Awards & Accolades

Islamic Finance Asia

2010 Deals of the Year

• Corporate Finance Deal of the Year: Danga Capital (Khazanah)
• Singapore Deal of the Year: Danga Capital (Khazanah)

Asiamoney

Asiamoney Country Deals of the Year 2010

• Indonesia Deal of the Year: Indosat Palapa's US$650 million 7.375% bonds due 2020 - Bookrunner
• Singapore Deal of the Year: Temasek Financial (I) S$1 billion (US$766 million) 4.2% bonds due 2050 - Bookrunner

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia 100 List 2010

• Ranked 2nd in Singapore for overall results
• Ranked 12th in Asia for dividend yield
• Ranked 32nd in Asia for revenue growth

Businessworld

India's Best Banks 2010

• Fastest-Growing Bank: Small

The Asset

Triple A Regional Awards 2010

• Best Quasi-Sovereign Bond / Best Local Currency Bond:
• Temasek Financial S$1bn 4.2% Bonds due August 2050 - Joint bookrunner & joint lead manager
• Best Project Finance: Singapore Sportshub S$1.78bn
• Senior Debt Facilities - Joint lead arranger
• Best Syndicated Loan: Galaxy Entertainment Group
• HK$9bn Term Loan Facility - Joint bookrunner & joint mandated lead manager

Asian Investor

The biggest managers of Asian assets 2010

• Ranked 53rd in Asia , DBSAM

IFR Asia

IFR Asia Awards 2010

• Singapore Bond House of the Year
• Singapore Capital Markets Deal: Temasek Holdings' S$10bn 3.265% bonds due 2020

Asia Risk

Interdealer Rankings 2010

• Ranked 9th overall in Asia
• Ranked 5th in currency forwards 2+ years, HKD
• Ranked 5th in currency forwards 0-2 years, HKD
• Ranked 5th in currency options, HKD
• Ranked 5th in cross-currency swaps 2+ years, HKD
• Ranked 4th in currency forwards 2+ years, IDR
• Ranked 5th in currency forwards 0-2 years, IDR
• Ranked 1st in interest rate swaps 2+ years, SGD
• Ranked 1st in currency forwards 0-2 years, SGD
• Ranked 1st in currency options, SGD
• Ranked 1st in cross-currency swaps 0-2 years, SGD
• Ranked 1st in cross-currency swaps 2+ years, SGD
• Ranked 1st in interest rate options, SGD
• Ranked 1st in interest rate swaps 0-2 years, SGD
• Ranked 1st in currency forwards 2+ years, SGD

Global Finance

World's Best Trade Finance Banks 2011

• Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore

Alpha Southeast Asia

4th Annual Alpha Southeast Asia Deal & Solution Awards 2010

• Most Innovative Deal/Most Innovative Islamic Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia : Danga Capital (Khazanah Nasional) S$1.5 billion 5-year & 10-year Sukuk, Bookrunner & Joint Lead Manager
• Best Local Currency Bond Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia : Temasek Holdings S$1 billion 40-year Bonds, Joint Lead Manager & Joint Bookrunner
• Best Asset/Liability Management Solution of the Year in Southeast Asia : RM1.03 billion disposal by Starhill REIT of the Starhill Gallery and the Lot 10 Property to Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust, Sole Financial Adviser
• Best Structured Loan Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia : Tower Bersama Group's US$2 billion Debt Programme, Mandated Lead Arranger
• Best Structured & Commodity Trade Solution of the Year in Southeast Asia
• Best Online Trade Facilitation Platform in Southeast Asia

The Asset

Country Awards 2010

• Best Domestic Investment Bank, Singapore
• Best Domestic Bond House, Singapore

The Asset

Benchmark Research 2010

• The most astute investors in Asian currency bonds, Singapore : Ranked 6th, Leong Wai Hoong, DBSAM
• The most astute investors in Asian currency bonds, Singapore : Highly Commended, Raymond Ting, DBSAM

