Investments


Whether you are looking to capitalise on short-term opportunities or diversify your portfolio for long-term stability, we provide you with a comprehensive array of investment products and services.

This includes fixed income, equities, structured products on an open platform, portfolio leveraging, selected alternatives and hedge funds. In addition, we have bonds and equity IPOs, as well as Renminbi denominated products.

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Fixed Income

To generate a stable and secure stream of investment income, we offer a wide range of fixed income instruments that provides regular interest payments and principal repayment at maturity. Generally considered a conservative asset class, our fixed income offerings include bonds, notes, debentures and other money-market instruments with varying ratings, features and maturities denominated in all major currencies as well as a variety of domestic currencies.

In particular, the DBS Debt Capital Markets team is also a market leader in the issuances of SGD denominated bonds and commands a 31% market share (source: Bloomberg, 2011). Thus, as a DBS Private Bank client, you will enjoy access, compared to other groups of DBS clients, to key fixed income issuances and placements in the region.

Equities

Supported by an award-winning research team, DBS brings you investment advice founded on in-depth insights. Helping you grow your wealth through strategic picks in equity investments that span across industries and borders.

Quality equity research
You will also be able to leverage our strong equities research capabilities through our brokerage arm, DBS Vickers, which covers more than 500 stocks in the region. More notably, our DBS Vickers analysts have been consistently recognised by the industry for their high quality research. In the 2011 Asiamoney Brokers Poll, our analysts won Best Research Coverage for Transportation and Small Caps, and received 7 awards in the 2010 Financial Times StarMine Analyst Awards, including #1 Stock Picker for Retail & Consumer Products, Technology, Industrials, Real Estate, Resources & Infrastructure.

Access to key IPOs in the region
Invest in key initial public offerings (IPOs) through our Equity Capital Markets group, the market leader in IPOs and private placements for stocks listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). DBS is a pioneer in the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) market in Singapore, playing a critical role in establishing Singapore as the largest REIT market in Asia excluding Japan. We were joint lead managers and underwriters for landmark IPOs in the region including Hutchison Ports Trust, Global Logistic Properties, Mapletree Commercial Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust.

Foreign Exchange and Cash Management

We offer a wide range of currency and currency option products and services to enable you to execute your investment and hedging strategies:

- Currency-linked investments
- Spot and forward foreign exchange contracts on major tradeable currencies
- Non-deliverable forwards on non-tradeable currencies
- Leveraged foreign exchange
- Currency options
- 24-hour trading desk*

As a key player in the region, our expertise and network in the region enable us to quickly bring you investment opportunities. E.g., we were one of the first to offer a wide range of offshore RMB denominated products, which included deposits, bonds, funds, arbitrage opportunities and structured notes.

Chosen by the Asiamoney Poll as the 2011 Best Domestic Provider of FX services in Singapore (as voted by financial institutions) and the 2010 Best Domestic Provider of FX services in Singapore (as voted by corporates and financial institutions), DBS Treasury and Markets is recognised in the industry for our best-in-class foreign exchange services.

*Only available in Singapore.

Funds

Gain access to funds both globally and in the region, diversifying your exposure to a specific industry, geography, asset class, strategy or growth opportunity.

Open architecture platform
We operate on an open architecture platform, providing you with unbiased, best-in-breed products and solutions from both our own resources and from amongst the world's strongest financial institutions.

Our strong focus on due diligence means that our team of fund specialists does thorough research on the quality of managers and counterparty risk before we recommend any product or solution to you.

The DBS Asia Asset Allocator (AAA) fund*
The DBS AAA fund offers you a dynamic, multi-asset class approach to long-term wealth management with an Asian focus. The fund's broad approach supplements diversification with dynamic asset allocation to manage market cycles, helping you manage downside risk as well as capitalising on opportunities in good markets over the medium- to long-term. The fund will also tap into global investment opportunities while having up to half of its allocation in Asia, on the premise of the region's strong economic fundamentals.

*Only available in Singapore

Structured Products and Derivatives

By using a combination of underlying assets and derivatives, we can work with you to develop an investment solution that takes into account your level of risk tolerance and prevailing market forecasts. Our diverse range of structured products offers varying maturity payouts, coupon payouts and additional features.

Underlying assets can include one or several of the following:

- Foreign exchange
- Bonds or other fixed income instruments
- Equities or exchange traded funds or indices
- Funds
- Commodities
- Interest rate indices or interest rate futures
- Credit

Alternative Investments*

To assist you in building a diversified portfolio, we use our expertise in alternative investments to identify solutions and opportunities that are less correlated to general market movements.

Our alternatives platform includes:

- Fund of hedge funds
- Systematic macro funds
- Events driven hedge funds

These alternative investment vehicles are less exposed to mainstream market volatility, helping you achieve a more balanced and diversified portfolio. Thus, potentially achieving better returns for your wealth in the long term.

*Only available in Singapore.