Awards & Accolades

2011

IFR Asia

IFR Asia Awards 2011

Domestic Bond of the Year, Asia: Cheung Kong (Holdings) S$500m perpetual - Joint Lead
Investment Grade Bond of the Year, Asia: ICBC Asia's RMB1.5bn Lower Tier 2
Securitisation Deal of the Year, Asia: Silver Oak's US$645m CMBS - Joint Lead
Equity House of the Year, Singapore
Bond House of the Year, Singapore
Loan House of the Year, Singapore

Global Finance

World's Best Trade Finance Bank Providers 2012

Best Trade Finance Bank, Singapore

Alpha Southeast Asia

Annual Deal & Solution Awards 2011

Best Deal of the Year
Best Structured Trade Solution of the Year

Finance Asia

Achievement Awards 2011

Best Offshore RMB Offering
Best Singapore Deal: Cheung Kong Holdings' SGD 500 million senior perp

IR Magazine

IR Magazine South East Asia Awards 2011

Best Investor Relations by Sector (Banks & Financial Services), South East Asia
Best Investor Relations by a CEO, South East Asia - Piyush Gupta
Best Investor Relations by a CEO, Pan Asia - Piyush Gupta

The Banker

Bank of the Year 2011

Bank of the Year, Singapore

European CEO

FX & Treasury Management Awards 2011

Best FX & Treasury Management Provider: Asia Pacific & Southeast Asia

The Asset

Triple A Country Awards 2011

Best Domestic Bank
Best Investment Bank
Best Domestic Bond House

Finance Asia

Top 20 people in cash management in Asia

Lum Yin Fong

Global Finance

World's Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2012

Best FX Bank in Southeast Asia
Best FX Bank in Singapore

The Family Council

2011 Family-Friendly Employers Award Scheme

Distinguished Family-Friendly Employers

Yazhou Zoukan

2011 Asia Brand Excellence Awards

DBS MySavings

Yazhou Zhoukan

Asian Banking 300 - Top 10 in Hong Kong region

Ranked 6th - DBS Hong Kong

Metro Daily

Prime Awards for Banking and Finance Corporations 2011

Best SME Bank

Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA)

43rd Distinguished Salesperson Award

Customer Centre Executives - Chim Kin Ping, Kim & Leung Kwan Lok

Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business

Best SME Partner

DBS Hong Kong

PWM/The Banker

2011 Global Private Banking Awards

Best Private Bank in Singapore

Securities Investors Association (Singapore)

Investors' Choice Awards 2011

Singapore Corporate Governance Award: Runner-up
Most Transparent Company Award, Finance category: Runner-up
Internal Audit Excellence Award: Runner-up

Asia Risk

Asia Risk Awards 2011

Regional Derivatives House of the Year
House of the Year, Singapore

Asiamoney

Brokers Poll 2011

Best local brokerage, Singapore

Contact Centre Association of Singapore

International Contact Centre Awards 2011

Best Customer Experience, Gold Award
Best use of IVR - Gold award
Best Contact Centre (over 100 seats), Gold Award
Best Contact Centre (20 - 100 seats), Silver Award
Best Customer Centre Champion – Sean Chua, Silver Award
Best Customer Service Professional – Ma Cristina Ii Reyes Dones, Bronze award

Global Finance

Stars of China

Best Treasury & Cash Management Bank (Foreign)

The Asset

Triple A Investment Awards

Rising Star FX Derivatives House, Asia-Pacific
Best Derivatives House, China
Best Derivatives House, Singapore
Wealth Manager of the Year, Singapore

Dun & Bradstreet

Polaris Software Banking Awards

Asset Quality - Best Foreign Bank

The Banker

Top 1000 World Banks

Ranked 1st in ASEAN
Ranked 5th in Asia-Pacific (ex China and Japan)
Ranked 57th in the world

Asiamoney

FX Polls 2011

Best domestic providers of FX services (voted by financial institutions): ranked 1st

Best for overall FX services as voted by corporates: ranked 5th
Best for competitive and prompt forward pricing as voted by corporates: ranked 2nd
Best FX (vanilla) options provider for non-Asian currencies as voted by corporates: ranked 2nd
Best FX (vanilla) options provider for local Asian currencies as voted by corporates: ranked 2nd

Best FX (vanilla) options provider for local Asian currencies as voted by corporates: ranked 2nd

Global Finance

World's Safest Bank 2011

Safest bank in Asia
Ranked 19th globally

Asia Risk

Asia Risk Corporate Rankings 2011

Ranked 4th overall in Asia
Ranked 4th in currency products in Asia
Ranked 3rd in interest rate products in Asia
Ranked 1st in Singapore dollar currency products, vanilla hedging instruments

Asiamoney

Cash Management Poll 2011

Asia-Pacific

Best Global cash management services in Asia Pacific as voted by small financial institutions:
Ranked 7th
Best Global cash management services in Asia Pacific as voted by medium financial institutions:
Ranked 9th
Best Global cash management services in Asia Pacific as voted by medium corporates: Ranked 5th
Best Global cash management services in Asia Pacific as voted by large corporates: Ranked 8th

