SINGAPORE – Long-time Temasek Holdings executive director and chief executive Ho Ching officially steps down on Friday (Oct 1), after some 17 years in charge at the investment company. Ms Ho, 68, joined Temasek in
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Temasek and HSBC to invest $150 million for debt financing platform to fund sustainable infrastructure projects
SINGAPORE – State investor Temasek is setting up a debt financing platform with HSBC to help fund sustainable infrastructure projects with an initial focus on South-east Asia. They will invest up to a combined amount
Read moreOnly 13% of global banking and insurance industry uses AI solutions across bulk of its processes: Temasek survey
SINGAPORE – While ethical artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics adoption can add about US$2 trillion ($2.7 trillion) of value each year to the global banking and insurance industry, a Temasek survey showed that only 13 per
Read moreTemasek, portfolio companies active in Covid-19 fight in Singapore and abroad
SINGAPORE – Temasek and its portfolio companies have played active roles in keeping communities safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic, both in Singapore and abroad. In its annual review on Tuesday (July 13), the state investor
Read moreTemasek joins 64-year-old founder on path to next India unicorn
BENGALURU (BLOOMBERG) – Mr Ronnie Screwvala pioneered cable television in India in the 1980s and then built a unicorn that was acquired by Walt Disney. At 64, the entrepreneur’s latest venture UpGrad is speeding toward
Read moreHo Ching to retire as CEO: 5 things to know about Temasek's leadership transition
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – After more than 18 years at Singapore investment company Temasek, executive director and chief executive Ho Ching will retire and step down from its board on Oct 1. She will
Read moreTemasek's transformation under Ho Ching into more than a global investment giant
SINGAPORE – A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession. So said American author John C. Maxwell. As any keen watcher of Singapore would know, succession planning has been a cornerstone of the Republic’s success.
Read moreGIC was most active state-owned investor in 2020; Temasek top in tech sector: Report
SINGAPORE – Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC emerged as the most active state-owned investor globally last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, while Temasek Holdings was the top tech investor. These were the results of a
Read moreTrafigura said to hire Temasek's Khodor Mattar in expansion push
AMSTERDAM (BLOOMBERG) -Commodities trader Trafigura Group is hiring Temasek Holdings executive Khodor Mattar, as it seeks to team up with the world’s biggest private equity firms and sovereign funds for investments, people familiar with the
Read moreTemasek's portfolio exposure in Singapore lower than that in China for the first time
SINGAPORE – While Temasek’s portfolio remains anchored in Asia, its exposure in Singapore by underlying assets has fallen behind that in China for the first time, on the back of differences in valuations in the
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