Sept 17 (Reuters) -
* FITCH RATINGS: ASIA-PACIFIC BANKS FACE RISING EXPOSURE TO PROPERTY RISKS
* FITCH SAYS AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING SECTORS HAVE GREATEST EXPOSURE TO PROPERTY MARKET STRESS
* FITCH SAYS DEVELOPED ECONOMIES IN ASIA HAVE HIGHER BANKING-SECTOR EXPOSURE TO PROPERTY AND MORE INDEBTED HOUSEHOLD SECTORS THAN EMERGING COUNTRIES
* FITCH RATINGS SAYS BANKS IN SRI LANKA, MONGOLIA AND VIETNAM HAVE LEAST PROTECTION FROM LOSS-ABSORPTION BUFFERS FOR PROPERTY RISKS