DBS refuses to comply fully with US newly drafted legislation

Business Insider, 23 Oct 2012
DBS Bank in Singapore stood up to the US government, indicating that they would not be registering with US authorities for at least for one Dodd Frank provision pertaining to swaps. Nordea Bank in Sweden made a similar statement.
If more banks follow DBS and Nordea in standing up to the US government, it will be the clearest sign yet that this trend is taking hold… perhaps accelerating the dollar’s decline. Full story