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Goldmanaxing nearly 30 percent of Asia investment banking jobs – sources – Reuters
Pakistan central bank keepspolicy rate unchanged – State Bank of Pakistan
ICBC Moscow to serve as yuanclearing bank in Russia – Central Bank of the Russian Federation
MunichRe scaling back Hong Kong presence as part of regional revamp which seesexpansions in Beijing, Singapore – SouthChina Morning Post
Barclayslooking at India as a fintech innovation hub – Press Trust of India
China,Canada to talk free trade – Agence France-Presse
Nigeriakeen on cooperation with Chinese investors – Xinhua News Agency
GREATER CHINA
ContagionRisks Rise as Chinese Banks Fund Each Others' Lending – Bloomberg News
Newrules on China's credit default swaps – ShanghaiDaily
Tencentto donate 2% of its annual profit to charity – Shanghai Daily
AIIBto be housed near site of Beijing Olympic – China Daily
HongKong faces more elite banking job cuts, with Goldman Sachs axing about 100posts – South China Morning Post
JAPAN AND KOREA
Bankof Japan Positions for a Post-Kuroda Era in Monetary Policy – BloombergNews
JapanPost Bank starts investing in private equity funds – Reuters
Japanbanks target fintech start-ups after law change – Financial Times
Prosecutors toreapply for warrant to arrest ex-KDB chief over bribery – Yonhap NewsAgency
Dagongchairman wants Korea to join dethroning Big 3 rating agencies – The Korea Times
Shinhanopens first Korean bank in Myanmar Shinhan strengthens Asian financial belt– The Korea Times
Bankworkers strike against merit pay system – The Korea Herald
Court rejectsarrest warrant request for ex-KDB chief – Yonhap News Agency
ASEAN
Malaysiato emulate Korea's economic model – TheKorea Times
InsurerViriyah plans mobile app next year – TheNation
BLAplans insurance sales in Cambodia – TheNation
Internationalthink tank sees over 6% Philippine GDP growth – The Philippine Star
Realestate loans of big banks up 5% - ThePhilippine Star
SecurityBank aims to sustain double-digit loan growth this year – BusinessWorld
SOUTH ASIA
Smallfinance banks see spurt in valuations – BusinessStandard
ICICIeyes 5 mn transactions via voice-recognition – Press Trust of India
EximBank to raise up to $1.5bn via bonds this fiscal – Press Trust of India
Banksasked to install cash authentication machines – The News International
Terrorfinancing: SBP to freeze over 2000 bank accounts – The News International
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
RBAtells ASX to step up cyber resilience – TheAustralian
Oswalsquit Australia for good, next stop New York – The Australian
FutureFund may not buy more infrastructure: Peter Costello – The Australian
IFMchief economist Alex Joiner wants 'helicopter money' for infrastructure – The Australian Financial Review
Chineseeye NZ tourism investment – BusinessDesk
The Daily Dose Asia-Pacific"Headlines" edition aggregates banking, financial services andinsurance headlines from the websites of a limited number of major Asian andAustralian publication titles and newswires, with an editorial deadline of 6a.m. Hong Kong time. Language translations to English are provided by anautomated service and may not be entirely accurate.