What Will Happen to My Investments?

All your investment holdings will be transferred to DBS after the Transfer.

DBS offers a comprehensive suite of investment products and services that cater to your needs. We have strong capabilities in both online and mobile, which will allow you to trade equities, FX and funds wherever and whenever you want.

Which DBS Investment Products Will I Get?

Your DCI holdings will be transferred to DBS and renamed as Currency Linked Investment ("CLI"). For certain currency pairs, the currency convention shown on statements or advices may be different from what is used by ANZ. Please be assured that this will not impact the nature, fixing result and/or redemption amount of the product.

For ANZ Signature Priority Banking customers, your holdings will be transferred to a DBS Wealth Management Account or Investment ID Account under investment products accounts (“IPA”). Please refer to FAQ no.2 below for more details.

For ANZ Private Bank clients, your holdings will be transferred to Wealth Management Accounts at DBS Private Bank.

For more details of your product, please refer below:

For ANZ Signature Priority Banking customers, your RISP will be transferred to an Investment Fund Account under investment products accounts and renamed as an Investment Fund Savings Plan. For customers with a RISP, a discount of 4% on the prevailing subscription fee will apply and the debit dates will be changed starting from September 2017:

  • 8th of each month (originally the 5th of each month at ANZ); and
  • 18th of each month (originally the 20th of each month at ANZ).

If your RISP original monthly contribution amount is in USD or EUR, your debit amount will be charged in HKD after the Transfer. The equivalent of your monthly contribution amount in HKD will be determined at an exchange rate of USD/HKD: 7.7 and EUR/HKD: 8 and debited from your DBS Multi-Currency Savings Account.

For more details of your product, please refer below:

For ANZ Signature Priority Banking customers, your equities holdings will be transferred to a DBS Wealth Management Account (“WMA”) or a Securities Account under investment products accounts ("IPA"). Please refer to FAQ below for more details.

Various channels are available for equities trading:

  1. DBS Online Equity Trading platform
    Online access to 7 global stock markets (Hong Kong, United States, Singapore, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and Australia). Customers are reminded to transfer money to their Multi-Currency Settlement Account during 9:00am-7:00pm on Monday to Friday (except public holidays) for settlement purpose. This service is available to WMA only.
  2. DBS iBanking and DBS digibank
    Online and mobile access to local equities trading. Mobile trading is applicable to IPAs only.
  3. DBS Phone Banking
    Customers with Securities Account will receive a DBS Phone Banking PIN by post in mid-September 2017 to their current address as registered with ANZ. Before receiving the PIN, you may trade by calling 852 2961 2338 and please be prepared to answer a few questions to facilitate identity verification. This service is applicable to IPAs only.

    For customers with WMA, you can perform equity trading by calling DBS at 852 2290 8033.

The above 3 channels are not available for ANZ accounts under CIES. Customers with ANZ accounts under CIES can only perform equity trading by calling DBS at 852 2290 8033.

For ANZ Private Bank clients, your holdings will be transferred to Wealth Management Accounts at DBS Private Bank. You can call your Relationship Manager or Investment Counsellor for order placement.

Please note that for stocks traded in Norway and Sweden, the settlement currency will be in the respective local currency instead of USD as executed at ANZ. Alternatively, you may trade directly using our Online Equity Trading platform ("OET") with access to 7 global stock markets (Hong Kong, United States, Singapore, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and Australia). Clients are reminded to transfer money to their Multi-Currency Settlement Accounts between 9.00am and 7.00pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays), for settlement purposes. For details about fees relating to equities, please contact your Relationship Manager.

For more details of your product, please refer below:

All investments will be transferred to DBS at the Effective Time. You may view your holdings in the upcoming statement and/or via DBS iBanking and DBS digibank from 9.00am on Monday, 11 September 2017.

For ANZ Signature Priority Banking customers, your holdings will be transferred to a DBS Wealth Management Account (“WMA”) or investment products accounts (“IPA”). Please refer to FAQ below for more details. Please note that for customers with an IPA, phone banking service will be in place for your convenience.

To facilitate settlement, the following settlement accounts will be opened for you:

  • Multi-Currency Settlement Account for WMA; and
  • Save & Cheque Account and Multi-Currency Savings Account for IPA.

For ANZ Private Bank clients, your holdings will be transferred to a WMA at DBS Private Bank.

If you are an existing DBS customer with IPA and your ANZ holdings are being migrated to IPA:

  • ANZ Dual Currency Investment will be transferred to an additional Investment ID Account
  • ANZ mutual funds including those resulted from your RISP (as of 8 September, 2017) will be transferred to your existing DBS Investment Funds Account
  • Securities held in ANZ will be transferred to your existing DBS Securities Account

Your existing Power of Attorney with ANZ ("POA") will not be applicable to any existing DBS WMA and/or IPA which are already held by you prior to the Transfer.

