2012

The Banker

Bank of the Year Awards 2012

  • Bank of the Year in Asia

Asia Risk

Asia Risk Awards 2012

  • Derivatives House of the Year, Asia ex-Japan
  • House of the Year, Singapore
  • House of the Year, Hong Kong

The Asset

Triple A Country Awards 2012

  • Best Domestic Bank in Singapore
  • Best Domestic Investment Bank in Singapore
  • Best Domestic Bond House in Singapore
  • Best Brokerage House in Singapore: DBS Vickers
  • Best Deal in Singapore: Genting Singapore SGD1.8 billion perpetual subordinated capital securities
  • Best Deal in Malaysia: IHH Healthcare USD2.15 billion IPO

Private Banker International

Private Banker International Awards 2012

  • Outstanding Private Bank, Southeast Asia

Businesses for Families Council

Businesses for Families Mark

  • POSB

SPRING Singapore

Singapore Service Class

  • DBS Institutional Banking Group

SPRING Singapore

Singapore Innovation Class

  • POSB

Securities Investors Association (Singapore)

Investors’ Choice Awards 2012

  • Singapore Corporate Governance Award (Big cap) - 1st runner up
  • Most Transparent Company (Finance)
  • Internal Audit Excellence Award
  • Brendan Wood International - SIAS TopGun CEO Designation Award: Piyush Gupta
  • Special Recognition of Internal Audit Award: Lim Him Chuan

Global Finance

Stars of China 2012

  • Best Treasury & Cash Management Bank in China, Foreign

The Asian Banker

The Asian Banker 500 Strongest Bank 2012

  • Strongest bank in Singapore
  • Strongest bank in Asia Pacific – ranked 10th

Focus Media

Your Choice @ Focus Hong Kong White Collars Most Favorite Brand Awards 2012

  • Compass Visa, DBS

Contact Centre Association of Singapore

Capital Weekly The Best Performance Company Awards 2012

  • Best In-House Contact Centre (over 100 seats) - Gold Award
  • Best Customer Experience - Gold Award
  • Best Innovative Productivity Solution - Gold Award
  • Best Contact Centre Manager - Au Han-Jet, Gold Award
  • Best Contact Centre Team Leader - Preeta A/P Sivadas, Silver Award
  • Best Contact Centre Trainer - Cho Leong Hwee, Gold Award
  • Best Contact Centre Trainer - Armie Garces De Luna, Silver Award
  • Best Customer Service Professional - May Thet Lwin Tun, Gold Award
  • Best Customer Service Professional - Sahira Binte Hashim, Bronze Award
  • Best IT Infrastructure Support Specialist - William Ling, Silver Award

Dun & Bradstreet

D&B Banking Awards 2012

  • Best Foreign Bank for Priority Sector Lending

Business India

Best Banks in India 2012

  • Business/Employee - Ranked 1st
  • Profit/Employee - Ranked 2nd

Global Banking & Finance Review

Global Banking & Finance Review Awards 2012

  • Best SME Bank in Hong Kong
  • Fastest Growing Bank in Hong Kong

HK Retail Management Association (HKRMA)

Mystery Shopper Programme

  • Service Category Leader – Retail (Services) Category

AsianInvestor

Investment Performance Awards 2012

  • Distributor of the Year, Commercial Bank

Hong Kong Management Association

Award for Excellence in Training and Development 2012

  • Outstanding New Trainer Award - Anthony Chau

Hong Kong Management Association

44th Distinguished Salesperson Award 2011

  • Joey Kwok
  • Alex Tsang
  • Paul Yeung
  • Lawrence Chan

Financial Times/Starmine

Starmine Awards for Asia 2012

  • Ranked 4th overall earnings estimator - Jeff Yau, DBS Vickers
  • Ranked 3rd Earnings estimator for Food, Household & Personal Products - Alice Hui & Titus Wu

Yazhou Zhoukan

Asian Banking 300

  • Top 10 in Hong Kong

Institutional Investor

All-Asia Executive Team

  • Best CEO, ranked 3rd in banking category by buy-side analysts- Piyush Gupta
  • Ranked 4th best company in Singapore

Asian Banking & Finance

Retail Banking Awards 2012

  • Domestic Retail Bank of the Year
  • Best Branch Innovation (Silver) – POSB Centre

Capital Weekly

Capital Weekly The Best Performance Company Awards 2012

  • Enterprise Bank, DBS Hong Kong

Metrobox

Prime Awards for Banking & Finance Corporations 2012

  • Best SME Bank, DBS Hong Kong

Hong Kong General Chamber of Small & Medium Enterprises

Best SME Partner

  • DBS Hong Kong

FinanceAsia

Country Awards 2012

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

Alpha Southeast Asia

Best Financial Institution Awards 2012

  • Best Bank in Singapore
  • Best SME Bank in Singapore
  • Best Investment Bank in Singapore
  • Best Bond House in Singapore
  • Best Equity House in Singapore
  • Best FX Bank for Corporates & FIs in Singapore
  • Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore
  • Best Retail Broker, DBS Vickers
  • Best Broker in Southeast Asia, DBS Vickers
  • Best Economist in Southeast Asia, David Carbon

