nears: source Reuters
Banks warn Javid over SME readiness for no-deal Brexit Sky News
EU should be open for 'creative' solutions on Irish border: Brexit minister Reuters
Boris Johnson's Brexit minister accuses EU of "absolutist approach" Die Welt
Bank official warns easing post-crash rules 'could hit economy' The Times
Chancellor to respond over 'flawed' index link to bonds The Times
Bank of England eyes reform to make long-term investment more attractive Reuters
Online-only banks set for growth spurt but questions over profit linger City A.M.
Great Brexit Insurance Migration Shifts $75 Billion From London Bloomberg News
Irish central bank's Brexit authorizations top 100 Reuters
Boris Johnson's Brexit Plans Are Hammering Ireland's Banks Bloomberg News
Banker Pay Restrictions Set to Remain, Irish Minister Warns Bloomberg News
An Post takes next step in financial services push Irish Independent

De La Rue
Shareholders 'ignored' as De La Rue names new boss The Times
Trouble with passport control for De La Rue The Times

HSBC
HSBC processes first blockchain letter of credit using Chinese yuan Reuters

National Savings and Investments
National Savings slashes interest rate and shuts off popular bonds The Times

Woodford Patient Capital Trust
Shake-up at Woodford investment trust The Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Carola von Schmettow is to move into Bankenverband board Handelsblatt

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse and Qatar are expanding finews.ch

Deutsche Bank
ANZ, Citi, Deutsche cartel case inches ahead in Australia Reuters
Deutsche Bank CEO Investing 15% of Monthly Pay in Bet on Shares Bloomberg News
Deutsche chief Christian Sewing to spend 15% of salary on bank's shares Financial Times
CEO Sewing sets up a standing order for Deutsche Bank shares Handelsblatt

Deutsche Börse
Deutsche Börse rises in European benchmark index Handelsblatt

Julius Bär Gruppe
UPDATE 1-Julius Baer's Kairos plots potential Italian acquisitions Reuters

Pictet & Cie Group
Swiss bank Pictet boosts assets under management, first half profit slips Reuters
Pictet's Assets Under Management Soar finews.com

Swiss Re
Swiss Re wants to offer protection against cyber risks Neue Zürcher Zeitung

UBS Group
Papua New Guinea to investigate terms of UBS loan Reuters
China: UBS wants to open millions of additional customers finews.ch

Wirecard
Wirecard signs cooperation agreement with SoftBank's Brightstar Reuters
Wirecard and Softbank subsidiary cooperate Handelsblatt

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Axa
Steven Farr promoted to Global Head of Upstream Energy, AXA XL Insurance Reinsurance News

Banque du Groupe Casino
Banque Casino launches first insurance covering cyber-bullying L'Agefi

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas seals the union between B * Capital and Portzamparc L'Agefi

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

The Mapfre-Santander insurance alliance already has a top executive Expansión

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA risks a maximum fine of 21.9 million euros for the 'Villarejo case' Cinco Días

Liberbank
Liberbank offers about 700 homes for sale with 50% discounts Expansión

Novo Banco
Workers Commission strange request of Novo Banco to extend friendly terminations Jornal de Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Boosting Banks' Profitability from Bonds Kathimerini

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Bankers Get No Mercy in Denmark as Request for Help Is Rejected Bloomberg News
Swedbank's new CEO not yet approved by FI SvD Näringsliv

EQT
Swedish buyout group EQT seeks to raise at least €500m in IPO Financial Times
Swedish buyout firm EQT launches IPO to aid global growth Reuters

Nets
Nets reduce fees on transfers to charitable NGOs Politiken

EASTERN EUROPE

Romania cenbank's FX reserves rise to 35.6 bln euros in August Reuters
Polish commerical banks post PLN 1.47 bln net profit in July, up 19.2% y/y - KNF PAP
Banks want to change throttling regulations Rzeczpospolita

Alfa-Bank
Alfa Bank opened the first offline branded clothing store Vedomosti

Alior Bank
Alior Bank supervisory board approves PLN 5 bln CoD issue program PAP

Sberbank of Russia
Putin criticized Sberbank for refusing to help flood victims Vedomosti

Vostochny Ipotechny Bank
Russian court orders seizure of stake in bank in dispute with Baring Vostok Reuters
Court arrests Baring Vostok stake in Vostochny Bank Vedomosti

The Daily Dose Europe "Headlines" edition aggregates banking, financial services and insurance headlines from the websites of a limited number of major European publication titles and newswires, with an editorial deadline of 6 a.m. London time. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.

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