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Monday's headlines, Financials edition

Draghi backs calls for fiscal union to bolster eurozone Financial Times
Lagarde Inherits ECB Tinged by Bitterness of Draghi Stimulus Bloomberg News
ECB's Visco says new stimulus was necessary to counter deflation risk Reuters
European investors target lavish executive pay in US Financial Times
Launch of Facebook's Libra could be delayed over regulatory concerns: executive Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

No Brexit is worse than no deal says Sajid Javid: Chancellor warns failing to deliver on referendum would 'tear the fabric of our society' The Daily Mail
UK's Sajid Javid to unveil 16.6 billion pound 'no-deal guarantee': Daily Mail Reuters
U.K. Chancellor Pledges More Money to Ease Path to No-Deal Brexit Bloomberg News
Britain knows the shape of its proposed Brexit deal: UK minister Gove
Reuters
Britain to introduce a Magnitsky law after Brexit: foreign minister Reuters
Boris Johnson says he will not resign to avoid asking for Brexit delay City A.M.
PM Johnson vows to stay put to hit Oct. 31 Brexit deadline Reuters
Vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson could happen 'next week', says SNP MP City A.M.
Senior official for Brexit planning and head of the Border Delivery Group set to quit City A.M.
Northern Ireland's DUP leader Foster backs PM Johnson's Brexit push Reuters
Brexit takes fresh toll on business sentiment Irish Independent
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage will run for Commons seat at next General Election City A.M.
Brexit takes fresh toll on business sentiment Irish Independent
UK watchdog warns peer-to-peer lenders on compliance Financial Times
Bank of England hints at interest rate cut even without no-deal Brexit The Guardian
UK's bank challengers are fading in fight with big four Financial Times
Draghi denies ECB interfered in row over Makhlouf Irish Independent
Suggestion looms for new Central Bank man The Irish Times
Donohoe briefed to warn new Central Bank governor to watch costs The Irish Times

AIB Group
AIB may accelerate job cuts after hiring freeze The Irish Times
AIB Weighs Offering New Voluntary Job-Cut Program for Bankers Bloomberg News

Bank of Ireland Group
BoI shares surge on new Post Office deal Irish Independent

Barclays
Barclays pays $6.3 million to settle U.S. SEC's Asia-Pacific hiring probe Reuters

Funding Circle
Funding Circle investors face four month wait to withdraw cash City A.M.

HSBC
HSBC flips crime-spotting tool to scope new business Reuters

London Stock Exchange Group
HKEX Seeks Up to $9.8 Billion Loans to Fund LSE Offer Bloomberg News

Metro Bank
Activist investors circling Metro Bank City A.M.

Rothesay Life
Rothesay Life closes £3.8bn pension buy-in with Allied Domecq Reinsurance News

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Ulster Bank losing out on millions due to IT system glitch The Irish Times
Ulster Bank's computer says no to negative rates Financial Times
Natwest app down: Business customers having trouble logging into Bankline Irish Independent

Woodford Investment Management
Woodford blames underperformance on fund suspension Financial Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Election triumph hands Austria's Kurz range of coalition options Reuters
Swiss accident insurer to cut 170 jobs Swissinfo.ch
Libra stablecoin project 'no threat' to financial system Swissinfo.ch

Commerzbank
Commerzbank boss seeks to play active role in consolidation Financial Times
Commerzbank wants to save 600 million euros - and ask customers to checkout Handelsblatt

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse board set to back Tidjane Thiam over spying affair Financial Times
He Quit Credit Suisse. Then He Caught the Bank's Spy The Wall Street Journal
Credit Suisse Probe Homing in on Role of Thiam Confidant Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse Saga Reveals Ever-Present Bank Surveillance State Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse raids CLSA to launch China thematic research team Reuters

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank postpones its strategy review Handelsblatt

EFG International
Swiss bank arrives in Portugal to manage 1.4 billion in fortunes Jornal de Negócios

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Euroclear
Hellman & Friedman considers joining battle for stake in Euroclear Financial Times

Scor
Activist investor CIAM condemns "destructive" governance at SCOR Reinsurance News

Société Générale
Société Générale: "It would not be illogical to raise prices" Les Echos

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Banco de Portugal admits to reevaluate the suitability of bank managers fined by AdC Jornal Económico

Abanca
Abanca closes a subordinated debt issue of 300 million euros Europa Press

Banco Santander
Santander's venture capital fund eyes fresh Latin American investments Reuters
UPDATE 1-Court to look into Orcel's 100 mln euro Santander claim in April Reuters

Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Government gives green light to CGD exit from Banco Comercial do Atlântico Jornal de Negócios
CGD accounts for sale of business in Spain and profits rise for the semester Jornal De Negócios
CGD corrects first half results up to 417.5 million euros Jornal Económico

CaixaBank
CaixaBank launches a reverse mortgage pilot test Expansión

Millennium BCP
BCP and unions not yet agreed on salary update for this year Jornal De Negócios

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy's Budget to Slightly Expand, Finance Minister Says Bloomberg News

UniCredit
UniCredit exec says no need for "dramatic" steps on 'UTP' loans Reuters

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Danske Bank
Estonia's interior minister calls for enquiry into banker's death Reuters
Former Estonian regulator: Danish authorities did not take Danske Bank concerns seriously City A.M.

Íslandsbanki
Sale of Government-Owned Bank Could Begin in Coming Weeks Iceland Review

Swedbank
Swedbank receives better ratings but risk of future fines Dagens Nyheter
Disturbances affected Swedbank's customers Dagens Nyheter

EASTERN EUROPE

Czech central bank holds rate steady Budapest Business Journal
Activa Asset Management grows stake in Opportunity Bulgaria Investment SeeNews
Polish banking sector able to take possible risks linked to CJEU ruling - rate setter Ancyparowicz PAP
Update: Polish banks deal with CHF mortgage lawsuits representing 2% of all CHF loans PAP
Insurers to pay ca. PLN 55 mln annually in premiums to new Support Fund PAP

Deltastock
Bulgaria's FSC enters Deltastock ZB into insurance brokers register SeeNews

Groupama Zhivotozastrahovane
Financial regulator asks Groupama Bulgarian unit for more info on Express Life acquisition SeeNews

HypoCredit
Bulgaria's KLSN acquires 100 HypoCredit bonds SeeNews

mBank
Commerzbank unlikely to sell mBank this year - CFO PAP
Commerzbank conservatively assumes keeping mBank's CHF portfolio - CFO PAP
Commerzbank sees "no lack of demand" for mBank - CFO PAP

Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski
PKO BP leasing unit sells PLN 2.5 bln securitized receivables in EIB-greased deal PAP

Santander Bank Polska
SANTANDER BANK POLSKA SA Financial Stability Committee ("FSC")notification of the amount of an additional own funds requirement for Santander Bank Polska S.A. by way of the buffer requirement for other systemically important institutions PAP

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