Asian Research Expertise


When it comes to investing, timely information is the key to being successful. As a DBS Private Banking client, you have access to a collective pool of financial experts across Asia within the DBS Group. Leverage the capabilities and expertise of our entire banking operations to get up-to-date insights and innovative solutions.

CIO Office

Our Chief Investment Officer (CIO) has put together a team of top professionals with expertise in the areas of asset allocation, macro strategy, equities, credit, commodities and foreign exchange. A team that examines the happenings on the ground, keeping their eyes and ears open for opportunities others may overlook.

Harnessing the research capabilities and market knowledge of the entire bank, the CIO Office is supported by:

  • Investment Strategy Unit
    Develops long-term wealth accumulation strategies and nearer-term tactical asset allocations across broad asset classes including stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies, to help you optimise portfolio performance.
  • Product Assessment Unit
    Evaluates the investment risk of products and assigns risk ratings to approved products to facilitate assessment of client-product suitability.
  • Investment Communication Unit
    Delivers investment and market views from the CIO Office, DBS Group Research and Treasury and Markets teams. Communicating them via daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly publications, supplemented by regular investment seminars and telephone conference calls.
Learn about the latest insights from our CIO office.

Award-winning Equities Research Team

Our DBS Vickers team has over 50 analysts covering more than 400 stocks around the region. Combining active bottom-up research with sectoral and macro/thematic analysis (in conjunction with DBS Economics and Markets Research), the team has been able to consistently identify moneymaking investment and trading ideas that outperform the rest. In the 2010 Financial Times and StarMine Analyst Awards, our analysts won 7 awards, including #1 Stock Picker awards for Real Estate and Food, Household and Personal Products.