At DBS, we put our customers first. And the confidence that our customers have in us drives us to excel and to redefine boundaries.
We continued to garner numerous prestigious awards in 2012, reflecting our growing strength and influence on the financial landscape throughout Asia. We are proud that the market recognises the strengths of our diverse team and our ability to deliver innovative financial solutions to our customers. Here are some of our awards.
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Global Finance
World’s Best Developed Market Banks 2012
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Global Finance
World's Safest Bank 2012
Overall:
- Safest Bank in Asia
- Ranked 15th globally
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Institute of Service Excellence, Singapore Management University
Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore 2011
Overall:
- Top in Bank sub-sector
- Top in Finance & Insurance sector
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AsiaOne
People’s Choice Awards 2012
Overall:
- Best Bank
- Best Credit/Debit Card in Singapore: POSB Everyday Card
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The Asset
Transaction Banking Awards 2012
Overall:
- Best Transaction Bank in Singapore
- Specialist Awards: Best for Emerging Corporates in Asia-Pacific
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The Asset
Securities and Fund Services Awards 2012
- Best Domestic Custodian in Singapore
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The Asset
Best in Treasury & Working Capital 2012
Overall:
- Best MNC/Large Corporate Bank in Indonesia
- Best MNC/Large Corporate Bank in Singapore
- Rising Star MNC/Large Corporate Bank in China
- Best Cash Management Solution in China: Host to host and entrustment loan solution for Family Mart
- Best Cash Management Solution in Indonesia: Payments integration and workflow management for GM Autoworld Indonesia
- Best Electronic Banking Solution in Singapore: Bill collections, lockbox and migration of direct debit authorisations for Diners Club International
- Best Trade Finance Solution in India (Highly Commended): Uttam Galva Steel USD 60 million pre-export structured trade advance facility
- Best Trade Finance Solution in Indonesia: Pertamina (Persero) USD 100 million financing facility
- Best Trade Finance Solution in Singapore: Supplier Financing Programme for Dairy Farm Group
- Best Structured Trade Deal in Hong Kong: China West Mining (HK) USD 100 million back-to-back and front-to-back trade credit issuance structure (Arranger)
- Best Structured Trade Deal in Indonesia: Triputra Agro Persada Indonesia USD 250 million structured term loan (Joint lead arrangers and lenders)
- Best Structured Trade Deal in Australia: Australian International School SGD 150 million structured term loan (Joint lead arrangers and lenders)
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Euroweek Asia
Euroweek Asia Awards 2011
Overall:
- Best bank to work with across all markets - Ranked 2nd
- Best advice across all markets - Ranked 3rd
- Best bank for execution across all markets - Ranked 3rd
Asia Pacific:
- Best bookrunner of Asia Pacific bonds - Ranked 2nd
- Best bookrunner of Asian local currency bonds - Ranked 3rd
- Best for fixed income research - Ranked 3rd
- Most impressive syndicated loan - Ranked 2nd (Joint bookrunner for Resorts World at Sentosa)
- Best arranger of loans - Ranked 2nd
- Best arranger of loans for corporations - Ranked 2nd
- Best arranger of loans for financial institutions - Ranked 3rd
- Best bank to work with (loans) - Ranked 2nd
- Best bank for secondary loan trading - Ranked 3rd
- Most impressive local currency bond - Ranked 1st (Joint bookrunner for Cheung Kong SGD 730 million 5.125% perpetual)
- Most impressive offshore renminbi bond - Ranked 2nd (Joint bookrunner for ICBC Asia RMB 1.5 billion 6% November 2021 subordinated)
South East Asia:
- Most impressive loan - Ranked 1st (Joint bookrunner for Resorts World at Sentosa)
Country:
- Best bookrunner of Singapore dollar bonds - Ranked 1st
- Best arranger of loans for Singaporean borrowers - Ranked 1st
- Best arranger of loans for Indonesian borrowers - Ranked 1st
- Best arranger of loans for Philippine borrowers - Ranked 1st
- Best arranger of loans for Hong Kong borrowers - Ranked 2nd
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The Asian Banker
Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2012
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IDC Financial Insights
Financial Insights Innovation Awards 2012
- Innovation in Customer Engagement
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The Banker/Brand Finance
Top 500 Bank Brands
- Ranked No. 1 in Singapore
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Euromoney
Private Banking Survey
- Best Local Private Bank in Singapore
- Net-worth-specific services: Super affluent (USD 500,000 to USD 1 million)
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Asia Pacific Loan Market Association
Loan Awards 2011
- Syndicated Loan House of the Year
- Syndicated Project Finance Deal of the Year: SA Health Partnership Securitisation Pty Ltd AUD2,505 Million 7-Year Project Finance Facility
- Syndicated Deal of the Year: Noble Group Ltd USD3,200 Million 1-3 Year Revolver
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Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence
Customer Service Excellence Award 2011
- Individual Award, Field & Special Service Gold Award
- Team Award, Internal Support Service Bronze Award
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MasterCard
Hall of Fame Award 2011
- Most Effective Card Marketing Program: POSB 3% Super Saver Saturday
- Best Digital Marketing: DBS Cards Digital Marketing (DBS Cards Facebook, Multitude Facebook, DBS Shopper App & DBS Indulge App)
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The Asset
Triple A Regional Deal Awards 2011
- Best bank capital bond: ICBC (Asia) 1.5 billion renminbi Basel III-compliant tier 2 notes
(Joint bookrunners)
- Best local currency bond: Cheung Kong (Holdings) S$500 million senior perpetual securities
(Joint bookrunners)
- Best cross-border securitization: Silver Oak US$1 billion CMBS (Joint lead arranger)
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Project Finance International
Project Finance International Awards 2011
- PPP Deal of the Year: Adelaide Hospital
- Infrastructural Deal of the Year: Wiggins
- Indian Deal of the Year: Sasan
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Asiamoney
Regional Deals of the Year 2011
- Best Local Currency Bond: ICBC (Asia), Rmb1.5 billion (US$235.3 million) 6% tier-two subordinated bonds due 2021 (Joint bookrunner)
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International Financial Review
IFR Awards 2011
- Asia-Pacific Securitisation Deal of the Year: Silver Oak's US$645m CMBS - Joint Lead
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Asiamoney
Best Managed Companies and Top Executives 2011
- Large-Cap Corporate of the Year in Singapore: DBS
- Best Executive in Singapore: Mr. Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS
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