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News Releases 2010

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August

• Sebastian Paredes appointed CEO of DBS Hong Kong; Sim S Lim To Fill Newly Created DBS Singapore Country Manager Role (16 Aug)
• Exclusive Tie-up between DBS and PAYPAL Liberates The Global Online Shopping Experience For DBS/POSB Customers in Singapore (12 Aug)
• DBS and IBM detail findings of 5 July outcome (4 Aug)

July

• DBS second-quarter earnings rise 30% to SGD 718 million before goodwill impairment (30 July)
• DBS names Lim Say Boon as Chief Investment Officer (27 July)
• Media Statement (05 July)

• As Singapore progresses, so has its favourite credit card - The POSB Everyday Card (29 June)
• DBS establishes USD 10,000,000,000 debt issuance programme (24 June)
• DBS launches first-of-its-kind branch design contest  (11 June)
• Pillars of community sports recognised (08 June)
• POSB appoints Bertie Cheng as advisor (04 June)

May

• The heartbeat of sporting Singapore (31 May)
• DBS first-quarter earnings at SGD 532 million, up 17% from year ago (07 May)

April

• DBS increases customer accessibility with the expansion of its self-service banking network (29 Apr)
• DBS sets up dedicated Project Finance team (21 Apr)
• DBS to participate in World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China  (13 Apr)
• DBS appoints Tan Su Shan as Private Banking Head (08 Apr)

• DBS to focus on corporates, high net-worth and emerging affluent segment in India  (30 Mar)
• Koh Boon Hwee to step down as DBS Chairman (19 Mar)
• PayPal and DBS collaborate to make global online shopping more convenient 
  (17 Mar)
• POSB introduces first coin deposit machine at a school (04 Mar)

• Taking the Search for POSB Everyday Champions for Sports to the Heartlands (28 Feb)
• DBS fourth-quarter earnings rise 29% to SGD 493 million, bringing 2009 full-year net earnings to SGD 2.06 billion  (5 Feb)
• DBS underscores commitment to China; Inaugurates new China headquarters building in Shanghai (3 Feb)

January

• DBS opens first bank branch at Resorts World Sentosa  (21 Jan)
• DBS secures licence to open branch in Ho Chi Minh City  (12 Jan)
• DBS introduces Singapore's first internet banking guarantee (8 Jan)