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GREATER CHINA

China Signals More Effective Fiscal Policy to Stabilize Economy - Bloomberg News
Horrible Year for China IPOs in U.S. May Get Worse - Bloomberg News
Trump says US-China trade deal ‘very close’ - Financial Times
China hit by biggest dollar bond default by state company in two decades - Financial Times
PingAn’s OneConnect cuts valuation in blow for SoftBank - Financial Times
Protest-free Macau to win financial policy rewards from China - Reuters
Hong Kong exchange to remain world's largest IPO market in 2019: KPMG report - Xinhua News Agency
Assets of China's financial institutions up 8.1 percent - Xinhua News Agency
Hong Kong’s deteriorating economy puts city’s reputation as business hub at risk if protests persist, says Fitch - South China Morning Post
Ex-Central Bank Digital Currency Wonk Tipped to Lead New Fintech Department at Securities Watchdog - Caixin
Founder’s Bond Default Hits Mutual Funds With Ripple Effects - Caixin
Run of dud IPOs dims Chinese bank recapitalization plans - Nikkei Asian Review

JAPAN AND KOREA

Nomura Buys Boutique Investment Bank in Bet on Greener Deals - Bloomberg News
Short sellers under fire from investment boss of world’s largest pension fund - Financial Times
S. Korea limits sale of equity-linked trusts at banks - Yonhap News Agency
Watchdog warns foreign would-be voice phishers - The Korea Herald
Chubb Life Korea welcomes new CEO - The Korea Herald
Autonomy drives Kakao Bank's innovation - The Korea Times
Third internet-only bank scheduled to be unveiled Sunday - The Korea Times
Kang, Seong appointed McKinsey partners - The Korea Times
Huge Amount of Money Flows into MMFs in November - BusinessKorea
KB Investment Establishes Jointly Managed Fund with TelKom Group of Indonesia - BusinessKorea

ASEAN

Bangkok Bank Buys StanChart Indonesian Bank for $2.7 Billion - Bloomberg News
Fiscal Flexibility May Be Good for Indonesia, Fitch Says - Bloomberg News
Fintech: the rise of the Asian ‘super app’ - Financial Times
After Gojek, KKR looks to add to its big Asian successes - Nikkei Asian Review
Alternative financing a necessary part of financial system, says Bank Negara assistant governor - The Sun
Consultative paper on digital bank framework to be issued by year end - The Sun
Cagamas issues RM1.1b in bonds and sukuk - The Sun
Indonesia finmin says legal limit on fiscal deficit will stay - The Sun
RHB Bank calls off talks to sell insurance arm to Tokio Marine - The Sun
Insurance Associations call for price transparency in private hospitals - Bernama
MAS revokes CT Bright Investment's licence to conduct fund management business - The Business Times
ING Bank N.V.-Manila to venture into payments, lending services - BusinessWorld
KBank looking at mid-income range - Bangkok Post
UOB loan programme targets Lazada vendors - Bangkok Post
Bangko Sentral keeps rates steady - Philippine Daily Inquirer

SOUTH ASIA

Newest Bank to List in India Surges as Much as 70% in IPO - Bloomberg News
S&P Flags Growth Risk That May Lead to India Debt Downgrade - Bloomberg News
Cholamandalam to raise ₹1,000 crore via QIP - Mint
IFIN statutory audit: NFRA says Deloitte Haskins failed to comply with auditing standards - Press Trust of India
Rajya Sabha passes International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 - Mint
Paytm parent raises over ₹4,700 cr from Alipay, SVF, T Rowe Price - Mint
SBI Cards to list commercial paper on BSE for an issue size of ₹400 crore - Press Trust of India
Bharat Bond ETF opens for subscription, aims to raise up to ₹15,000 crore - Press Trust of India
RBI has not put banks on alert: Shaktikanta Das - Press Trust of India
For DHFL, RBI appoints EY administrator advisor and AZB legal advisor - The Economic Times
Allahabad Bank reports Rs 67 crore divergence in gross NPA - The Economic Times
BoB to sell Caribbean subsidiary to Trinidad and Tobago’s ANSA bank - Mint
Erwin Singh Braich, family offices may not find place in YES share sale - Business Standard
SFBs need to widen deposit base by Rs 60,000 crore in 2 yrs: Report - Press Trust of India
SECP issues ‘Regulatory Sandbox Guidelines’ to facilitate startups - Pakistan Today

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Westpac Survives Marathon Meeting as Directors Returned - Bloomberg News
iSignthis gets assigned the same judge ... twice - The Australian Financial Review
Afterpay's one constant in a year of scrutiny - The Australian Financial Review
Legal infighting delays landmark banking cartel case - The Australian Financial Review
Westpac's Maxsted indulges irate shareholders, except one - The Australian Financial Review
Ord Minnett chief executive Tim Gunning steps down - The Australian Financial Review
Goldman Sachs appoints head of infrastructure - The Australian Financial Review
Bank of America taps new investment banking co-head - The Australian Financial Review
Profits plummet for 70pc of life insurance advisers - The Australian Financial Review
ASIC lifts ban on active ETFs - The Australian Financial Review
Salary clawback pacifies hostile investors - The Australian
Latitude, Mastercard in deal to take ‘buy now, pay later’ business global - The Australian
ATO to stop big funds milking ‘lost’ super - The Australian
Westpac misses cut for first-home loans scheme; CBA, NAB tapped - The Australian
Complacency found in ANZ director sign-offs - 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.