• DBS briefed media on Aug. 6 on its 2026 second-quarter and half-year results; CEO Tan Su Shan joined CFO Chng Sok Hui.
• Q2 net profit rose 9% to a record $3.08 billion; total income climbed 6% past $6 billion; fee income jumped 25% to $1.46 billion.
• Board declared a $0.81 per share Q2 dividend, split between a $0.66 ordinary dividend, a $0.15 capital return dividend.
• Management guided 2026 total income above last year; assumed Sora near 1.2% for the rest of the year; raised commercial book non-interest income growth to mid-teens.
• Tan said DBS is model-agnostic on AI, using US and Chinese tools; no 2026 target for AI economic value due to measurement limits.

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