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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

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GREATER CHINA

Chinese venture capital investment in US falls to four-year low - Financial Times
Hong Kong's new monetary chief Eddie Yue vows to defend currency peg, says there's no need to change it - South China Morning Post
Rising corporate debt could spell trouble for Asia's banks if economy falters, Moody's says - South China Morning Post
BlackRock in Talks With Tencent on China Tie-Up - The Wall Street Journal
Industrial Bank's green finance loans reach nearly 2 trln yuan - Xinhua News Agency

JAPAN AND KOREA

BOJ to stick to playbook in fighting excessive yield falls - Reuters
Woori chairman visiting Mideast, Europe, North America for IR - The Korea Times
Kyobo boosts cooperation with fintechs - The Korea Times
3 brokerages vie for opportunities in Asiana bid - The Korea Times
S. Korea's Equity-linked Securities Market on the Wane - BusinessKorea
Sales Amount of Derivatives Products That Caused Losses to Investors Set to Increase - BusinessKorea

ASEAN

Goldman Sachs names new Asia M&A chiefs - Financial Times
Shinhan allowed to apply Basel II in Vietnam - The Korea Times
TMB-TBank entity to focus on core trio - Bangkok Post
Citi, Grab now have their own dedicated credit card - The Nation
Sacombank unveils credit card promotion with attractive gifts - Viet Nam News
World Bank signs $2.2m project to strengthen Việt Nam’s banking sector - Viet Nam News
SC dismisses VCB appeal against license revocation - Bernama
Lazada, Citibank introduces the region's first e-commerce co-brand credit card - Bernama
PNM IM offers new investment option to investors - The Jakarta Post
Finance Minister Warns Indonesian Companies of Default Risk - Jakarta Globe
ING names Erwin Maspolim as new Singapore country manager - The Business Times
PSE buys back P445M worth of shares - BusinessWorld
OCBC Bank to Commence JCB Cards Acceptance in Singapore - ACN Newswire

SOUTH ASIA

RBL Bank dismisses rumours, says 'continues to remain healthy, profitable' - Mint
Religare Enterprises to sell NBFC arm to TCG Group for ₹330 crore - Mint
Banks to hold first phase of 'loan mela' across 250 districts on Thursday - Press Trust of India
Yes Bank shrinks its loan book by 4% to enhance capital efficiency - Business Standard
LVB independent director resigns after RBI action, cites personal reasons - Press Trust of India
In NPAs race, Urban Cooperative Banks are no worse than commercial banks - Business Standard
High interests driving depositors to co-op banks even amid bankruptcy - Business Standard
Yes Bank in talks to raise capital: CEO, Ravneet Gill - The Economic Times
34 functional teams to smoothen merger of UBI, PNB, OBC - Press Trust of India
PMC case: ICAI to check role of auditors
- The Economic Times
Merged entity of PNB, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India may follow a SBI-like structure - The Economic Times
Private sector credit growth rises 10.68% in Aug - Dhaka Tribune
CDC commits debt to BRAC Bank - The Financial Express

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

IOOF to shut down Elders financial advice venture - The Australian Financial Review
Banks defy Treasurer; shield investors - The Australian Financial Review
Westpac and ANZ break silence with partial rate cut - The Australian Financial Review
MacCap claims BizInsure mandate, seeks new investor - The Australian Financial Review
iSignthis faces ASX, ASIC inquiries after shock suspension - The Australian Financial Review
ASIC targets junk superannuation insurance - The Australian
RBA inflation goal 'requires negative rates' - The Australian
ABA former deputy Diane Tate to lead Australian Finance Industry Association - The Australian
'Immature': ASIC takes aim at boards over culture and governance risks - The Sydney Morning Herald
Westpac wins right to bankrupt customer after mortgage default on two Auckland properties - 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.