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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

European Lenders Brace for Change at the ECB Bloomberg News
ECB needs new tools if it is to supervise clearing houses: Mersch Reuters
ECB may decide stimulus end in June, up rates a year later: Lautenschlaeger Reuters
European shares slide as Italian crisis reignites euro break-up fears Reuters
Soros Sees New Global Financial Crisis Brewing, EU Under Threat Bloomberg News
EU Said to Mull Tougher Warning on No-Deal Brexit If Talks Stall Bloomberg News
Traders are divided on the effectiveness of Mifid II regulation as just a quarter think it will help move trading to more transparent 'lit' venues City A.M.
Rocket Internet moves into fintech and AI with £2.3bn cash investment up for grabs City A.M.
Robo-Adviser Scalable Hits $1.2 Billion by Joining With Banks Bloomberg News

UK AND IRELAND

Bank of England officials make "material step forward" in debate around central bank cryptocurrencies City A.M.
AA skids off course in mid-cap promotion push as Marks & Spencer swerves blue-chip relegation City A.M.
Irish banks hit as Italian shock waves reverberate Irish Independent

Aviva
Aviva rejects one in eight whiplash claims Post

Barclays
Former Barclays Euribor trader describes losing "a lot of money" in first trade City A.M.
Former Barclays banker tells Euribor trial she always acted honestly Reuters

Beaufort Securities
UK watchdog says most clients will get all cash back from Beaufort Reuters

Bowmark Capital
Private equity firm Bowmark Capital buys £35m contract lawyer business LOD City A.M.

HSBC Holdings
RPT-MOVES-HSBC takes Sharaka for SSA syndicate Reuters

Plurimi Wealth
Toscafund arm acquires stake in London wealth manager Plurimi City A.M.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Government urged to use RBS majority stake to veto branch closures The Guardian
RBS cuts lending to new coal and Arctic oil projects The Guardian
RBS will cut lending to new oil and gas projects in order to shift focus to renewable energy City A.M.
Time is right for RBS share sale, bankers and analysts say Reuters

Standard Life Aberdeen
Aberdeen boss still has eye on Sky The Times

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

UPDATE 2-German commissioner apologises after EU chides his remarks on Italy Reuters
EU Smacks Down German Official Over 'Lecture' to Italian Voters Bloomberg News
Swiss insurers' solid performance aided by underwriting discipline: S&P Reinsurance News

Banque de Commerce et de Placements
Swiss bank BCP halts all new business with Iran Reuters
Geneva Bank BCP withdraws from Iran for new sanctions Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Commerzbank
Doubt about Commerzbank's strategy to grow - stock in downtrend Handelsblatt

Deutsche Bank
Sewing Says Deutsche Bank Employees to Learn Their Fates by July Bloomberg News
Deutsche bank says Moscow restructuring done, no plans for new staff cuts Reuters
Deutsche Bank Closes Dubai Equity Research in Global Cull Bloomberg News
KNF approves BZ WBK plan to buy shares in Deutsche Bank Polska Warsaw Business Journal
Deutsche Bank share falls below 10 euros Handelsblatt

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Low interest rates damp LBBW result at the beginning of the year Handelsblatt

UBS Group
Former EU commissioner hired as UBS Brexit adviser Financial Times
UBS hires former top civil servant Lord Hill to advise clients on Brexit The Daily Telegraph

Uniqa Insurance Group
UNIQA CEO Andreas Brandstetter elected president of Insurance Europe Reinsurance News

FRANCE AND BENELUX

QBE Brussels subsidiary granted regulatory approval Post
Insurers continue flocking to Luxembourg as post Brexit base Business Insurance

Axa
AXA and BlaBlaCar strengthen their ties in insurance Les Echos

Amundi
MOVES-Amundi appoints Pottier as chief responsible investment officer Reuters

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa: separation, a legal puzzle La Tribune

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Spanish banks lose more than 15,500 million in the stock market since the announcement of a motion of no confidence El Mundo

Banco Santander
Santander appoints Dirk Marzluf, ex-director of Axa, new Head of Technology and Operations Europa Press

Mapfre
Mapfre launches new life-savings insurance linked to the EuroStoxx 50 index Europa Press

ITALY AND GREECE

Italy at risk of new financial crisis in wake of coalition's collapse The Guardian
Italy may return to polls in July, sources say, amid market rout Reuters
Italy May Be Headed for July Vote as Cottarelli Stumbles Bloomberg News
Bank of Italy chief says no "justification" for market selloff Reuters
Italy central bank says confidence at risk if debt not reined in Reuters
Bankitalia, Visco: There is trust in Italy, no short cuts on debt Il Sole 24 Ore
The Italian Crisis Catalyst in the Debate on Greek Debt Naftemporiki

Bank of Cyprus
Bank of Cyprus reduces NPEs, registers profit in Q1 Cyprus Mail

National Bank of Greece
National Bank: X. Koufalia, new FMC representative on the Board Naftemporiki

Piraeus Bank
Greece's Piraeus Bank to sell $1.7 billion bad loans to Bain Capital Reuters
Piraeus Bank: Agreement for the sale of the NPE portfolio to Bain Capital Naftemporiki

NORDIC COUNTRIES

FSA says financial sector risks from debt, asset prices- Stability Report Reuters

Danske Bank
EU MP: Danske Bank has to laugh at the beard Berlingske Business

Nordea Bank
Nordea's country manager for Sweden stops Berlingske Business

EASTERN EUROPE

Exclusive - Latvia probes whether Russian money flows used to meddle in Europe Reuters
Russian Railways seeks buyers for its leasing unit and bank: sources Reuters
The Central Bank called for volunteers to be supervised Vedomosti
Turkey Is Ready to Hike Rates If May Inflation Rises Bloomberg News
Kyrgyzstan's central bank cuts policy rate by 25 bp Reuters

GetBack
Poland's fin. market watchdog finds more irregularities in GetBack debt collector's case PAP

Sberbank of Russia
Management company Sberbank will launch the first Russian stock market Banki.ru
Sberbank creates a new tool for investment Vedomosti

Vnesheconombank
Russia's VEB will need new capital injection in future: Prime Minister Reuters

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