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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

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GREATER CHINA

China's shadow banking industry roars back - Financial Times
HSBC looks on course for a future based in Asia - Financial Times
China's Troubled Consumer Lending Industry Has Huge Growth Potential, Report Says - Caixin
Global Funds Still Cautious on China Bonds, Despite Opening-Up - Caixin
Yuanta Financial to raise NT$14bn for life insurer - Taipei Times

JAPAN AND KOREA

BOJ ready to ease again if price momentum lost, risks grow: Masai - Reuters
Japan's $1.5tn pension fund to go all in on green bonds - The Nikkei
Fear of retirement poverty drives Japanese to private pensions - The Japan Times
Stronger Accounting Standards Curbing Listed Firms' Investment in Private Equity Funds - BusinessKorea
'BTS of financial sector': KAMCO flexing muscles to lead K-financial wave - The Korea Times
Citibank's diversification strategy shines amid downturn - The Korea Times
IBK supports fintech startups - The Korea Times
Kakao's cryptocurrency listed on Upbit Indonesia - The Korea Times
Shinhan Card joins hands with Netflix - The Korea Times
Private moneylenders close down due to regulations - The Korea Times
ADB cuts growth outlook for S. Korea to 2.1% - The Korea Herald

ASEAN

Philippines to Cut as Thailand Holds: Rate Decision - Bloomberg News
Wildfires in Indonesia Pose Economic Risk, Central Bank Says - Bloomberg News
Asian Development Bank trims regional outlook, citing trade wars and global slowdown - The Japan Times
Oil trader at Mitsubishi's Singapore unit fired for losing $441m denies making hidden bets - The Straits Times
MAS likely to slow pace of Singdollar appreciation to 0.5%: OCBC - The Business Times
Việt Nam's growth moderate this year but remains robust in Asia - Viet Nam News
Banks are encouraging e-payment, generally do not charge for it - ABM - Bernama
Financial institution can no longer be passive about climate change - BNM Governor - Bernama
CIMB on track to disburse RM15 bln to 100,000 SMEs - Bernama
Indonesian Banks Among Southeast Asia's Best, OJK Chief Says - Jakarta Globe
Bank Mandiri, Perumnas target millennials in housing loan partnership - The Jakarta Post
LPS lowers guaranteed rate for rupiah and foreign currency savings - The Jakarta Post
Hacking of bank systems a form of 'economic sabotage' under new law - BusinessWorld

SOUTH ASIA

PMC Bank's loans to troubled realty firm HDIL under the lens - Mint
No cashback for credit card users at petrol pumps from October - Mint
A year since IL&FS defaults, crisis deepens for real estate-focused NBFCs - Mint
Armed with QIP fund, Axis Bank should show growth to get investor love - Mint
IDBI Bank to sell 20 bad loans worth ₹9,756 crore - Mint
SBI prices home loans at 265 bps over repo rate from October 1 - Business Standard
PMC Bank's liquidity profile is good, depositors need not worry: RBI
- Business Standard
Indian Bank to link retail & MSME loans to RBI's repo rate from October 1 - Press Trust of India
PNB launches Preventive Vigilance portal - Press Trust of India
State-owned banks' profitability and RoA to be low in current financial year: ICRA - Press Trust of India
Sachin Bansal invests Rs 739 cr in microlender CRIDS;to be CEO - Press Trust of India
HDFC Bank, IOC launch co-branded fuel credit card for users from non-metro cities - Press Trust of India
RBI rebuts social media rumours on closure of 9 banks - Press Trust of India
Uber to offer accidental insurance to riders - Press Trust of India
Bank loans contract for second time in two years this August - The Economic Times
Unlisted insurers to get listed by December: BIA president - Dhaka Tribune

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

AMP's Wade calls for 'apples with apples' super comparison - The Australian Financial Review
ME Bank surrenders to Afterpay, with which it shares Elana Rubin - The Australian Financial Review
Quantitative easing on the cards, economists tip - The Australian
Savings rate hit as banks brace for interest pain - The Australian
APRA seeks FCA assurance as Brexit crunch looms - The Australian
NAB to scrap 50 more toxic fees and charges - The Australian
Commonwealth Bank in $2.7bn 'miscategorisation' - The Australian
Regulation, rising costs hurting smaller banks, warns Heritage Bank chief
- The Australian
New Zealand announces plans to regulate conduct of banks, insurers - Reuters
Reserve Bank of NZ keeps OCR at 1%, scope for more stimulus - The New Zealand Herald
ACC announces $8.7 billion deficit for year as interest rates plummet - The New Zealand Herald
Do good investment set to grow to $5.9 billion in next 5 years - 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.