Temasek Holdings

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.
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