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
BRIEF-3I to invest in Smarte Carte International Reuters

Aldermore Group
BRIEF-Firstrand to not waive due diligence completion condition on Aldermore deal Reuters
South African lender says it could go hostile in bid for UK challenger Aldermore The Daily Telegraph

Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland's Bannigan moves on from private banking unit Irish Independent
Francesca McDonagh had right IT skills for Bank of Ireland's top job The Times

Barclays
Barclays CEO Whistle-Blower Probe Is Said to Take Until December Bloomberg News
MOVES-Barclays hires two banking analysts Reuters
Barclays Bank declares 1.3% of Abertis in the midst of Atlantia El País

FBD Holdings
FBD's shares hit by Storm Ophelia as investors fear flood of claims The Irish Times

Hiscox
Hiscox Re and ILS launches flood product, with alt capital backing Artemis

HSBC
Ex-HSBC Trader Calls U.S. Too 'Aggressive' in Front-Running Case Bloomberg News

Legal & General Group
Legal & General to snap up pet insurer Buddies The Daily Telegraph

Lloyd's of London
Parametric weather risk specialist Meteo Protect gains Lloyd's access Artemis

Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds snubs £500m settlement bid as HBOS merger trial kicks off Sky News

NEX Group
MOVES-Knott steps down as NEX Optimisation head Reuters
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
Woodford ups Provident Financial backing: Fund manager doubles-down in multi-million-pound trade City A.M.

Sanlam UK
MOVES-Sanlam UK names Charlie Parker portfolio management head Reuters

Willis Towers Watson
MOVES-Willis Towers Watson names new CEEMEA region head Reuters
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

Commerzbank
BRIEF-Commerzbank has 132 mln euros in H2 net exceptional revs Reuters
One-time contract with Commerzbank Börsen-Zeitung

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse targeted for break-up by activist hedge fund Financial Times

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank launches paperless import payments in India Finextra
Deutsche Bank holds on to Spain Börsen-Zeitung
Deutsche Bank cancels the sale process of its Spanish subsidiary Europa Press

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co.
Investment strategist Reichel goes from Berenberg to BlackRock Börsen-Zeitung

UBS Group
UBS loses appeal against derivatives contracts ruling Financial Times
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
BRIEF-Ageas SA says no agreement reached on Fortis settlement Reuters
Ageas appoints Robin Challand as claims director Post

AXA
MOVES-AXA's asset management arm names new Italy CIO Reuters

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
Santander will pay a flexible dividend of € 0.04 per share or give a new share for every 142 seniors Europa Press

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: Pimco and Goldman Sachs win Irish loan portfolio FinansWatch
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
Pension fund drops criticized Armenian mining investment FinansWatch

Topdanmark
Topdanmark upgrades its earnings expectations by a quarter of a billion Berlingske Business
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
PKO acquires 450k shares in Bank Pocztowy Warsaw Business Journal

Raiffeisen Bank
Despite strategy shift, Raiffeisen still looks to retail for returns Budapest Business Journal

Sberbank of Russia
Sberbank wins first court case against Croatia's indebted Agrokor Reuters

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