DBS faces $1.3b lawsuit in alleged 1MDB-linked claim

DBS rejected the claim and said it would fight it vigorously.

Published Sep 09, 2026, 09:15 PM

Updated Sep 09, 2026, 10:50 PM

SINGAPORE – DBS Bank is being sued for an estimated $1.3 billion in damages linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, DBS Group said on Sept 9.

The claimants include the liquidators of four companies: Blackrock Commodities (Global), Platinum Global Luxury Services, Affinity Equity International Partners and TKIL Global Investments.

DBS rejected the claim and said it would fight it vigorously, adding that the company has made no provision for the lawsuit. The bank did not provide any more details on the allegations it faces.

The lawsuit is the latest among wide-ranging efforts to recover money belonging to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), from which US investigators say about US$4.5 billion (S$5.7 billion) was stolen between 2009 and 2014 in a complex, globe-spanning scheme .

All this time, there had been no claim against DBS, according to the lender’s statement.

In July 2025, liquidators trying to recover money from 1MDB sued Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, alleging that it enabled fraud that led to more than US$2.7 billion in financial losses between 2009 and 2013.

Shares of DBS closed 0.8 per cent lower at $77.50 earlier in the day. REUTERS

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星展银行驳斥了这一说法，并表示将全力抗争。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 9 日晚上 9:15

更新于2026年9月9日晚上10:50

新加坡——星展集团9月9日表示，星展银行因与数十亿美元的1MDB丑闻相关的损失而被起诉，预计赔偿金额达13亿美元。

索赔人包括四家公司的清算人：Blackrock Commodities (Global)、Platinum Global Luxury Services、Affinity Equity International Partners 和 TKIL Global Investments。

星展银行驳斥了这一指控，并表示将全力应诉，同时补充说公司并未为此诉讼预留任何资金。该银行没有提供有关其所面临指控的更多细节。

该诉讼是为追回属于一马发展有限公司 (1MDB) 的资金而采取的广泛努力中的最新举措。美国调查人员称，在 2009 年至 2014 年期间，通过一项复杂的全球性计划，约有 45 亿美元（57 亿新元）从 1MDB 被盗。

根据贷款方的声明，在此期间，星展银行并未收到任何索赔。

2025 年 7 月，试图从 1MDB 追回资金的清算人在新加坡起诉渣打银行，指控该银行助长了欺诈行为，导致 2009 年至 2013 年间超过 27 亿美元的财务损失。

星展银行股价早盘收跌0.8%，报77.50美元。路透社

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