MSCI EM Asia index slips from 3-1/2-year high * Stocks in S.Korea, Taiwan decline from recent peaks * Singapore stocks slip from record highs * Currencies edged lower; ringgit hits an 8-session low * ...

One of Japan's top trust banks, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB), plans to shutter its Hong Kong branch by June next year and move most client operations to the Singapore office, Bloomberg News said ...