August 5 morning round-up:

1. SPH appoints Evercore Asia (Singapore) as independent financial adviser for proposed privatisation deal
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2. What will it take for Singtel, StarHub to win clients with new digital services?
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3. Singapore's corporate governance in the pandemic year: performances and prospects
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4. DBS Q2 net profit up 37%, declares S$0.33 quarterly dividend
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5. Hong Kong's ESR to buy real estate fund manager ARA Asset for US$5.2b
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6. Car COEs slide while commercial vehicle and motorbike premiums climb
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Analyse historical COE data with the Business Times interactive tool: btd.sg/coetracker

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