Awards & Accolades

IFR Asia

IFR Asia Awards 2008

• Singapore Capital Markets Deal of the Year - DBS' SGD 1.5 billion Hybrid Tier 1
• Best Loan House Singapore

The Banker

Bank of the Year 2008

• Bank of the Year - Singapore

Global Investor

Global Sub-Custody Poll 2008

• Ranked 1st (weighted and unweighted categories) in Singapore

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia 2008 Achievement Awards

• Best Taiwan Deal - DBS Bank's acquisition of Bowa Bank
• Best Leveraged Financing Deal in Asia - Lead Arrangers - KKR's USD 575 million acquisition of Unisteel and acquisition finance facility

The Asset

The Asset Triple A Regional Awards 2008

• Best Syndicated Loan - Mandated lead arrangers - USD 1.2 billion Reliance Industries

Alpha South East Asia

2nd Annual Deal Awards

• Best Secondary Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia, Joint Lead Manager and Underwriter - DBS Bank
• Best FX Solution in Southeast Asia - DBS Bank
• Best Structured Trade Solution in Southeast Asia - DBS Bank
• Best Commodity Trade Solution in Southeast Asia - DBS Bank

PFI

PFI Awards 2008

• Leisure Deal of the Year (Asia Pacific) - Resorts World @ Sentosa

FinanceAsia

Finance Asia Fixed Income Research Poll

• 20th in Asia amongst the global banks
• Best Borrower - Singapore

The Asset

Asset Asian Triple A Awards 2008

• Country Winner - Singapore
• Best Domestic Investment Bank - DBS Bank

The Banker

• Top 200 Asian Banks
• Ranked 14th - DBS Bank

IR Magazine

South East Asia Conference & Awards 2008 - Award winners

• Best investor relations website - DBS Group Holdings

Hong Kong Call Centre Association

Hong Kong Contact Centre Award 2008

• Gold Award - Contact Centre Agent of the Year (Inbound)- Winnie Ho
• Bronze Award - Contact Centre Agent of the Year (Outbound) - Joyce Wong

Lafferty Group

Best Governance Review - Asia

Singapore International

Singapore International 100 Ranking 2008

• Overall Overseas Revenue
• Ranked 20th - DBS

Global Finance

World Safest Banks 2008

• Ranked 41 - DBS

World Best Bank 2008

• Asia:-
• Singapore - DBS

World Best Bank 2008 Best in Class Best Foreign

• Exchange Banks
• Regional Winners:-
• Southeast Asia - DBS
• Country Winner:-
• Singapore - DBS

The Asian Banker

The Asian Banker 300

• The Region's Largest Banks -
• Ranked 23rd - DBS Group Holdings
• Ranked 123 - DBS Bank (Hong Kong)
• The Largest Banks in Greater China
• Ranked 35th - DBS Bank (Hong Kong)
• The Largest Banks in South and Southeast Asia
• Ranked 2nd - DBS Group Holdings
• Performance Rankings
• Largest Profit
• Ranked 23rd - DBS Group Holdings
• Asia Pacific's Strongest Banks
• Ranked 30th - DBS Group Holdings
• Ranked 63th - DBS Bank (Hong Kong)

Asiamoney

FX Poll

• Best Domestic Providers of FX Services as voted by Corporates
• Singapore - DBS Bank
• Best Domestic Providers of FX Services, as voted by Financial Institutions
• Singapore Ranked 2nd - DBS Bank

Corporate FX Poll, 2008

• Best Domestic FX Providers
• Best Domestic provider of FX Services
• Ranked 1st - DBS Bank
• Best for Innovative FX Products and Structured Ideas
• Ranked 1st - DBS Bank
• Best Single-Bank Electronic Trading Platform
• Ranked 1st - DBS Bank

Energy Business Awards

Energy Business Awards Asia 2008

• Energy Broking, Asia - Gold Award Winner - DBS Vickers

Factors Chain International

• 2008 Best Export Factor of the Award

Global Finance

World Best Internet Banks in Asia 2008

• Best Consumer Internet Bank - Singapore
• Best Consumer Internet Banks - DBS Bank
• Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks - DBS Bank

Regional Winners - not part of the world's 50 largest financial institution

• Corporate category - DBS Bank

Alpha South East Asia

Alpha Southeast Asia Awards

• Best Bank
• Best Cash Management House
• Best Trade Finance Bank
• Best Financial Supply Chain Bank
• Best Bond House
• Best Equity House
• Best Investment
• Best Private Wealth Management House

