DBS garnered numerous prestigious awards last year that recognise our financial expertise, as well as our contributions to the arts and the community.

American Express
Global Network Services Marketing Awards:
Best New Credit Card – DBS Black Card

Asiamoney
Deals of the Year:
Best Loan Deal – Hanaro Telecom US$600 million

Domestic Bank Awards:
Best Domestic Bond House in Singapore
Best Domestic Equity House in Singapore

Cash Management Poll of Polls:
Best Local Cash Management Bank – Singapore

FX Poll:
Best Local/Domestic FX Providers in Asia – Singapore
Best Overall FX Products & Services for SGD/USD
Best Trade Execution in Singapore

Trade Finance Poll:
Best Domestic Bank – Local Market Rankings in Singapore

Asian Banker Association
Asian Banking Awards:
Risk Management Program Category – Firm-wide Operational
Risk Management Framework (Winner)

Asian Banker, The
Best Retail Bank – Singapore

AsiaRisk
AsiaRisk Awards: Singapore House of the Year

Asset, The
The Asset Asian Awards – Country Awards:
Best Domestic Investment Bank
Best Domestic Bank

Edge-Lipper, The
Singapore Unit Trust Fund Awards:
Best Global Bond Fund over 1 year, 3 years and 5 years – Shenton Income Fund
Best Singapore Equity Fund over 3 years, 5 years and 10 years – Shenton Thrift Fund

Euromoney
Awards for Excellence: Best Bank in Singapore

EuroWeek
Asian Review of the Year:
Best Bookrunner of Singapore Dollar Bonds
Best Asian Subordinated Bond – US$750 million issue

FinanceAsia
Country Awards for Achievement – Singapore:
Best Bank
Best Equity House
Best Bond House
Best Broker (DBS Vickers)

Global Custodian
Review of Agent Banks in Major Markets:
Top-rated in Singapore

Global Finance
World’s Best Banks 2004:
Best Foreign Exchange Providers – Country Winner
Best Sub-Custodians – Country Winner
Best Trade Finance Providers – Country Winner

World’s Best Foreign Exchange Banks 2005:
Regional Winner for Southeast Asia & Country Winner

IFR Asia
Singapore Loan House

IFR
League Tables:
Ranked 2nd – China Syndicated Loans
Ranked 2nd – India Syndicated Loans

International Enterprise Singapore
Singapore Brand Awards

MasterCard
MasterCard Asia/Pacific Market Leadership Awards:
Best Overall Marketing Programme – DBS MC² MasterCard in Hong Kong
Best Youth Initiative – DBS MC² MasterCard in Hong Kong

Ministry of Information, Communications & the Arts
Distinguished Patron of the Arts

Ministry of Manpower
Singapore Family-Friendly Employer Award

Project Finance (Euromoney)
Deal of the Year:
Asia-Pacific Telecoms – Taiwan Broadband
Asia-Pacific Logistics – Vopak

Reader’s Digest
Reader’s Digest SuperBrands:
Gold Winner – DBS
Gold Winner – POSB

Risk Waters Group
Operational Risk Achievement Awards:
Emerging Markets Category – Highly commended

Securities Investors Association (S’pore)
SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards
Most Transparent Company Award – Winner of Finance Category

Standard and Poor’s
Singapore Fund Awards:
Best Performing Global Fixed Income Fund over 3 years and 5 years – Shenton Income Fund
Best Singapore Equity Fund over 3 years and 5 years – Shenton Thrift Fund