Awards & Accolades

The Asset

The Asset Triple A Regional Awards 2009

• Best Syndicated Loan - Bookrunner - Noble Group
• USD 2.4 billion three-tranche revolving loan facility

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia End-of-Year Achievement Awards 2009

• Best Singapore Deal - Bookrunner - CapitaMalls Asia's
• USD 2.05 billion IPO
• Best High Yield Bond - Lead Manager - Adaro's USD 800 million 10-year senior notes

Asiamoney

Asiamoney Deals of the Year 2009

• Best High-Yield Bond - Bookrunner - Adaro Indonesia
• USD 800 million 7.625% bonds due 2019
• Best Syndicated Loan - Bookrunner - Noble Group USD 2.4 billion three-tranche revolving loan facility

IR Magazine

IR Magazine South East Asia Awards

• Best annual reporting - DBS 2008 Annual Report

Project Finance International

PFI Awards 2009

• Power Deal of the Year - Mandated Lead Arranger - Senoko Power SGD 2.35 billion 5-year loan

Alpha SEA

Alpha Southeast Asia's End of Year Awards 2009

• Global Transaction Services Banker of the Year in Southeast Asia
• Best Asian Equity House of the Year in Southeast Asia
• Best Structured/Commodity Finance Solution of the Year
• Best Trade Finance Solution of the Year in Southeast Asia
• Best Foreign Exchange Solution of the Year in Southeast Asia
• Best Vanilla/Structured Loan Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia
• Best Equity Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia

IFR Asia

IFR Asia Awards 2009

• Singapore Loan House
• Singapore Capital Markets Deal - Lead Arranger & Bookrunner - Noble Group and its USD 2.4 billion three-tranche loan
• Issuer Of The Year - Lead Arranger & Bookrunner - Noble Group and its USD 2.4 billion three-tranche loan

Global Finance

Global Finance World's Best Trade Finance Bank Providers

• Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Fixed income research poll

• Best Borrower in Singapore
• Asia's Best Firms, Overall Research - Ranked 18th in Asia

Global Finance

Global Finance Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2010

• Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Singapore

Business Today

Business Today KPMG Best Bank Awards 2009

• India 's Best Small Bank: DBS India
• India 's Fastest Growing Small Bank: DBS India

The Asset

The Asset Benchmark Research 2009

• Regional houses with the largest number of astute investors - Ranked 4th in Asia
• Houses with most nominated astute investors - Ranked 5th in Singapore

21st Century Business Herald

2009 Asian Banks Competitiveness Ranking Report

• 2009 Best International Trading Bank in Asia Ranked 6th most competitive amongst Asian banks

Hong Kong Call Centre Association

Hong Kong Call Centre Association Awards 2009

• Hong Kong Best Contact Centre of the Year: DBS HK

The Asset

The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2009

• Best Domestic Investment House in Singapore
• Best Domestic Bond House in Singapore

Lafferty Group

Lafferty Cards Awards 2009

• Best Card Issuer in Singapore
• Best Debit Card in Singapore - POSB MasterCard Debit Card
• Best Classic Card in Singapore - POSB Everyday Card (MasterCard)

Professional Wealth Management & The Banker

PWM/The Banker Global Private Banking Awards 2009

• Best Private Bank in Asia - Shortlisted
• Best Strategy for Growth - Highly Commended

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Top 100 Asian Banks

• FinanceAsia Top 100 Asian Banks

Asiamoney

Asiamoney Brokers Poll 2009

• Best Local Brokerage in Singapore

Asia Risk

2009 Asia Risk Awards for Excellence

• House of the Year in Singapore

Securities Investors Association (Singapore)

SIAS 10th Investors' Choice Awards 2009

• Most Transparent Company Award - Finance category Best Retail Broker Award

Singapore Exchange Limited

SGX 10th Anniversary Special Achievement Awards

• For promoting Singapore as a key fund-raising centre: DBS Bank

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Country Awards for Achievement 2009

• Best Asian Bank

Asiamoney

Asiamoney Structured Products Poll 2009

• Credit Products - Ranked 9th in Asia-Pacific
• G3 Currency Products - Ranked 8th in Asia-Pacific
• Local Currency Products - Ranked 8th in Asia-Pacific
• G3 Interest Rate Products - Ranked 8th in Asia-Pacific
• Local Currency Interest Rate Products - Ranked 7th in Asia-Pacific

Asiamoney

Asiamoney FX Poll 2009

• Best domestic providers of FX services, as voted by financial institutions, Singapore
• Best domestic providers of FX services, as voted by corporates, Singapore
• Best for innovative FX products and structured ideas as voted by corporates in Singapore
• Best single-bank electronic trading platform as voted by corporates in Singapore

Starmine

2009 Singapore Business Times and Starmine Analyst Awards

• Top Most Award-Winning Brokers, Singapore - Ranked 1st: DBS Vickers

TATA AIG Life Insurance Co Ltd

• 'Best Persistency 2008-2009' Award (Bancassurance category): DBS India

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Private Bank Country Awards 2009

• Best Private Bank in Singapore

The Banker

The Banker Top 1000 World Banks 2009

• Ranked 8th in Asia
• Ranked 54th in the world

Asiamoney

Asiamoney 2009 Cash Management Poll

• Best local cash management bank as voted by corporates in Singapore - for the MEDIUM corporate category