FinanceAsia

Achievement Awards 2010

• Best Singapore Deal - Temasek Holdings' S$1billion 40-year bond
• Best Mid-Cap Equity Deal in Asia - Tiger Airways' $178 million IPO
• Best High-Yield Bond in Asia - Indosat's $650 million 10-year notes and tender offer

Asiamoney

Asiamoney Regional Deals of the Year 2010

• Best Project Financing: SportsHub S$1.76 billion (US$1.3 billion) four tranche project financing; Bookrunner

IR Magazine

IR Magazine South East Asia Awards

• Best Investor Relations Website

Business Today

Business Today / KPMG Best Bank Awards 2010

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

21st Century News Group

21st Century Annual Finance Summit of Asia

• Corporate Bank Award
• Ranked 15th in Asian Banks Competitiveness Ranking

MasterCard

Hall of Fame Award 2010

• Winner, Best Creative Execution: POSB Everyday MasterCard Re-launch
• Finalist, Most Innovative Card Marketing Program: POSB Multi-tude MasterCard Launch

Global Finance

World's Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2011

• Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Singapore

Euromoney

Cash Management Poll 2010

• Ranked 3rd in Singapore

Community Chest

• Community Chest Gold Award: POSB

Asia Risk

Asia Risk Awards 2010

• Regional house of the Year
• Singapore house of the Year

Asian Banker

Region's Largest Banks 2010

• Ranked 26th in Asia

Contact Centre Association of Singapore

International Contact Centre Awards 2010

• Best Contact Centre of the Year over 100 seats - Silver award
• Best Contact Centre Champion of the Year (Over 100 seats) - Luzanne Chong Li Choo, DBS Bank

FinanceAsia

Fixed Income Poll 2010

• Ranked 1st as Asia's Most Professional Financial Institution Borrower (Investment Grade)
• Ranked 2nd as Asia's Best Borrower

PWM/The Banker

2010 Global Private Banking Awards

• Best Private Bank in Singapore

Securities Investors Association (Singapore)

Investors' Choice Awards 2010

• Most Transparent Company Award, Finance category: Runner-up

Singapore Police Force

• Safety and Security Watch Group: Award winner, DBS Bank

Yazhou Zhoukan

2010 Asian Brand Excellence Awards

• Asian Brand Excellence Award: DBS HK Octopus ATM Card

The Banker

Top 1000 World Banks 2010

• Ranked 1st in Singapore
• Ranked 5th in Asia (ex-China, ex-Japan)
• Ranked 10th in Asia (ex-Japan)
• Ranked 62nd globally

Asia Risk

Institutional Rankings 2010

• Top Regional Banks in Asia (ex-Japan): DBS Bank
• Currency forwards, KRW: Ranked 4th
• Interest rates swaps, SGD: Ranked 4th
• Singapore warrants: Ranked 3rd

Global Custodian

Agent Banks in Major Markets Survey 2010

• Leading Top Rated: DBS Securities & Fiduciary Services

The Asset

Triple A Investment Awards 2010

• Best Derivatives House in Singapore

BT/Starmine

Analyst Awards 2010

• Top broker in Singapore: DBS Vickers
• Top 5 stock pickers in Singapore:
• Ranked 1st, Ben Santoso, DBS Vickers
• Ranked 2nd, Jeremy Thia, DBS Vickers
• Ranked joint 3rd, Suvro Sarkar & Tan Ai Teng, DBS Vickers
• Top 5 earnings estimators in Singapore:
• Ranked joint 3rd, Ho Pei Hwa and Janice Chua

