Italy - Factors to watch on August 26 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 IT/DIA . DEBT Treasury announces sale of BTP and CCTeu bonds, with relative amounts to be auctioned on Aug.

BUZZ-Swiss Re up after better-than-expected H1 net profit ** Swiss reinsurance company Swiss Re SRENH.S beat expectations with its H1 net profit results, with its shares rising 1.2% in Julius Baer premarket indications ** H1 net profit came in at $2.09 billion, above expectations of $2.02 billion in a poll conducted by Vara Research ** The results leave Swiss Re 16% ahead of where they need to be in order to meet their full year guidance, Vontobel says ** "It is hard to see how the company won't

BUZZ-Siegfried rises on better-than-expected H1 results ** Shares in Siegfried Holding SFZN.S rise 1.9% in Julius Baer pre-market trade after the Swiss pharmaceutical company posted better-than-expected H1 results and confirmed its FY outlook ** Siegfried posted H1 core EBITDA of 132.1 million Swiss francs ($155.30 million), compared to 125.7 milli

BUZZ-Alcon falls after posting 'weak' Q2 sales ** Shares in Swiss eye care company Alcon ALCC.S are seen down 3.1% in Julius Baer premarket after the group reported on Tuesday Q2 results below expectations ** Analysts from Vontobel and BTIG also point to weaker than anticipated top line growth in the quarter ** Q2 net sales rose to $2.48 billion, 2% below analysts' average forecast of $2.53 billion, according to LSEG data ** The company profitability saw $30 million negative impact from signific

UPDATE 1-Singapore charges two ex-bankers for helping $2.2 bln money laundering ring Adds comment by Julius Baer paragraph 5 SINGAPORE, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A Singapore court on Thursday charged two former bankers for helping a group of foreigners who were convicted of laundering $2.2 billion last year in the biggest such financial crime in the Asian financial hub.