Will the above same trend happen for the upcoming UCI Boustead REIT ?

have i missed the boat on DBS?

Is it too expensive at >$53 ??

DBS jumps 3% to new all-time high, drives market cap past S$150 billion
The bank&rsquo s shares are at a new high of S$54.80 as at market close on Oct 7

[SINGAPORE] Shares of DBS : D05 +3.01% soared more than 3 per cent on Tuesday (Oct 7), driving its market capitalisation beyond S$150 billion.

The counter hit S$54.80 at market close, continuing a rally that has seen it climb more than 25 per cent year to date.

In June, DBS became the first listed company in Singapore to cross the US$100 billion, or S$129 billion, market capitalisation milestone, helped by a weaker US dollar. It now has nearly double the market capitalisation of its nearest banking rival, OCBC : O39 +0.42%.

&ldquo DBS checks all the boxes investors want &ndash growth, safety, and income,&rdquo said Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist at Saxo. &ldquo It has kept net interest income resilient despite a softer rate path, leaned on record fee pools in wealth and cards, and rewarded shareholders with bigger dividends and buybacks.&rdquo

Chanana also said that the bank offers &ldquo balance-sheet safety and a dependable cash flow&rdquo as fears around an artificial intelligence bubble grow.

&ldquo Add a still benign credit cycle and deepening liquidity in Singapore&rsquo s markets, and investors are simply paying up for clarity,&rdquo she added.

Optimism around US Federal Reserve rate cuts has driven DBS shares and the Straits Times Index : *STI +1.14% (STI) higher, though OCBC and UOB recently did not rise to new highs like DBS.

The head of prime brokerage dealing at Maybank Securities in Singapore Tareck Horchani last week said DBS is more efficiently run than its competitors, and has more of a focus to reward shareholders.

New measures by the Singapore government to enhance equity market returns via the &ldquo value unlock&rdquo package and the Equity Market Development Programme have also resulted in analysts raising their STI price targets.

The Singapore Exchange last month also launched the new iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index tracking the performance of the next 50 stocks outside the benchmark 30-stock STI.

Sg banks. Buy and forget about them. Right now they are paying I believe 5%p.a

thanks for reply boss.

but i am seriously noob.
how do i even start?
i only have hlebroking and cgs i trade.
can i buy using these counters?
and how do i handle the forex please?

a thousand apologies for all these noob questions.

I got a few questions that you need to answer.
1. Do you want to give banks free money?
2. Can you handle your own stomach is price drop by say 20-30? Will you chicken out?
3. Can you hold for minimum 10 years?

Preferential Offering Exercise has been completed 2 days ago, with all custodian acct-holders having received their entitled shares and the excess they applied for. All eligible unitholders managed to secure excess shares.

I am talking abt Keppel DC REIT. Entitlement is 80 units for 1000 units in-hand. Price is $2.24.

Congratulations to all unitholders. KDC REIT’s unit price today hovers above $2.37.

CONGRATS TO ALL DBS BANK SHAREHOLDERS:

$55

And also CONGRATS TO ALL OCBC BANK SHAREHOLDERS

$18

OCBC's dividend payout will likely drop next year, but DBS' will rise !

No once transfer to CDP you need a sg bank account to receive payment. You need a CDP account first.

If he has. DBSV acct., this means he has a CDP Acct… To open a CDP Acct, he must have a Savings or more acct in one of 5 banks. He will have to opt for a DCS - Dividend Crediting Service with the SGX, and in this activity, nominate an acct for the dividend to be credited into.
After the above has been done, the dividend from DBS will be credited into the nominated bank acct…
The dividend cannot be credited into MooMoo SG after the shares have been transferred to CDP.
There is no charge at CDP’s end for transferring shares into CDP, but that was what I experienced. Not too sure abt MooMoo’s charges.

Hoped the above lengthy reply addresses all questions in the posting.

Just to hark back your post in another topic earlier, to get a DBS saving account, I must open a Vickers account. However, as what you just mentioned, I will need a CDP account first which also mentioned in Vickers website "Please click here to open a CDP account online before proceeding to open a DBS Vickers online trading account." and to apply for a CDP account, I will need a Singapore bank saving account. Wouldn't I stuck in a catch-22 situation?

I do not have a DBSV account now but wish to have 1 together with a saving account with DBS in near future.

Dbs will open a DBS Vickers, bank account and CDP one shot. Well subject to if
1. New rules banning foreigners without priority to open account if ang. All banks only want rich customer. They don't care about ikan bilis customer.
2. If they fill that too much work for them, straight tell you cannot.

Ah okay. Thank you very much for the info Do you use Vickers exclusively for stocks in SGX or you also rely on other brokers to buy Singapore stock?

I don't use DBS Vickers anymore. Expensive. Do not use Singapore brokerage linked with CDP. Custodian like FSM and tiger or moomoo sg are better than DBS vickers. Unless you want to attend AGM in Singapore then ok la use CDP link brokerage. Otherwise don't bother. Unless you got lots of time and money to travel down to Singapore, stay in their hotel and go for their AGMs. Don't bother. Besides nothing to buy in Singapore. Even if I got time and money I won't bother attending AGMs. Better things to do. Not much quality companies aside from their banks. DBS Vickers not so user friendly compare to FSM or Moomoo sg.

I use Interactive broker exclusively to hold my sg banks. I don't buy Singapore reits anymore. Way way cheaper than DBS Vickers. Cost SGD2.50 (IBKR) Vs SGD10.90 (DBS Vickers Cash Upfront). Why do you want to pay more fees? Yes moomoo cheaper than IBKR for sg stocks but overseas stocks you cannot beat interactive broker fees, exchange rate and accessibility to multiple market from one account.

This post has been edited by Ramjade: Nov 15 2025, 10:21 PM

Based on my calculation, I find IBKR fixed rate is cheaper than Moomoo SG once you trade more than 3.6k SGD in a single trade and 2.5k SGD after free commission period ended.

Well if you see moomoo sg mentioned 0.99 per order + 0.99 platform fees = SGD1.98

Yup yup, you are right. my brain farted. I thought IBKR is SGD 2.50 regardless the trade value

You can either,... go the IB route that Ramjade has proposed to you,... or,...

You can open a Maybank SG acct, and using this acct, you can open a CDP acct.. With a CDP acct in-hand you can buy SG shares and have your dividend credited into your nominated bank acct when you activate the Direct Crediting Service after opening a CDP acct..

But it might be costly to buy shares from any of the brokerages in SG compared to IB, because the cheapest minimum charge out there is the DBSV's Cash Upfront Acct, which still charges you $10. The Cash Upfront Acct 'pulls' money from the DBS Multi-Currency Acct, and it is,... relatively expensive to open this acct..

Hoped my infos above are of the latest. Been a long time that I have not studied these mechanisms.