August 27 evening round-up:

1. Singapore's services industries' takings up 16.6% in Q2 to pre-pandemic levels
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2. SGX prices maiden US$250m bond issuance at 1.234%
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3. Asia-Pac M&As hit all-time high in H1 2021 fuelled by tech sector
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4. UOB aims to double wealth-fee income from Asia's HNW segment in 5 years, launch private wealth arm
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5. ComfortDelGro JV wins contract to operate rail services in Auckland
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6. China plans to ban US IPOs for tech firms with data security risk
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