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Wednesday's headlines, Financials edition

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GREATER CHINA

China state funds fail to muster private capital - Financial Times
Hong Kong remains China's gateway to global finance - Financial Times
Bank of China Refinances 287 PAS With $110M Loan - Commercial Observer
China top-performing market for venture capital returns, according to new eFront report - South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s retiring monetary chief Norman Chan backs annuity scheme launched under his leadership last year - South China Morning Post
HSBC to advance wealth management services - Taipei Times

JAPAN AND KOREA

GPIF's Mizuno gets six-month extension as Tokyo-based pension giant's CIO - Pensions & Investments
Nomura and Daiwa join effort on blockchain-based fundraising - The Nikkei
Banks engaged in mis-selling of DLF options: FSS - The Korea Times
Bank of Korea under fire for misusing budget - The Korea Times
Hahn & Co. raises W3.8 tril. for largest Korea-focused fund - The Korea Times
Euljiro emerges as hotspot for card issuers - The Korea Times
Will ABL Life, Tongyang Life be sold? - The Korea Times
S. Korea’s Top 5 Banks Earn 2 Tril. Won in Fees on Sales of Derivatives over Last 5 Yrs. - BusinessKorea
Banks Incur Losses on Sales of 60.40 Bil. Won Worth of Derivatives over Last 5 Yrs. - BusinessKorea

ASEAN

PwC Singapore to spend almost $10m on staff digital upskilling over next 2 years - The Straits Times
DBS working with taxman to offer Giro option for stamp duty payments from November - The Straits Times
Banking fintech Revolut could launch here this month - The Business Times
Aug bank lending bounces back on business loans - The Business Times
Pegadaian to invest Rp 500 billion in fintech firms this year - The Jakarta Post
MNRB reshuffles board to comply with BNM requirements - The Sun
Mixed outlook for banks - The Sun
CIMB banks on renewable technology for SMEs - The Sun
ASEAN insurers should upgrade legacy systems - Malaysian Re - Bernama
CIMB to issue US$680 mln SDG bond - Bernama
Cabinet okays plan to inspect e-bank transfers of above Bt50,000 - The Nation
Banks to step up on car, home loans after merger - The Nation
Treasury sells P20B T-bonds despite higher rate - Philippine Daily Inquirer
RCBC exercises call option on P10-billion Tier 2 notes - BusinessWorld

SOUTH ASIA

Resolution plans ready for all 302 entities: IL&FS - Indo-Asian News Service
Credit Raters Keep Missing Big Indian Company Defaults - Bloomberg News
Yes Bank  staff dump shares amid bank’s bid to allay concerns over capital - Mint
Indian banking system safe, stable, RBI assures depositors second time in a week - Mint
Government appoints Mallikarjuna Rao as MD and CEO of PNB - Press Trust of India
Gross NPAs of banks may fall to 8% by March 2020: Report - Press Trust of India
RBI begins policy review meet; rate cut on cards to boost economy
- Press Trust of India

Investors fear NBFCs, small co-op banks may trip financial system: Analysts - Business Standard
Bank of Baroda partners Agra-based NBFC Paisalo Digital for micro lending - Business Standard
RBI's PCA has no connection with FIR filed by EOW: Lakshmi Vilas Bank - Business Standard
Bank of Baroda to raise Rs 5,000 cr through bonds, employee stock option - Business Standard
HDFC Bank, ICICI, others in MeitY’s digital good books - The Economic Times
Uday Kotak gets 1 year extension on IL&FS board - The Economic Times
Reliance Nippon AMC moves to HC to recover Rs 478 crore from DHFL - The Economic Times

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

First State first in for Latitude Financial Group - The Australian Financial Review
CBA, NAB defy Frydenberg on rates - The Australian Financial Review
Jefferies hires Credit Suisse real estate analyst - The Australian Financial Review
AMPFP promises court comprehensive 'churning' remediation - The Australian Financial Review
ANZ New Zealand will appoint new CEO by end of year - The Australian
NAB tech chief resigns amid technology transformation - The Sydney Morning Herald
Experts have their say. Did Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr get new bank rules right? - 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.