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Italy - Factors to watch on June 9
Italy - Factors to watch on June 9
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The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on .POLITICSItaly will join the French-led Nuclear Alliance, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Saturday, adding that he planned to announce it officially during an European Union energy ministers' meeting on June 16. ECONOMYBank of Italy releases May data on Target 2 liabilities and European Central Bank funding to Italian banks.DEBTTreasury announces sale of BTP bonds, with relative amounts to be auctioned on June 12.COMPANIESBANCO BPM MIL:BAMIThe lender has no plans to pay an extraordinary dividend, CEO Giuseppe Castagna said in an interview with Class CNBC published in Saturday's Milano Finanza. Banco BPM could, however, consider "further shareholder distribution" if its regulatory CET1 capital ratio rises above 13%, Castagna said.MEDIOBANCA (MBDI.MI), BANCA GENERALI MIL:BGNUntil Mediobanca and Generali reach an agreement on bancassurance and wealth management, Banca Generali does not consider it appropriate to be part of the negotiations between the two, Banca Generali CEO Gian Maria Mossa said in a letter to Mediobanca, Italian daily La Verita reported on Saturday. When an agreement is reached and included in the public exchange offer prospectus, Banca Generali will evaluate it, he added. Mediobanca, which had initially conditioned its offer to a partnership being agreed with both Generali and Banca Generali by the prospectus' publication date, in a document on its website amended that provision, subjecting the offer to Mediobanca and Generali reaching an agreement by that date.MEDIOBANCA MIL:MBENPAM, the social security fund for doctors and dentists, has increased its stake in the lender to 1.98% from 1% last month, according to several Italian newspapers.CLASS EDITORI MIL:CLEFrancesco Gaetano Caltagirone's holding company announced on Friday that it had a 2.5% stake in the publishing group. It has also presented a list of candidates for the renewal of the board of directors.ACEA MIL:ACEThe utility's board has started examining the binding offer received from Eni's Plenitude to buy the entire share capital of its subsidiary ACEA Energia, the Rome-based energy company said on Saturday. ENI MIL:ENIThe Itali...