Global Finance

World's Safest Banks 2010

• Safest bank in Asia
• Ranked 23rd globally

Asiamoney

FX Poll 2010

• Best Domestic Provider of FX Services in Singapore
• Best Domestic Provider of FX Services in Singapore, as voted by corporates
• Best Domestic Provider of FX Services in Singapore, as voted by financial institutions
• Best Domestic Provider of Innovative FX Products & Structured Ideas in Singapore
• Best Domestic Provider of FX Prime Broking Services in Singapore
• Best Domestic Provider of Single-Bank Electronic Trading Platform in Singapore

Asiamoney

Cash Management Poll 2010

• Best overall cross-border cash management services in Singapore - Ranked 1st by large corporates

Yazhou Zhoukan

Asian Banking 300 - Top 10 in Hong Kong region

• Ranked 5th, DBS Hong Kong

Visa

2009 Visa Service Quality Awards

• Highest Authorization Approval Rate, Credit Consumer Issuer category
• Highest Copy Fulfillment Rate, Acquirers category

Euromoney

Awards for Excellence 2010

• Best Bank in Singapore
• Best Debt House in Singapore
• Best Equity House in Singapore

Alpha Southeast Asia

Best Financial Institution Awards in Southeast Asia 2010

• Best Investment Bank in Singapore
• Best Bond House in Singapore
• Best Equity House in Singapore
• Best M&A House in Singapore
• Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore
• Best Cash Management Bank in Singapore

Asia Risk

Corporate Rankings 2010

• Top 10 local banks in Asia ex-Japan
• Ranked 1st in Singapore dollar interest rate products, vanilla hedging instruments
• Ranked 1st in Singapore dollar interest rate products, structured hedging instruments

FinanceAsia

Country Awards 2010

• Best Bank in Singapore
• Best Investment Bank in Singapore
• Best Broker in Singapore, DBS Vickers
• Best Equity House in Singapore
• Best Bond House in Singapore
• Best Foreign Exchange Bank in Singapore
• Best Cash Management Bank in Singapore

Shanghai State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SH SAFE)

SH SAFE Awards 2010

• Star of Balance of Payments Reporting in 2009
• First prize for Balance of Payments reporting
• First prize for Foreign Currencies Exchange reporting
• Best Shanghai Bank reporting staff (nominee): Yang Ying Qing
• Best reporting staff of Shanghai (nominee): Sun Tao Zhen

Asiamoney

Best Global Private Banks in Asia 2010

• As voted by HNWIs with USD 1-5 million under management with private banks: Ranked 10th in Asia

Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business

Best SME Partner, DBS HK

Asiamoney

Best Domestic Banks Awards 2010

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

The Asset

Islamic Finance Awards 2010

• Best Islamic Structured Financing: Qatar Airways USD 150 million Islamic facility, DBS & the Islamic Bank of Asia as Arranger

Rizvi Institute

Best Practices in Employee Care, DBS India

The Banker

Top 200 Asian Banks

• Ranked 10th - DBS

Global Finance

World's Best Sub-Custodians 2010

• Best Sub-Custodian in Singapore

FT/Starmine

World's Top Analysts Awards 2010 - Asia

• Top Brokers: Ranked 3rd - DBS Vickers
• Top Ten Stock Pickers: Ranked 4th - Ben Santoso, DBS Vickers

WWF

Earth Hour Corporate Appreciation 2010

• Certificate of Appreciation for participation in Earth Hour 2010

FinanceAsia

Asia's Best Managed Companies 2010

• Most Committed to a Strong Dividend Policy in Singapore: Ranked 8th
• Best Corporate Social Responsibility in Singapore: Ranked 6th
• Best Investor Relations in Singapore: Ranked 6th
• Best Managed Company in Singapore: Ranked 5th
• Best Corporate Governance in Singapore: Ranked 4th

TMT Finance

TMT Finance Middle East 2010 Awards

• Telecom Deal of the Year in the Middle East: Qtel's USD 1.5 billion Fixed Rate Notes transaction - Joint Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner

Global Finance

Best Islamic Finance Institutions 2010

• Best Islamic Finance Bank in Singapore

Euromoney

Private Banking Poll 2010

• Best Local Private Bank in Singapore
• Ranked 14th in Asia

Asiamoney

Structured Products Poll 2010

• Best domestic provider for local currency products in Singapore – Structured interest-rate products

Sterling Commerce

Sterling Commerce Innovation Award

• Awarded for faster on-boarding of corporate customers with business integration

BT/Starmine

Starmine Broker Rankings 2010 - Singapore (Mid & small-cap stocks)

• Ranked 1st for Recommendations, DBS Vickers
• Ranked 2nd for Earnings Forecast, DBS Vickers

The Banker

The Banker Deals of the Year 2010

• Loan Deal of the Year, APAC: Noble Group Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility - Joint bookrunner & mandated lead arranger
• Loan Deal of the Year, Middle East: Qatar Telecom's USD 2 billion syndicated loan - Bookrunner & mandated lead

AsiaOne

People's Choice Awards 2009

• Best Card: POSB Everyday Card
• Best Bank: DBS

Asian Banker

Industry Infrastructure Awards 2010

• Award for Investor Relations in the Financial Services Industry

Asian Banker

Business Achievement Awards 2010

• Award for Treasury and ALM Products and Services

Asian Banker

Transaction Banking Awards 2010

• Achievement Award for Trade Finance in Singapore

Reader's Digest

Trusted Brands 2010

• Gold award: Bank category - POSB
• Gold award: Credit Card Issuing Bank category - DBS
• Gold award: Bank category - DBS

China UnionPay

2009 China UnionPay Awards

• Innovative Award Winner: DBS Octopus ATM Card (DBS HK)

Project Finance Magazine

Deal of the Year 2009

• APAC Water Deal of the Year - Aquasure
• APAC Power Deal of the Year - Senoko

The Asset

Transaction Banking Awards 2010

• Best Transaction Bank in Singapore
• Best Cash Management Bank in Singapore
• Best E-Commerce Bank in Singapore
• Rising Star Cash Management Bank in Indonesia
• Rising Star Cash Management Bank in India

Trade Finance Awards 2010

• Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore
• Best Foreign Trade Finance Bank in Indonesia
• Best Structured Trade Solution in Indonesia (PT Mining Indonesia's cross-border financing package, where DBS Bank was the solution provider)
• Best Structured Trade Finance Bank in Asia (shortlisted)

Global Finance

World's Best Developed Market Banks 2010

• Best Bank in Singapore

Public Affairs Asia

The Gold Standard Awards 2009

• The Gold Standard in Crisis Communications (DBS SG & HK)

DP Information Group

2010 Singapore 1000 Awards

• Singapore 1000 Net Profit Excellence Award: Finance category
• Singapore 1000 Sales/Turnover Excellence Award: Finance category

Brand Finance

Brand Finance Banking 500

• Ranked 1st in Singapore
• Ranked 97th globally

Asiamoney

Australia's deals of the Year

• Best Syndicated Loan in Australia - Bookrunner - Woodside Finance USD 1.1 billion-equivalent dual-tranche loan

Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence

Customer Service Excellence Award 2009

• Counter Service Individual Award Silver Award: DBS Bank (Hong Kong)

Islamic Finance News

Islamic Finance News Deals of the Year 2009

• Ijarah Deal of the Year - IB Asia, Arranger - Qatar Airways Syndicated Islamic Finance Facility
• Qatar Deal of the Year - IB Asia, Arranger - Qatar Airways Syndicated Islamic Finance Facility
• Singapore Deal of the Year - IB Asia, Joint Lead Structuring Bank & Joint Lead Arranger - Monetary Authority of Singapore Sukuk Ijarah Program
• Indonesia Deal of the Year - IB Asia, Co-manager - Republic of Indonesia; Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia; USD 650 million Global Sukuk
• Sovereign Deal of the Year - IB Asia, Co-manager - Republic of Indonesia; Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia; USD 650 million Global Sukuk