Asiamoney

Cash Management Poll 2012

    Asia Pacific - Best Global Cash Management Bank
  • Ranked 3rd (by small & medium corporates)
  • Ranked 5th (by large corporates)
    Singapore - Best Local Cash Management Bank
  • Ranked 1st (by small, medium and large corporates)
    Hong Kong - Best Foreign Cash Management Bank
  • Ranked 1st (by small corporates)
  • Ranked 2nd (by medium corporates)
  • Ranked 3rd (by large corporates)
    China - Best Foreign Cash Management Bank
  • Ranked 3rd (by small & large corporates)
  • Ranked 4th (by medium corporates)
    India - Best Foreign Cash Management Bank
  • Ranked 3rd (by small & medium corporates)
  • Ranked 5th (by large corporates)
    Indonesia - Best Foreign Cash Management Bank
  • Ranked 1st (by small corporates)
  • Ranked 4th (by medium corporates)
  • Ranked 3rd (by large corporates)
    Taiwan - Best Foreign Cash Management Bank
  • Ranked 3rd (by small & medium corporates)
  • Ranked 4th (by large corporates)

Corporate Treasurer

Corporate Treasurer Alliance Awards 2012

  • Best Cash Management House in Singapore

Euromoney

Awards for Excellence 2012

  • Best Bank in Singapore
  • Best Investment Bank in Singapore

Retail Banker International

Retail Banker International Awards 2012

  • Best Retail Bank in Asia

Asiamoney

Private Banking Poll 2012

  • Outstanding Digital Marketing Campaign - DBS Black Card
  • Best domestic private bank in Singapore, as voted by HNWIs with over USD 1 million AUM with private banks
  • Overall best private bank in Singapore, as voted by HNWIs with USD 1 - 5 million AUM: Ranked 5th
  • Overall best private bank in Malaysia, as voted by HNWIs with USD 1 - 5 million AUM: Ranked 4th
  • Overall best private bank in Malaysia, as voted by HNWIs with USD 5.01 - 25 million AUM: Ranked 5th
  • Overall best private bank in Philippines, as voted by HNWIs with USD 1 - 5 million AUM: Ranked 5th

American Express

2011 GNS Marketing Award

  • Outstanding Digital Marketing Campaign - DBS Black Card

Capital Weekly

Capital Weekly Service Awards 2012

  • Wealth Management Services Award: DBS Bank (Hong Kong)
  • Foreign Exchange Services Award: DBS Bank (Hong Kong)

Metro Daily

The Best Creative Ad Award

  • Print ad of DBS Credit Card “Turn it on!” winter promotion with Element

EFFIE Awards 2012

  • Bronze Award - DBS Credit Card Dinning Planners Campaign

MARKies Award 2012

  • Big Idea in Loyalty & CRM - (DBS Credit Card Dinning Planners Campaign)
  • Big Idea in Search- (DBS Loans Campaign

BENCHMARK Advisor of the Year Awards 2012

  • Gold Award in the category for Financial Product Due Diligence

Visa

  • Most Secured eCommerce Issuing Bank – DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore

Distinguished Financial Industry Competent Professionals 2012

  • Corporate Finance - Origination, Structuring & Advisory: Eric Ang
  • Financial Markets - Trading: Andrew Ng Wai Hung
  • Risk Management - Market Risk Management: Elbert Pattijn
  • Wealth Management - Relationship Management - High Net Worth: Tan Su Shan

Asiamoney

Best Domestic Banks Awards 2012

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

Global Finance

World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2012

  • Best Sub-custodian Bank in Singapore

Bloomberg Markets

World’s Strongest Banks 2012

  • 8th strongest bank globally

Asiamoney

Country Deals of the Year 2011

  • Best Project Financing in Australia: Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal USD 3.01 billion six tranche project financing

The Asian Banker

Risk Management Awards 2012

  • The Enterprise Risk Management Project Award
  • Risk Manager of the Year: Chng Sok Hui

The Asian Banker

Transaction Banking Awards 2012

  • Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore
  • Transaction Banker of the Year: Tom McCabe

The Asian Banker

Technology Implementation Awards 2012

  • Best Disaster Recovery Infrastructure Project
  • Best Core Banking Implementation for Regional and International Banks
  • Best Middle Office System

The Banker

Deals of the Year 2012

  • Structured Finance Deal of the Year: Silver Oak USD 645 million CMBS
  • FIG Capital Raising Deal of the Year: ICBC CNH RMB 1.5 billion Basel 3 compliant supplementary capital notes

Banking and Payments Asia

Trailblazer Awards 2012

  • Channel Excellence in Mobile Banking
  • Channel Excellence in Social Media

Global Finance

World’s Best Developed Market Banks 2012

  • Best Bank in Singapore

Global Finance

World's Safest Bank 2012

    Overall:
  • Safest Bank in Asia
  • Ranked 15th globally

Institute of Service Excellence, Singapore Management University

Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore 2011

    Overall:
  • Top in Bank sub-sector
  • Top in Finance & Insurance sector

AsiaOne

People’s Choice Awards 2012

    Overall:
  • Best Bank
  • Best Credit/Debit Card in Singapore: POSB Everyday Card

The Asset

Transaction Banking Awards 2012

    Overall:
  • Best Transaction Bank in Singapore
  • Specialist Awards: Best for Emerging Corporates in Asia-Pacific

The Asset

Securities and Fund Services Awards 2012

  • Best Domestic Custodian in Singapore

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)

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

The Asian Banker

Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2012

  • Best Automobile Lending

IDC Financial Insights

Financial Insights Innovation Awards 2012

  • Innovation in Customer Engagement

The Banker/Brand Finance

Top 500 Bank Brands

  • Ranked No. 1 in Singapore

Euromoney

Private Banking Survey

  • Best Local Private Bank in Singapore
  • Net-worth-specific services: Super affluent (USD 500,000 to USD 1 million)

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

International Financial Review

IFR Awards 2011

  • Asia-Pacific Securitisation Deal of the Year: Silver Oak's US$645m CMBS - Joint Lead

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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