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Friday's headlines, Financials edition

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GREATER CHINA

Hang Seng Bank's investment arm slapped with US$382,000 fine - South China Morning Post
HSBC to push online credit card applications - Taipei Times
New Personal Credit System May Cut Loan Risks - Caixin

JAPAN AND KOREA

Japan's Nomura to hold controlling stake in new Shanghai JV - China Daily
Korea Post Insurance invites global buyout firms to manage $200m - DealStreetAsia
BOK denies allegation of inflating export volume - The Korea Herald
Warrant for KEB Hana president spooks banks - Korea JoongAng Daily
FX reserve could lead to less corporate lending - Yonhap News Agency

ASEAN

Najib resigns as Khazanah chairman - The Star
Alliance Bank Q4 net profit slips - The Sun Daily
Affin Bank posts 57% jump in Q1 net profit - The Sun Daily
Banks to charge zero GST from Friday - The Star
AMMB says it's open to further 1MDB-linked probe - The Sun Daily
Singapore bank lending up 0.8% in April - The Business Times
Central bank approves VPBank's capital charter hike - Viet Nam News
Fintech firms need support from banks: SBV - Viet Nam News

SOUTH ASIA

Warburg Pincus buys Legal & General's 26% stake in IndiaFirst Life for Rs 710 Cr - The Economic Times
Finmin looks at ways to appoint top officials at Allahabad Bank & PNB - The Economic Times
PM Modi launches 3 Indian digital payment apps in Singapore - Press Trust of India
Religare Enterprises reports Rs64 crore loss in Q4 - Press Trust of India
UIDAI relaxes daily Aadhaar updation target for bank branches - Press Trust of India

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Westpac to open new branch, office in Christchurch - Insurance Business
APRA in executive shuffle - Insurance Business
Banking royal commission: Suncorp admits to failings on small business contracts - The Guardian, Australian Associated Press
Banking royal commission to put spotlight on insurers - The Australian

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.