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Country Awards

• Best Bank
• Best Investment Bank
• Best Equity House
• Best Debt House
• Best Trade Finance Bank
• Best Forex Bank
• Best Broker - DBS Vickers

Euromoney

Awards for Excellence 2008

• Best Debt House - Singapore
• Best Bank - Singapore

Global Finance

Asia's Best Companies Poll 2008

• Country - Singapore
• Best Managed Company
• Ranked 2nd - DBS
• Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 3rd - DBS
• Best Investor Relations
• Ranked 5th - DBS
• Most Committed to a Strong Dividend Policy
• Ranked 7th - DBS

Global Finance

World's Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2008

• Country Winner
• Islamic Bank of Asia - Singapore

Asiamoney

Best Bank Awards

• Singapore
• Best Domestic Equity House
• Best Domestic Debt House

The Banker

Deals of the Year 2008

• Deal of the Year (Bahrain), Mandated Lead Arranger, Arcapita Bank's USD 1.1bn syndicated Murabahah Facility - DBS Bank

FinanceAsia

The Asianinvestor 200

• Ranked 33rd - DBS Group

The Asianinvestor 200 by market

• Ranked 5th - DBS Group (Singapore)

The Asianinvestor 200 by type of institution

• Ranked 3rd - DBS Group (Financial Holding Companies)

IFR Asia

Special Report: League Tables

• DBS - IPOs, Malaysia

Corporate Governance Asia

4th Recognition Award, Class of 2008: The Best of Asia

• Singapore - DBS Bank

Global Finance

World's best Sub-Custodian Banks 2008: Country Winner

• DBS - Singapore

Global Finance

World's best developed markets Banks 2008

• DBS - Singapore

World's best Islamic Financial Institutions 2008

• Country Winner
• Islamic Bank of Asia - Singapore

Forbes

The Global 2000: The world's biggest companies

• Ranked 344 - DBS Group

The Asian Banker

Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2008

• Best Retail Banking Branch Innovation (POSB)
• Best Brand Building Initiative (DBS/POSB)

Brand Finance

Global 500 Financial Brands Index

• An annual review of the top banking brands in the world
• Ranked 100th - DBS

The Asset

The Asset Triple A Transaction Banking Awards 2008

• Transaction Banking
• Best Transaction Bank - by Country
• DBS Bank - Singapore
• Cash Management
• Best Cash Management Bank - by Country
• DBS Bank - Singapore
• Trade Finance
• Best Trade Finance Bank - by Country
• DBS Bank - Indonesia
• DBS Bank - Singapore
• Best Trade Finance Deals
• Highly commended
• US$100million end-to-end financing
• Bank - DBS Bank
• Client - PT Pemata Hijiau Group
• Securities and Fund Services
• Best Subcustodian - by Country
• DBS Bank - Singapore
• Best Domestic Custodian - by Country
• DBS Bank - Singapore

Sucofindo

Most Active Bank In Warehousing Receipt Financing Implementation

Alpha South East Asia

Best Trade Financing Solution of the Year in South East Asia

Business Today

14th Business Today-KPMG Survey of India's Best Banks

• Best Small Bank(2007) category

The Edge Lipper

DBS Asset Management

• Best Fund Over Three Years Equity Global Small and Mid Caps- Shenton Global Advantage
• Best Fund Over Five Years Global Small and Mid Caps - Shenton Global Advantage
• Best Fund Over Five Years Equity Singapore - Shenton Thrift Fund

Euromoney

Asian Review of the Year 2007 in January 2008

• Best Arranger of Loans for Singaporean Borrowers
• Best Arranger of Loans for Indonesian Borrowers

Euromoney

Private Banking Poll

• Best Domestic Private Bank
• Singapore
• Ranked 1st - DBS

Euromoney

Asia's Best Managed Companies

• Singapore
• Ranked 4th - DBS

Global Finance

World's Best Foreign Exchange Bank 2008

Best Foreign Exchange Banks 2008

• Regional Winner - Southeast Asia : DBS
• Country Winners - Singapore : DBS

Asiamoney

Corporate Governance Poll

• Singapore
• Best Overall for Corporate Governance (19 companies cited)
• Ranked 1st - DBS
• Best for Disclosure & Transparency
• Ranked 1st - DBS
• Best for Responsibilities of Management & The Board of Directors
• Ranked 1st - DBS
• Best for Shareholders' Rights & Equitable Treatment
• Ranked 1st - DBS