If you are an existing DBS customer with IPA or WMA and your ANZ holdings are being migrated to another types of account, i.e. WMA or IPA respectively:

  • If you have equities holdings in both your Securities Account under IPA and your WMA, a Corporate Action Fee and Custodian Fee will be imposed on holdings in both accounts. You are advised to consolidate all product holdings into a single account. Please contact your Relationship Manager for assistance.

For more details of your product, please refer below:

Investments FAQ

  • What will happen to my existing products with ANZ?

    All your investment holdings will be transferred to DBS at the Effective Time. After the Transfer, you will enjoy full access to our suite of investment products and services. DBS accounts terms and conditions, fees and charges, benefits and interest rates will apply from the Effective Time.

  • I am an ANZ Signature Priority Banking customer. How do you determine whether a DBS Wealth Management Account (“WMA”) or investment products accounts (“IPA”) is opened for me?

    All your holdings will be transferred to IPAs unless as of 8 September 2017: -

    1. your ANZ account is under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (“CIES”);
    2. You are an existing DBS customer with WMA and/or IPA, and you have granted power of attorney in respect of your ANZ account(s); or
    3. you have the following investment holdings:
      • Stocks listed on overseas exchanges
      • Bonds
      • Products involving leveraging or financing, including Lombard Facility and Universal Life / Single Premium Whole Life Insurance Premium Financing
      • Products for Professional Investors only, e.g. non SFC-authorized mutual funds, Structured Notes
      • Janus Global Real Estate Fund

    If any of the above (a), (b) or (c) applies, all your holdings (including any Mutual Funds you are holding as of 8 September 2017) will be transferred to a newly opened WMA. If you hold any of the products set out in point (c) above and also the Regular Investment Savings Plan ("RISP") with ANZ as of 8 September 2017, in addition to WMA, IPAs will also be opened for you to hold any and all of your future Mutual Funds resulting from such RISP.

  • Where can I find information on investment fees and charges?

    For DBS Treasures customers, please click here for our Bank Charges Schedule.

    For DBS Private Bank clients, please contact your Relationship Manager for more details.

  • Will I be able to view my ANZ investment cost with DBS?

    After the Transfer, please note that the cost price shown on the first DBS WMA statement will be the closing market price on 8 September 2017. Should you wish to check the historical cost price, please refer to your closing statement issued by ANZ.

  • What will happen to my Customer Investment Profile (“CIP”) at ANZ?

    Your CIP at ANZ will be migrated to the risk profile according to DBS’ risk profiling methodology. Please note that your risk profiles at ANZ and DBS may not be the same.

    For ANZ Signature Priority Banking customers, please refer to Important Information for details.

    For ANZ Private Banking clients, please refer to Important Information for details.

  • Where can I learn more details about the product terms/features?

    Please click here for more details about product terms and features.

  • I am an ANZ Signature Priority Banking customer. If my total relationship balance is still more than HK$8M or equivalent in DBS, can I purchase products for professional investors (e.g. non SFC-authorised mutual funds and Structured Notes)?

    If you would like to continue to purchase products for professional investors (e.g. non SFC-authorised mutual funds and Structured Notes), you will be invited to sign a professional investor declaration form and your professional investor status will be valid for 1 year from the signature date of the form. After 1 year, if your total relationship balance is still more than HK$8M or equivalent in DBS, your status will be automatically renewed. Otherwise, you will be notified to provide external asset proof in order to retain your professional investor status.

  • My ANZ account is under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme. How should I place investment orders?

    For securities transactions, please contact our service hotline on +852 2290 8033. Our customer service officers will help you with your order. For other investment products, please reach out to your Relationship Manager.

  • My ANZ investment account carries a Power of Attorney. Would that POA be applicable to the investment account opened by DBS?

    Yes, your POA will apply to the newly created DBS Wealth Management Accounts (“WMA”) and investment products accounts (“IPA”) for your ANZ Investment account.

    Your POA will not be applicable to any DBS WMA and/or IPA which are already held by you prior to the Transfer.

  • What will happen to my consent given to ANZ regarding the use of deposit information?

    If you have previously given your consent that ANZ can provide full wealth management services to you by referring to your total portfolio, you will be deemed to consent to the use of your deposit information by DBS. If you would like to update your preference, please call DBS dedicated customer service hotline on +852 2290 8990.

Note: In Hong Kong, DBS Private Bank is a division of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.