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All the winners from Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

All the winners from India, Indonesia, Laos, Kazakstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan and the Philippines.

All the winners from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Hong Kong (Chinese financial institutions).

Two new mobile-only banks have a clever plan to steal customers from Australia’s big unloved institutions.

Airwallex has raised $100 million via a Series C funding round led by DST Global, valuing it at over $1 billion. The start-up this year also expects to process $10 billion-plus in payments.

Chinese banks are expected to issue almost $21 billion in perpetual bonds this year. This will have a marked knock-on effect in the international capital markets.

Milestone action, including fines totalling $100 million, against UBS, StanChart, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, come as city battles to maintain its cachet as a listing destination.

The unexpected appointment of Benjamin Diokno as Philippines central bank governor has raised eyebrows as markets adopt a wait-and-see attitude over his doveish monetary approach.

Its fledgling insurance sector may only stretch to snake bite cover but Myanmar is set to open its doors to the big boys of global finance, and it could yet be the making of its bond market.