August 17 morning round-up:

1. HSBC acquires AXA Singapore for US$575m, to expand its wealth management footprint in Asia
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2. SIA's high retention of pilots and staff will expedite its take-off
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3. Singapore's non-oil exports rose 12.7% in July in eighth straight month of gain
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4. Trading of SGX stocks on online brokerage Futu up six-fold since March
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5. Oxley chalks up S$4.3b in sales for Singapore residential projects
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6. With Muhyiddin out, PM-hopefuls jostle to fill Malaysia's hot seat
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