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GREATER CHINA
Yirendai's net earnings jump 23% - Shanghai Daily
China's Bankers Are Most Upbeat on the Economy in 12 Years - Bloomberg News
Cathay Financial Holding's net value jumps after IFRS 9 - Taipei Times
JAPAN AND KOREA
Japan's megabanks all-in on automation to save labor, cut costs - The Mainichi
Japan lower house to approve BOJ nominees March 16: source - Reuters
Foreigners sell off Japanese securities for the ninth week - The Nikkei
FSC to toughen governance rules for financial firms - The Korea Herald
S. Korean banks' foreign currency deposits decrease in Feb - Yonhap News Agency
BOK to remain cautious about speeding up monetary tightening: BOK chief - Yonhap News Agency
ASEAN
SC open to blockchain technology review, sees potential usage - Bernama
PNB books higher net earnings - BusinessWorld
BSP pursues gradual bank reserve cut - The Philippine Star
Metrobank sets terms for P60-billion stock rights - The Philippine Star
SOUTH ASIA
HDFC Bank raises Rs 23 billion through issuance of rupee-denominated bonds - Press Trust of India
PNB asks for data info from peer banks; no condition yet on LOUs payout - Press Trust of India
GIC Re to start London operations next month - The Economic Times
Banks to adopt risk management system in 6 months to stop PNB-like fraud - Press Trust of India
Merger with associate banks led to higher account closure this year: SBI - Indo-Asian News Service
Yes Bank launches a digitized trade finance solution - The Economic Times
Delhi LG Anil Baijal urges RBI to inquire into irregularities in a cooperative bank - Press Trust of India
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
National Australia Bank launches digital assistant for superannuation - The Australian Financial Review
Latitude Financial calls out ROE, bank capital rules in fundie pitch - The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk blog
Aussie Home Loans mortgage broker fraud kept secret - The Sydney Morning 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.
