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GREATER CHINA
China's Leadership Vows to Avoid Systemic Financial Risk in 2020 - Bloomberg News
HNA Halts Trading of $185 Million Bond Amid Liquidity Concerns - Caixin
Postal Savings Bank Opens Wealth Management Unit - Caixin
China poised to name another technocrat to helm top lender with focus on greasing growth engine - South China Morning Post
Hong Kong virtual banks' profitability hinges on their ability to harness payroll accounts, says KPMG - South China Morning Post
China CITIC Bank approved to set up wealth management company - Xinhua News Service
Foreign insurer regulations relaxed - China Daily
Financial sector exposure to HK falls NT$43 billion - Taipei Times
Line Pay Money exceeds rivals in number of users - Taipei Times
China cenbank injects 300 bln yuan via 1-yr MLF, keeps rate unchanged - Reuters
Japan Post Executives Queried by Lawyers on Sales Scandal: NHK - Bloomberg News
Shinzo Abe launches $121bn stimulus package for Japan - Financial Times
Tokyo probes banks' hefty transfer fees - The Nikkei
Temasek startup fund raises $70m from Japan's Marubeni and SMBC - The Nikkei
McKinsey urges Korean banks to enhance profitability - The Korea Times
Financial groups seek to scale up portfolios - The Korea Times
Are foreign life insurers pulling out of Korea? - The Korea Times
FSS Tells Banks to Compensate DLF Victims for up to 80% of Losses - BusinessKorea
KB Financial to cancel more than 2.3 mln stocks - Yonhap News Agency
ASEAN
Southeast Asia leaps ahead in high-tech financial services - The Nikkei
VN financial sector embraces digital era: conference - Viet Nam News
SeABank's strong impression in the first nine months of 2019 - Viet Nam News
Banks remain willing to lend to bankable households, businesses - The Sun
Affin Bank to approve 12,000 SME loans in 2020 - The Sun
Finance Ministry restores rights for scheme - Bangkok Post
Corporate bonds reach record high - The Nation
Grab aims to drive Asean e-wallet adoption with latest card launch - The Business Times
Catalina buying Asia Capital Reinsurance to build regional portfolio - The Business Times
SOUTH ASIA
Jefferies Steps Up Asia Expansion by Hiring a Dozen From CLSA - Bloomberg News
Sebi tells LIC, SBI to reduce their UTI MF stakes by Dec 2020 - Mint
RBI tightens norms for ARCs to acquire financial assets - Mint
Axis Bank CFO Jairam Sridharan resigns - Mint
RBL Bank raises ₹2,025 crore through QIP - Mint
Snags in net banking, mobile app services put HDFC Bank in a spot - Mint
Canadian pension funds eye private debt space in India - Mint
Nepal SBI post 13 per cent growth in net profit for FY19 - Press Trust of India
Co-op banks may come under banking act, forced conversion not ruled out - Business Standard
Amalgamated entity of 3 PSBs to retain sovereign status: UBI chief - Press Trust of India
Bank of India to raise up to Rs 10,000 cr through bonds, preference shares - Press Trust of India
Irdai may allow merged state-run banks to hold over 10% in insurance firms - Business Standard
Telenor Bank investigates loan fraud - Pakistan Today
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Afterpay's plans to dominate Europe - The Australian Financial Review
Westpac faces AGM revolt - The Australian Financial Review
Terms out for Moelis' private credit fund - The Australian Financial Review
KKR Sydney dealmaker promoted to MD - The Australian Financial Review
JPMorgan witness at odds with ACCC - The Australian Financial Review
Westpac's AUSTRAC woes ripple through South Pacific - The Australian Financial Review
Canberra taps Challenger for $2bn securitisation fund mandate - The Australian
Westpac external audits flag 'partially effective' systems - The Sydney Morning Herald
A war over bank capital ends in a gritted teeth draw - The New Zealand Herald
ANZ warns cost of capital changes will be 'uneven' - The New Zealand Herald
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.