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Thursday's headlines, Financials edition

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Asset Managers in Asia Had the Slowest Growth in Seven Years in 2018 - Bloomberg News

GREATER CHINA

China to cut bank reserve requirements in 'timely manner' to refuel slowing economy - Reuters
JPMorgan Says China to Be Included in Benchmark Bond Indexes - Bloomberg News
China's Local Governments Asked to Submit 2020 Borrowing Needs - Caixin
Update: Hong Kong Shares Soar on Withdrawal of Controversial Bill - Caixin
Citibank says Hong Kong credit card spending dropped in August amid protests - South China Morning Post
China regional bank job advert shows hiring difficulties - Financial Times
DBS, Chubb Corp unveil insurance for old phones -Taipei Times

JAPAN AND KOREA

BOJ's Kuroda sees 'new sources of growth' in bank-fintech teamwork - The Nikkei
KB Securities, JB Asset entangled in overseas investment fraud - The Korea Times
Woori faces dilemma on falling share prices - The Korea Times
Korea to embrace failures in fintech investment - The Korea Times
Samsung Securities acquires Amazon's logistics center in Germany - The Korea Times
Korean banks seek expansion in Myanmar - The Korea Times
Korean IPO market will rebound in Oct.: report - The Korea Herald

ASEAN

Banking asset quality remains strong despite higher GIL - The Sun Daily
SME Bank approves RM30 billion financing to over 17,000 SMEs - Bernama
RCBC to issue five-year sustainability notes - BusinessWorld
Economists in MAS survey forecast slowing growth as trade tensions dominate concerns - The Edge
Indonesia plans tax cuts to lure investment - Bangkok Post
Insurance firms and agents face higher qualifications bars - Viet Nam News

SOUTH ASIA

IDBI Bank to divest stake in insurance joint venture - Mint
Moody's takes rating action on five PSBs following merger announcement - Press Trust of India
Canara Bank board to meet next week over Rs 9,000-cr capital infusion - Press Trust of India
Yes Bank settles 'selective disclosure' of asset quality case with Sebi - Business Standard
RBI makes it mandatory for banks to link lending rate to external benchmark - The Economic Times
Bombay HC grants temporary relief to KPMG firm BSR against proceedings in IL&FS case - The Economic Times
ICICI bank loans get cheaper! Lending rates cut by 10 bps across maturities - Press Trust of India
Exclusive: India likely to miss fiscal deficit target amid pressure for more stimulus - sources - Reuters

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Latitude revisits plans for year's largest listing - The Australian
Tyro Payments float tipped by Christmas - The Australian
Moelis Australia kicks off pre-IPO raise for fixed income fund - The Australian Financial Review
Companies on notice as investors prefer trust over returns - The Sydney Morning Herald
Non-banks home loans surge as banks' growth sags - The Sydney Morning Herald
More rate cuts needed after poor business investment, low growth - The Australian Financial Review
AIA NZ appoints new independent director - Insurance Business NZ
Kiwis defrauded more than $8m in cyber incidents in first half of the year - 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 5:30 a.m. Hong Kong time. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.