Singapore

Best local cash management bank as voted by medium corporates in Singapore: Ranked 1st
Best local cash management bank as voted by large corporates in Singapore: Ranked 1st
Best local currency cash management services as voted by financial institutions - SGD

China

Best Foreign cash management banks as voted by small corporates: Ranked 1st
Best Foreign cash management banks as voted by medium corporates: Ranked 3rd

Hong Kong

Best Foreign cash management banks as voted by small corporates: Ranked 3rd
Best Foreign cash management banks as voted by medium corporates: Ranked 3rd

Taiwan

Best Foreign cash management banks as voted by small corporates: Ranked 2nd
Best Foreign cash management banks as voted by large corporates: Ranked 3rd

Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters Starmine Analyst Awards 2011 - Singapore

Top overall stock pickers in Singapore - Ranked 1st: Andy Sim, DBS Vickers
Top stock pickers by industry - Ranked 1st in Retail & Consumer Products: Ben Santoso

The Asset

The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2011

Best Corporate Sukuk for Khazanah Nasional S$1.5 billion dual trust certificates - joint bookrunner and joint lead manager (IBA & DBS)
Best Islamic Loan Syndication for Parkway Holdings S$750 million syndicated murabaha facility - joint arranger

Asian Banking and Finance

Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards 2011

Singapore Retail Bank of the Year
Best Self-Service Initiative - Silver
Best Advertising Campaign - Silver

Alpha Southeast Asia

Alpha Southeast Asia 5th Annual Financial Institution Award

Best Broker, Southeast Asia
Best Bond House, Singapore
Best Equity House, Singapore (for 5 consecutive years)
Best Investment Bank, Singapore (for 5 consecutive years)
Best Institutional Broker, Singapore
Best Retail Broker, Singapore
Best Trade Finance Bank, Singapore
Best Cash Management Bank, Singapore
Best FX Bank for Corporates and FIs, Singapore

FinanceAsia

FinanceAsia Country Awards 2011 (Singapore)

Best Bank, Singapore
Best Investment Bank, Singapore
Best Equity House, Singapore
Best Bond House, Singapore
Best FX Bank, Singapore
Best Cash Management Bank, Singapore
Best Broker, Singapore

Euromoney

Euromoney Awards for Excellence (Jul 2011)

Best Investment Bank in Singapore

Starmine & JoongAng Ilbo

Top Analysts of 2011 for Korea

Ranked top stock-picker in Korea: Lee Eun Young, DBS Vickers

Bloomberg

Bloomberg Markets World's Strongest Banks

World Strongest Banks 2011

Asiamoney

Asiamoney Best Banks awards

Best domestic equity house in Singapore
Best domestic debt house in Singapore

American Express

Amex Global Network Services Partners Award

Outstanding Loyalty & Engagement Program in Hong Kong: DBS Black Card
Outstanding Premium Card Launch in Singapore: DBS Altitude Card

Global Finance

Global Finance World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2011

Best Sub-custodian Bank in Singapore

Wall Street Journal

Asia's Best Analysts

Best Analyst in Singapore - Ranked 1st, Tan Ai Teng, DBS Vickers
Best Analyst in Singapore - Ranked 2nd, Andy Sim, DBS Vickers

Capital Weekly

Capital Weekly Service Awards 2011

Mortgage Services Award: DBS Bank (Hong Kong)
Foreign Exchange Services Award: DBS Bank (Hong Kong)

AsiaOne

AsiaOne People's Choice Awards 2010

Best Bank in Singapore : DBS Bank
Best Credit / Debit Card in Singapore : POSB Everyday Card

Money Weekly (Licai Zhoukan)

2010 Wealth Management Awards

Best Wealth Management Service Brand in China 2010

Euroweek

Euroweek Asia Loan awards 2010

Best Project Finance Deal in Asia Pacific: Sports Hub SGD 1.78b PPP - Bookrunner
Best Syndicated Loan in Asia Pacific: Noble USD2.54b Credit Facilities - Bookrunner
Best arranger of Singaporean Loans: Ranked 1st
Best bank to work with in Asia Pacific: Ranked 1st
Best bank at executing deals in Asia Pacific: Ranked 2nd
Best arranger of Asia Pacific syndicated loans: Ranked 2nd
Most improved bank in Asia Pacific: Ranked 3rd
Best arranger of loans for Asia Pacific corporate borrowers: Ranked 3rd
Most competitive bank on pricing in Asia Pacific: Ranked 3rd

The Asset

The Asset Securities and Fund Services Awards 2011

Best Sub-custodian bank in Singapore

The Asset

The Asset Transaction Banking Awards 2011

Best Transaction Bank in Singapore
Best E-Commerce Bank in Singapore
Best Cash Management Bank in Singapore
Rising Star Cash Management Bank in India
Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore
Best Cash Management Deals in Asia: Comprehensive Cash Management and Receivables Solution - DBS Bank for Resorts World Sentosa