Euromoney

Asiamoney Poll of Polls Award

• FX Poll of Polls: Best local/ domestic FX bank in Singapore, since 1991
• Cash Management Poll of Polls: Best local cash management bank in Singapore, as voted by corporates since 1999
• Structured Products Poll of Polls: Best Domestic Provider for Local Currency Products in Singapore, Structured Currency Products
• Structured Products Poll: Best Domestic Provider since 2005 (past 5 years), Best Domestic Provider for Local Currency Products - Structured Interest-Rate Products

FinanceAsia

Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2009

• Best Debt House, Singapore

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Private Bank Country Awards 2009

• Best Private Bank in Singapore

World Finance

World Finance 2009 Financial Awards

• Best Banking Group, Singapore

Asiamoney

Asiamoney Private Banking Poll 2009

• Best Domestic Private Bank, Singapore
• Overall Best Private Bank as voted by HNWIs, China, USD 5.01m to 25m category - Ranked 2nd
• Quality of Advice, China, USD 5.01m to 25m category - Ranked 2nd
• Holistic Approach Addressing Advice, China, USD 5.01m to 25m category- Ranked 2nd

Alpha Southeast Asia

Alpha Southeast Asia 3rd Annual Best Financial Institution Awards

• Best Bank, Singapore
• Best Investment Bank, Singapore
• Best Equity House, Singapore
• Best Cash Management Bank, Singapore
• Best Trade Finance Bank, Singapore
• Best Private Wealth Management House, Singapore

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Country Awards for Achievement 2009

• Best Bank, Singapore
• Best Investment Bank, Singapore
• Best Bond House, Singapore
• Best Equity House, Singapore
• Best Trade Finance Bank, Singapore
• Best Foreign Exchange Bank, Singapore
• Best Broker, Singapore (DBS Vickers)

Asian Legal Business

Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2009

• Singapore In-house Team of the Year
• Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year
• Project Finance Deal of the Year (Resorts World at Sentosa project finance)
• Singapore Deal of the Year (Resorts World at Sentosa project finance)
• Singapore M&A Deal of the Year (Lion Power Holdings - Senoko Power financing & acquisition)

Global Finance

Global Finance Islamic Financial Institutions Awards 2009

• Best Islamic Financial Institution in Singapore - The Islamic Bank of Asia

The Banker

The Banker Deals of the Year 2009

• Loan Deal of the Year, APAC (Highly Commended): Reliance Industries' Multi-Currency Syndicated Loan - Mandated lead arranger
• Loan Deal of the Year, APAC (Highly Commended): Resorts World at Sentosa's SGD 4 billion (USD 2.67 billion) Senior Secured Credit Facilities - Joint underwriter & and bookrunner

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Asia's Best Companies Poll 2009

• Most Committed to a Strong Dividend Policy, Singapore - Ranked 1st
• Best Investor Relations, Singapore - Ranked 4th
• Best Corporate Governance, Singapore - Ranked 2nd
• Best Managed Company, Singapore - Ranked 5th

Asiamoney

Asiamoney Best Banks Awards 2009

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

Global Finance

Global Finance World's Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2009

• Best Sub - Custodian Bank, Singapore

The Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business

2009 Best SME's Awards

• Best SME Partner Award: DBS Bank (Hong Kong)

The Asset

The Asset Benchmark Research 2009

• Most astute Asian G3 bond investors, Singapore: Ranked 6th, Efriam Goldberg - DBS Central Treasury Unit

Reader's Digest

Trusted Brands Awards 2009

• Gold Award (Bank, Singapore): DBS
• Gold Award (Bank, Singapore): POSB
• Gold Award (Investment Fund Company, Singapore): DBS Asset Management

MasterCard Worldwide

South East Asia Marketing Awards

• Best Commercial Card 2008 - DBS World Business Card

Project Finance Magazine

Project Finance Magazine 2008 Deals of the Year

• Asia Pacific Telecoms Deal of the Year - PT Protelindo

Global Finance

World's Safest Banks 2009

• 1st in Asian rankings
• 28th in global rankings

The Asset

The Asset Triple A Transaction Banking Awards 2009

• Best Transaction Bank - Singapore
• Best Cash Management Bank - Singapore
• Rising Star Cash Management Bank - India
• Rising Star Cash Management Bank - Indonesia
• Best Trade Finance Bank - Singapore
• Best Trade Finance Bank - Indonesia
• Best Domestic Custodian - Singapore

Euromoney

Euromoney Private Banking Survey 2009

• Best Local Bank Private Banking in SG
• 4th in SG amongst the global banks
• 8th in Asia amongst the global banks

DP Information Group

22nd Annual "Singapore 1000 & SME 500 Awards"

• Sales Turnover Excellence Award (Finance)
• Net Profit Excellence Award (Finance)

Global Finance

Global Finance World's Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2009

• Best Foreign Exchange Provider - Singapore
• Best Foreign Exchange Provider - Southeast Asia

Euroweek

Euroweek Syndicated Loans & Leveraged Finance Awards 2008

• Asian Loan House of the Year
• Best arranger of corporate loans for Asia Pacific
• Most Popular Bank to work with
• Best bank for Singaporean borrowers in the loan market
• Asia Pacific project financing of the year - Bookrunner - SGD 4 billion Resorts World

AsiaMoney

AsiaMoney Brokers' Poll 2008

• Best Local Brokerage - Singapore

SGX AsiaClear

SGX 2008 AsiaClear Awards

• Top OTC Clearing Member - DBS Vickers