ECB 'confident' new global bank rules will be agreed this year Reuters
BRIEF-?Moody's says European banks' costs keep rising despite branch closures Reuters
Banks face bleak future despite cost-cutting - Moody's Irish Independent
EMEA organisations falling behind on cyber insurance spend Post
UK AND IRELAND
Brexit transition deal likely to be too late for some banks, says TheCityUK Reuters
Bank of England to beef up Libor rival Sonia in April The Daily Telegraph
Economists Don't Expect Another BOE Hike After November Bloomberg News
Raising rates in November will be a mistake, these economists have warned City A.M.
Interest rate hike could hurt 'fragile' economy, forecaster warns Sky News
Panel of impact investing leaders recommend new £2bn UK fund and 'pensions with purpose' to boost businesses which benefit the country City A.M.
Draper Esprit will put up to £75m in leading tech seed funds, starting with Transferwise backer Seedcamp and Zoopla investor Episode1 City A.M.
UK's Hammond confident London will remain global financial center: CNBC Reuters
Markerstudy launches 'life hack' app Trice Post
CII sells historic £19m Aldermanbury office Post
3i Group
Aldermore Group
South African lender says it could go hostile in bid for UK challenger Aldermore The Daily Telegraph
Bank of Ireland
Francesca McDonagh had right IT skills for Bank of Ireland's top job The Times
Barclays
MOVES-Barclays hires two banking analysts Reuters
Barclays Bank declares 1.3% of Abertis in the midst of Atlantia El País
FBD Holdings
Hiscox
HSBC
Legal & General Group
Lloyd's of London
Lloyds Banking Group
NEX Group
Nex Group replaces boss of post-trade unit weeks after profit warning The Daily Telegraph
Michael Spencer's Nex Group announces latest executive departure Financial Times
Provident Financial
Sanlam UK
Willis Towers Watson
MOVES-Willis Towers Watson names new head of Italy Reuters
GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA
Germany Drafts Outline of EU-U.K. Ties Post-Brexit, Paper Shows Bloomberg News
Clearstream and DWP Bank enter into partnership Börsen-Zeitung
Banks: Against PSD2 and for Open Banking finews.ch
One-time contract with Commerzbank Börsen-Zeitung
Credit Suisse Group
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank holds on to Spain Börsen-Zeitung
Deutsche Bank cancels the sale process of its Spanish subsidiary Europa Press
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co.
UBS Group
UBS Not Off the Hook in Hong Kong finews
FRANCE AND BENELUX
Juncker: France to shift back into compliance with EU budget rules in 2018 Financial Times
Dutch pension fund managers APG, PGGM test out blockchain system Reuters
Ageas
Ageas appoints Robin Challand as claims director Post
AXA
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas explores blockchain to improve cash flow Les Echos
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
Madrid gives Catalonia until Thursday to back away from secession Financial Times
Shares in Spanish lenders slip on persistent independence anxiety Financial Times
Spain-Germany bond yield spread widens as Catalonia deadline nears Reuters
ECB's Nouy expects Spanish banks to meet capital demands: paper Reuters
Extractors of Pastor and Popular file an appeal against the FROB by resolution Europa Press
Spain has the densest network of bank branches in the eurozone despite heading the closures Europa Press
Banco Santander
BBVA
BBVA launches TUYYO, an application for remittances to Mexico El País
BBVA and Bancomer launch a pilot system with blockchain technologies to operate with foreign exchange Europa Press
Novo Banco
Novo Banco: Approved capital increase of 750 ME Jornal De Notícias
ITALY AND GREECE
UPDATE 1-S&P says Italian banks most exposed to ECB's bad loan plan Reuters
Italy's cabinet did not discuss renewal of Visco mandate at central bank Reuters
Bcc, the ChiantiBanca hoo chooses to join Iccrea MF
doBank accelerates with Mps portfolio MF
Greek central bank chief calls for swift conclusion of bailout review Reuters
Cyprus needs additional efforts to wrestle down NPLs - ECB's Nouy Reuters
Banca IFIS
Ifis in red after the exit of the npl chief MF
Banco BPM
Banco Bpm decides on the policies MF
NORDIC COUNTRIES
New Nordic rating agency finds top manager at competitor FinansWatch
New pension rules require focus on transfer of rights FinansWatch
The insurance federation receives a new secretariat leader in R&D FinansWatch
Danske Bank
Danske Bank is silent about the sale of Irish loan portfolio FinansWatch
Danske Bank lowers mortgage rates in Norway FinansWatch
Storbønder hires Danske Bank for listing FinansWatch
PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikrings
Topdanmark
Sydbank: The size of Topdanmark's upgrading surprises FinansWatch
EASTERN EUROPE
Bulgaria Pushes for Clearer EU Membership Path for Western Balkans Bloomberg News
Turkey's credit fund has backed 219 bln lira of loans - finance minister Reuters
BRIEF-Erne Ventures acquires shares of Telehorse SA Reuters
FinMin to centralize its IT resources Warsaw Business Journal
BRIEF-GetBack allots series PP5 bonds for total value of 25 mln zlotys Reuters
Russian Business Wants Foreign Cryptocurrencies Out of National Market Sputnik News
Absolut Bank
BRIEF-United Credit Systems decreases stake in Absolut Bank? Reuters
PKO Bank Polski
Raiffeisen Bank
Sberbank of Russia
Sberbank wins first court case against Croatia's indebted Agrokor Reuters
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