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Central bankers face political shocks, and hope to avoid the worst - Reuters

GREATER CHINA

China likely to hold MLF rate on Monday, cut seen by mid-Sept before Fed - Reuters
RRJ-led group in talks to invest US$4 billion in HNA's Ingram Micro - South China Morning Post
China’s clampdown on asset management lending sparks corporate defaults - Financial Times
Reinsurer launches second version of earthquake-catastrophe model - Insurance Business Magazine
Bank of China approves 200 bln yuan of credit for Xiongan New Area projects - Xinhua News Agency
Life insurers eye eldercare communities as nation ages - China Daily
China securities regulator issues provisions on M&A of STAR tech board firms - Xinhua News Agency
New personal mortgage loan rate to be based on LPR - China Daily
China's privately offered funds expand in July - Xinhua News Agency

China's local gov't bond issuance falls in July - Xinhua News Agency
In Depth: Fintech Giant Lufax Has a Plan B if IPO Is No-Go - Caixin

JAPAN AND KOREA

Japan and US aim to sign trade deal by September - Nikkei
Japan's First Minus-Yield Agency Bond Prices as Rates Plunge - Bloomberg News
HSBC Cuts Its Japan and Australia M&A Teams - Bloomberg News
NongHyup Bank CEO boosts overseas biz expansion - The Korea Times
BOK likely to freeze base interest rate amid Japan factor, uncertainties - The Korea Herald
Moody's cuts S. Korea's 2019 growth outlook to 2 pct - Yonhap News Agency
Excessive sales pressure causes DLS fiasco - The Korea Times

ASEAN

PDIC eyes P45 million from bank asset sales - The Philippine Star
SEC issues memorandum on unfair debt collection practices - The Philippine Star
LANDBANK turns over P54.86-M worth of farm equipment - BusinessWorld
KBank, SCB hold steady on retail savings rate - Bangkok Post
Fitch slashes growth forecast to 2.8% - Bangkok Post
MAS looking at ways to curb buyers going around car loan limits - The Straits Times
SME Bank going beyond financing, to offer more digital platform services - Bernama

SOUTH ASIA

Bank of Maharashtra to link retail loans with repo rate - Press Trust of India
SBI cuts fixed deposit rates second time in a month - Financial Express
Banks sitting on comfortable liquidity position, says SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar - Press Trust of India
Govt to infuse Rs 70,000-cr capital into public sector banks: FM Sitharaman - Business Standard
Bandhan Bank enters credit card business with standard Chartered tie-up - Financial Express
Housing finance firms to get additional liquidity support of Rs 20,000 crore - Press Trust of India
RBI to soon take steps to boost bond trading: FM Nirmala Sitharaman - Business Standard
CVC sets up advisory board to examine banking frauds above Rs 50 cr - Press Trust of India
Draft rules issued to appoint CEOs at public firms - Dawn
NPLs keep soaring despite loan rescheduling - Dhaka Tribune
Banking sector face Tk12,897cr provision shortfall as of June - Dhaka Tribune

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Financial advisers say new disciplinary body excessive - The Australian Financial Review
NAB's lending standards in the spotlight - The Australian Financial Review
Smaller banks face mergers as lower interest rates increase margin pressure: MyState - The Australian
ING takes on Australia's big four banks in wake of scandals - Financial Times
Paymark and Payment Express go head-to-head in High Court - The New Zealand Herald
NZ insurer searching for commercial underwriter - Insurance Business Magazine
Insurance payments hit major NZ bank's profits - Insurance Business Magazine

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 5:30 a.m. Hong Kong time. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.