21st Century News Group

• Corporate Bank Award

Alpha Southeast Asia

• Most Innovative Deal/Most Innovative Islamic Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia: Danga Capital (Khazanah Nasional) SGD 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 SGD 1 billion 40-year bonds, Joint Lead Manager & Joint Bookrunner
• Best Asset/Liability Management Solution of the Year in Southeast Asia: RM 1.03 billion disposal of Starhill Gallery & Lot 10 Property to Starhill Global REIT, Sole Financial Adviser
• Best Structured Loan Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia: Tower Bersama Group’s USD 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
• 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

• Regional House of the Year
• Singapore House of the Year
• Top 10 Local Banks in Asia (ex-Japan)
• Top Regional Banks in Asia (ex-Japan)

Asiamoney

• Best Project Financing: SportsHub SGD 1.76 billion project financing, Bookrunner
• Indonesia Deal of the Year: Indosat Palapa’s USD 650 million 7.375% bonds, Bookrunner
• Singapore Deal of the Year: Temasek Holdings SGD 1 billion 40-year bonds
• Best Domestic Equity House in Singapore
• Best Domestic Debt House in Singapore
• Best Syndicated Loan in Australia: Woodside Finance USD 1.1 billion-equivalent loan, Bookrunner
• Best Private Bank in China, as voted by HNWI with AUM of >USD 25 million: Ranked 2nd
• Best Domestic Private Bank in Singapore
• Best Global Private Bank in Asia, as voted by HNWIs with AUM of USD 1-5 million: Ranked 10th
• Best overall cross-border cash management services in Singapore – Ranked 1st by large corporates
• Best Domestic Provider of FX Services in Singapore as voted by corporates & financial institutions

Asian Banker

• Award for Investor Relations in the Financial Services Industry
• Award for Treasury and ALM Products and Services
• Achievement Award for Trade Finance in Singapore

AsiaOne

• Best Bank
• Best Card: POSB Everyday Card

The Asset

• Best Quasi-Sovereign Bond/ Best Local Currency Bond in Asia: Temasek Holdings SGD 1 billion 40-year bonds
• Best Project Finance in Asia: SportsHub SGD 1.76 billion project financing
• Best Syndicated Loan in Asia: Galaxy Entertainment Group HKD 9 billion loan, Joint Bookrunner & Joint Mandated Lead Manager
• Best Domestic Investment Bank in Singapore
• Best Domestic Bond House in Singapore
• Best Islamic Structured Financing in Asia: Qatar Airways USD 150 million Islamic facility, DBS & IB Asia as Arranger
• Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore
• Best Foreign Trade Finance Bank in Indonesia
• Best Structured Trade Solution in Indonesia
• 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
• Best Derivatives House in Singapore

The Banker

• Loan Deal of the Year in APAC: Noble Group syndicated loan, Joint Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger
• Loan Deal of the Year in the Middle East: Qatar Telecom USD 2 billion syndicated loan, Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger
• Top Bank Brands: Ranked 1st in Singapore
• Top World Banks: Ranked 1st in Singapore, 10th in Asia (ex-Japan)

Brand Finance

• Ranked 1st in Singapore

Business Times/Starmine

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

Business Today

• India’s Fastest Growing Small Bank
• India’s Best Small Bank

Business World/PWC

• Fastest Growing Small Bank in India

China UnionPay

• Innovative Award Winner: DBS Octopus ATM Card in Hong Kong

Community Chest

• Community Chest Gold Award: POSB

Contact Centre Association of Singapore

• Best Contact Centre of the Year over 100 seats, Silver Award

Corporate Governance Asia

• Best Investor Relations by a Singapore company

DP Information Group

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

Euromoney

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

Euroweek

• Best Arranger of Singapore Loans
• Best Southeast Asian Deal of the Year: San Miguel Corporation
• Asia Pacific Syndicated Loan of the Year: Noble Group syndicated loan
• Best High Yield Bond in Asia: Indosat USD 650 million 10-year notes
• Best Asian Domestic Currency Bond Issue: Temasek Holdings SGD 1 billion 40-year bonds

FinanceAsia

• Best Singapore Deal: Temasek Holdings SGD 1 billion 40-year bonds
• Best Mid-Cap Equity Deal in Asia: Tiger Airways USD 178 million IPO
• Best High-Yield Bond in Asia:Indosat’s USD 650 million 10-year notes
• 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
• Ranked 1st as Asia’s Most Professional Financial Institution Borrower (Investment Grade)
• Ranked 2nd as Asia’s Best Borrower

Financial Times/Starmine

• Top Brokers in Asia: Ranked 3rd, DBS Vickers

Global Custodian

• Leading Top Rated in Singapore: DBS Securities & Fiduciary Services

Global Finance

• Safest bank in Asia
• Best Bank in Singapore
• Best Trade Finance Bank in Singapore
• Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Singapore
• Best Sub-Custodian in Singapore
• Best Islamic Finance Bank in Singapore, IB Asia

Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence

• Counter Service Individual Award: Gold & Silver Award

Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business

• Best SME Partner

IFR Asia

• Singapore Bond House of the Year
• SSingapore Capital Markets Deal: Temasek Holdings SGD 1 billion 40-year bonds

IR Magazine

• Best Investor Relations Website

Islamic Finance News

• Corporate Finance Deal of the Year: Danga Capital (Khazanah), DBS & IB Asia
• Singapore Deal of the Year: Danga Capital (Khazanah), DBS & IB Asia

MasterCard

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

Professional Wealth Management / The Banker

• Best Private Bank in Singapore

Project Finance Magazine

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

PublicAffairsAsia

• The Gold Standard in Crisis Communications

Reader’s Digest

• GOLD award: Bank category, DBS & POSB
• GOLD award: Credit Card Issuing Bank category, DBS

Rizvi Institute

• Best Practices in Employee Care in India

Securities Investors Association (Singapore)

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

Shanghai State Administration of Foreign Exchange

• Star of Balance of Payments Reporting
• First prize for Balance of Payments reporting
• First prize for Foreign Currencies Exchange reporting
• Best reporting

Singapore Police Force

• Safety and Security Watch Group, Award winner

Sterling Commerce

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

TMT Finance

• Telecom Deal of the Year in the Middle East: Qtel USD 1.5 billion fixed rate notes transaction, Joint Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner

Visa

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

Yazhou Zhoukan

• Asian Brand Excellence Award: DBS Octopus ATM Card in Hong Kong