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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

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GREATER CHINA

Bank of China to Open Branch in Greece - The National Herald
Bankers hawk hedging as trade war hits China's yuan
- Reuters
Bank of East Asia warns of protest impact on HK SMEs as H1 profit dives
- Reuters
China slowdown to hit banks in Asian developed markets most: Fitch
- Asian News International
Taiwan to set record low M&A activity in 10 years - FinanceAsia
Facebook’s Libra set to face competition as China races to launch digital currency, official media says - South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s stock market faces a drought of initial public offerings as valuations take a plunge to among the lowest in Asia - South China Morning Post
Huaxia Life is in talks for a sale to Ping An, as Chinese regulators pick apart the financial empire of missing tycoon Xiao Jianhua - South China Morning Post

JAPAN AND KOREA

NDIC, Korea DIC seal pact - The Sun
Shinhan Life CEO to meet regularly with customers - The Korea Times
Japan Post reveals 104,000 Aflac policies improperly sold - Kyodo News Agency
Dropping global bond yields, recession fears put BOJ in a bind - Reuters
Line launches brokerage service on smartphone app - Jiji Press
Major convenience stores to give 2% discount for cashless payments - Jiji Press
Japan's MUFG Bank joins ESG wave with new unit - The Nikkei
Japan pension fund GPIF warns of global investing losses - DealStreetAsia

ASEAN

Thai c.bank remains worried about high household debt - meeting minutes - Reuters
Singapore fintechs plan hiring spree even as economy slows - The Nikkei
Temasek ramping up focus on cybersecurity assets - FinanceAsia
Singapore-based Axinan secures Labuan FSA's General, Reinsurance licence - Bernama
BoT sees small stimulus impact - Bangkok Post
GH Bank has high-income earners in sight - Bangkok Post
BSP may issue new rules after OFBank business model review - BusinessWorld
OCBC in talks with Singtel about virtual bank licence, say sources - The Business Times

SOUTH ASIA

Weak growth is highest priority - India cenbank policy minutes - Reuters
PayPal-backed money lender Tala raises $110M to enter India
- TechCrunch
CB to keep policy rates unchanged: First Capital - Daily FT
RBI Allows Customers To Automatically Pay Bills Through Cards, Wallets
- BloombergQuint
Defaulter Root Group to get fresh loans from Janata - The Daily Star
SEBI Eases Requirements For FPIs - Press Trust of India

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Westpac-owned banks cut fixed home loan rates to below 3 per cent - The Sydney Morning Herald
RBNZ's heavy rate cuts reduce need for unconventional policy - asst.governor - Reuters
AMP ramps up adviser review - The Australian Financial Review
Crypto crash a boon for online investing - The Australian Financial Review
CFD providers cautiously back ASIC putting ban together - The Australian Financial Review
Medibank on the capital returns wagon - The Australian Financial Review
Bank of Queensland selling Steller chopper to recoup loan losses - The Australian Financial Review

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.