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GREATER CHINA
China to rein in overseas virtual currency trading - Xinhua News Agency
China says it will crack down on 'financial innovation' FX irregularities - Reuters
Chinese banks' wealth management business growth decelerates in 2017 - Xinhua News Agency
Hong Kong wealth management body seeks Swiss help to boost skills to meet Chinese demand - South China Morning Post
JAPAN AND KOREA
Bank of Japan reports first drop in monetary base under Kuroda - The Nikkei
JBIC mulls yuan-denominated panda bonds to aid Japanese firms operating in China - Jiji Press
North stole cryptocurrency from South Korea worth billions of won last year: NIS - The Korea Herald
BOK to expand investment into equities - The Korea Times
Regulator to grant more banking licenses - Yonhap News Agency
ASEAN
Great Eastern Holdings in Talks With Malaysia's Largest Pension Fund - The Wall Street Journal
UOI posts 73% rise in 4Q profit after tax to $12.3 mil; says prudence is best policy in its outlook - The Edge
BSP accredits 3 new e-money issuers - The Philippine Star
Smaller lenders seen equipped to meet new liquidity standards - BusinessWorld
Bourse operator's net profit grows 18% in 2017 - BusinessWorld
Chubb Life offers cover against cancer - Viet Nam News
SOUTH ASIA
RBI seen holding rates, talking tough on inflation - Reuters
India to bar cryptocurrencies from its payments system: finance ministry official - Reuters
Fairfax, Warburg join race to buy Legal and General Group's stake in IndiaFirst Life - Mint
IFCI Q3 net loss balloons to Rs177 crore on high bad loans - Press Trust of India
Ujjivan Financial profit drops 33% to Rs29.3 crore as bad loans soar - Press Trust of India
Indian Overseas Bank to raise Rs1,000 crore via QIP, looks to hire investment bankers - Mint
Mahindra Finance in talks to raise $300 million via masala bonds - Mint
India Post Payments Bank pan-India rollout from May - Press Trust of India
Bank of Baroda reduces MCLR rates for tenors below one year - Press Trust of India
Hardayal Prasad new Managing Director, CEO of SBI Card - Press Trust of India
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
RBA expected to keep rates on hold - Australian Associated Press
Challenger loses zest for AMP's life insurance arm - The Australian Financial Review
Borrowers dump interest-only loans - The Australian
Reserve Bank to sit tight as inflation sags and labour market soars - Stuff.co.nz
Bankers' Assn backs down over protection for fraud victims - Radio New Zealand
The Daily Dose Asia-Pacific "Headlines" edition aggregates banking, financial services and insurance headlines from the websites of a limited number of major Asian and Australian publication titles and newswires, with an editorial deadline of 6 a.m. Hong Kong time. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.
