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China regulator busts illegal FX transactions worth US$2.7b in Shanghai - Reuters
Vietnam's 2016 FDI inflow hits record high of US$15.8b - Reuters
Hannover Re gets nod for setting up branch in India - Press Trust of India
GREATER CHINA
China Banking Official Urges Cut to Required Reserve Ratio - Bloomberg News
Nod for 5 new private lenders - Xinhua News Agency
Shanghai banks told to lend more to riskier small firms - Reuters
Xiaomi-backed online bank to launch services soon: report - Mint
Huaxia Life, Soochow Life banned from launching new universal life insurance products for three months - South China Morning Post
JAPAN AND KOREA
BOJ to stop year-end updates on money supply - The Nikkei
New IBK chief vows more overseas operations - Yonhap News Agency
KB Insurance to raise 170.63 bln won in private placement - Reuters
South Korea pension fund chief detained by special prosecutor - Reuters
ASEAN
Indonesian consortium to invest in affiliate of insurer Bumiputera - Reuters
Inter-bank rates cool down thanks to improved liquidity - Viet Nam News
Bank Negara reminds financial institutions of their reporting obligations - The Business Times
Landbank takeover of Postal Bank seen 'very doable' by next year - BusinessWorld
BSP rejects some bids for term deposits anew - BusinessWorld
SOUTH ASIA
India's govt appoints Viral Acharya as central bank deputy governor - Reuters
SBI trashes report of Rs 1,300 crore deposit in Arunachal Pradesh branches - Press Trust of India
Demonetisation: RBI eases loan repayment norms, grants additional 30 days - Business Standard
Kotak Mahindra Bank says co has suspended employee with regard to accounts probe - Reuters
Indian banks warn against lifting cash withdrawal limits - Financial Times
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Slater & Gordon forced to strike new deal with lenders - The Australian
Peter Hall's shock resignation puts boards in turmoil - The Australian
ANZ executive John Body dies after battle with cancer - NZ 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.