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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

Bank of central banks insists on monetary policy turnaround Börsen-Zeitung
Asset managers agree on 8 questions to put to companies Financial Times
Humans Must Rise Above the Machines at European Banks Bloomberg News
No guarantee for EU policyholders that Brexit won't impact insurance contracts Reinsurance News
Investors' mood the only factor that determines crypto value, study claims City A.M.

UK AND IRELAND

Boris Johnson Warns May to 'Get On With It' and Deliver Brexit Bloomberg News
Boris Johnson Says Carney Is Wrong: Brexit Hasn't Damaged U.K. Economy Bloomberg News
UK needs big digital upgrade to thrive after Brexit, says Hammond The Guardian
Bank rules out public forecasts The Times
Carney Pushes Back as BOE Debates Publishing Rate-Path Forecast Bloomberg News
Carney Challenges Stats Office on Snow's U.K. Growth Impact Bloomberg News
London Investment Bankers Charged in German Cum-Ex Tax Case Bloomberg News
UK watchdog tells banks to fight cybercrime with innovative technology Reuters
Jonathan Humm joins AEGIS London from Hiscox Reinsurance News

Barclays
Barclays explores potential mergers with rivals Financial Times
Barclays Is Exploring a Potential Merger With Standard Chartered: FT Bloomberg News
Former Barclays banker tells court he cannot recall Euribor requests Reuters

HSBC Holdings
WPP division loses HSBC account Financial Times

Intermediate Capital Group
Fund firm ICG gets full-year pretax profit boost as assets rise Reuters

Irish Nationwide Building Society
'Incorrect media story to blame for INBS crisis' Irish Independent

Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide takes note of Generation Rent The Times
Nationwide profits hit by 'intense competition' Sky News

Permira
MOVES-Permira hires Och-Ziff's Driant for CLO structuring Reuters

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Labour vision of a new financial system could blur the picture at RBS The Times

TSB Banking Group
MP calls for TSB boss to intervene as online banking down for a month Sky News
Exclusive: TSB handed business customers 1,500 free Android smartphones to replace card readers prior to IT meltdown City A.M.

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

No "Brexit shock" for German firms - with financial sector set for boost City A.M.
The Bafin has savings contracts in view Handelsblatt
Banking Fintech shows customers the way to the mosque finews.ch

Bâloise Holding
Karger BVG interest at Baloise Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Baloise is growing in the BVG business Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank chairman faces vote of no-confidence Financial Times
Deutsche Bank chair faces barrage of investor questions over company's 'limited progress' City A.M.
Shareholder advisor Hermes EOS for more effective leadership at Deutsche Bank Reuters
Deutsche Bank's Emerging Market Debt-Trading Head Joins Exodus Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank remains a permanent patient Handelsblatt

Swiss Re
Swiss Re strikes global licence deal with CMS Reinsurance News

UBS Group
UBS Rises to JPMorgan's Top Bank Pick in Wealth Management Bloomberg News

Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich repurchases 1.74 million shares Neue Zürcher Zeitung

FRANCE AND BENELUX

Government frustrates fintech companies with an uneven playing field Het Financieele Dagblad

Crédit Agricole Group
Crédit Agricole takes the advantage in the duel with the tax authorities since 2012 Les Echos

KBC Group
KBC cuts in Belgian growth forecasts De Tijd

Santiane.fr
The French online broker Santiane driven by a strong dynamic Les Echos

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

The Bank of Spain warns that the five big banks already control 81.5% of the market El País
Bank of Spain urges banks to reduce dubious assets, resize and adapt to digitalisation Europa Press
The bank rescue fund loses another 950 million in 2017, 40% less El País
All Bankia and BMN workers who join the ERE will leave the bank before the end of the year Europa Press
Banks "rush" to grant credits before the entry into force of new BOP limits Expresso

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
50% of BBVA customers will be mobile at the beginning of 2019 Expansión

Banco Santander
Álvarez (Banco Santander) believes that digitalisation "is more than a problem part of the solution" Europa Press
Santander warns about the competition of the new technological players Expansión

Bankia
The trial for the IPO of Bankia will begin in 2019 Expansión

CaixaBank
Gortázar (CaixaBank): "With a bad reputation as a sector it is very complicated to have an adequate and sustained profitability" Expansión

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy's President in Spotlight as Government Quest Turns Chaotic Bloomberg News
Italy Turmoil Could Hamper Sealing Banking Union, Finland Warns Bloomberg News
Moody's: Upgrading the creditworthiness of two Greek banks Naftemporiki

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Italian bond fears turn to Monte Paschi debt Financial Times

BPER Banca
Bper strengthens three subsidiaries MF

UniCredit
Unicredit sells the Pavilion at Coima Res MF

NORDIC COUNTRIES

DNB
DNB is punished by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority for retirement savings Dagens Næringsliv

EASTERN EUROPE

Rosy Outlook for Turkey's Banks Is Clouded by Currency Plunge Bloomberg News
Three sanitized banks appealed to law enforcers on transactions for 239 billion rubles Vedomosti
Banks raised rates on short-term deposits Banki.ru
Bulgaria does not meet all euro entry criteria, Commission to say Reuters

PKO Bank Polski
PKO BP with net profit of PLN 757 mln in Q1 2018 Warsaw Business Journal
Update: PKO BP bank eyes cost of risk near lower end of 75-85 bps target range by end-2020 - CEO PAP

Promsvyazbank
PSB does not communicate with investors Kommersant

Türkiye Vakiflar Bankasi
Vakifbank's net profit for the first quarter was TL 1.05 billion Hürriyet

Vnesheconombank
Russia's Shuvalov picked to head state development bank VEB: sources Reuters
Igor Shuvalov may head Vnesheconombank Vedomosti

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