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Deals, joint ventures & alliances
BlackRock, Temasek to take majority stake in wealth management JV with China Construction Bank
(Dec 23): US asset manager BlackRock Inc, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) have agreed to set up a wealth management joint venture in China, said people with direct knowledge of the matter.
December 23, 2019
M&A
AMS shareholder Temasek backs plans for Osram takeover
BERLIN (Nov 25): Singapore's state investor Temasek, the biggest shareholder in Austria's AMS, backs the sensor maker's planned US$5 billion ($6.8 billion) takeover of German lighting group Osram, the fund's managing director told a magazi
November 25, 2019
Sovereign wealth funds
Temasek looks to expand US deals regardless of trade war
(Nov 20): Temasek Holdings will continue to increase its allocation of funds to the US despite escalating trade tensions, the Singapore state investor’s head of Americas John Vaske said.
November 20, 2019
Global Economy
Briefs
SINGAPORE (Nov 18): “I think, from their perspectives, things only get serious when their kids can’t go to school, and they can’t get their lattes and go to yoga.” — Unnamed foreign executive, to the Financial Times, referring to the expatriate
November 15, 2019
Sustainability
Temasek to report air miles, paper, water usage in green push
SINGAPORE (Nov 12): Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte will start reporting its air miles, water, paper and electricity usage from this financial year, according to Chief Executive Officer Ho Ching.
November 12, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Reefknot Investments to invest in start-ups in the logistics industry
SINGAPORE (Nov 11): It began as an anti-Valentine’s Day in 1990s China, celebrated on Nov 11. Written numerically as 11/11, the date even looks like “bare branches” — a local term for being single.
November 08, 2019
Global Economy
Briefs
SINGAPORE (Nov 4): “Being obsessed with the movement of some money and people to Singapore — and ignoring the movement of people and money elsewhere to [the US], Canada, Australia, the UK, especially for their professional talents — just misses the
November 01, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
Digital financial services worth $52 bil by 2025, but 'underbanked' challenges remain
SINGAPORE (Nov 4): The digital financial services industry in Southeast Asia is poised to triple in annual revenue generation by 2025 to reach an estimated US$38 billion ($52 billion), a new study has found.
November 01, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
Digital financial services to generate $52 bil annually by 2025; 'underbanked' and 'unbanked' remain challenges
SINGAPORE (Oct 30): The digital financial services industry in Southeast Asia is poised to triple in annual revenue generation by 2025 to reach an estimated US$38 billion ($52 billion), a new study has revealed.
October 30, 2019