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China's HNA among bidders vying for HSH Nordbank - Financial Times
Sun Life Financial acquires 25% of Vietnam-based digital bank Timo - Deal Street Asia
New chief of Japan's SMBC bank 'actively studying' acquisition of US bank - Reuters
Asean finance, bank regulators discuss financial integration in Cebu - The Philippine Star
Bank of China bringing in new batch of investors to Phl - The Philippine Star
SBI gets Rs 1,400 crore loan from European Investment Bank - Press Trust of India
GREATER CHINA
China c.bank injects $89.9 bln of liquidity in March, up sharply from Feb - Reuters
China central bank says economy stable but complexities 'cannot be underestimated' - Reuters
China's big banks say bad-loan fears eased in 2016 - Agence France-Presse
China's Big Four banks cut jobs as tech takes toll on tellers - South China Morning Post
JAPAN AND KOREA
BOJ increases its sway over Japan's financial markets - The Nikkei
Japanese insurer will pay you for walking - The Nikkei
Sumitomo Mitsui to launch biometric ID venture - The Nikkei
Commercial lenders pressured to accept Daewoo Shipbuilding debt rescheduling - Yonhap News Agency
Korea Development Bank and Korea EximBank Take Combined 2016 Loss of 5.1 Tril. Won - The Korea Economic Daily
ASEAN
Bank of Thailand moves to curb speculation - Bangkok Post
Singapore's February bank-lending growth strongest since November 2013 - The Business Times
BSP, banks establish shared clearing, settlements system - The Philippine Star
Bank lending picks up pace in February - The Philippine Star
SOUTH ASIA
Five associate banks, BMB merge with SBI - Press Trust of India
Post-merger, SBI joins global league of top 50 banks - Asian News International
SBI merger good first step; scope for more consolidation: NDB's Kamath - Press Trust of India
RBI governor Urjit Patel gets big pay hike; monthly basic jumps to Rs2.5 lakh - Press Trust of India
RBI increases FPI limits in govt bonds by Rs 170 billion for April-June - Press Trust of India
RBI should focus on NPA resolution for time being: Assocham - Press Trust of India
Only five large banks can survive in the long-term: Uday Kotak - Press Trust of India
Exim Bank to raise $3 billion from overseas markets this fiscal: MD David Rasquinha - Press Trust of India
IDBI Bank employees to go on strike on 12 April: AIBEA - Press Trust of India
SBP sticks to growth forecast of 5-6pc in FY17 - The News International
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
APRA response to help keep cash rate low: bank CEOs - The Australian Financial Review
Mortgage noose tipped to see property prices crash by 10 per cent - The Australian
Westpac CEO Hartzer: Housing market stretched, but no bubble - The Australian
ANZ banking on voice security - The Australian
Citi's mixed blessings in transformative year - The Australian
Firstmac chases bank licence - 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.