Temasek's portfolio rises 8.6% to hit record of $215 billion

[Extremist]

SINGAPORE investment firm Temasek Holdings saw its portfolio hit a new record last year, lifted by strong stock markets in Asia.

Its portfolio rose by 8.6 per cent over last year to hit a fresh peak of $215 billion as at March 31 this year, Temasek said on Thursday.

Asian equity markets rose strongly from the middle of last year to the first three months of this year, but have since fallen due to concerns over rising interest rates and the tightening of central banks' loose monetary policies.

Temasek will continue to stay focused in Asia and the emerging markets but will look at opportunities in the developed markets, said chairman S. Dhanabalan.

 

[Confuseous]

Yawn. What has it got to do with you and I?

 

[winnipegjets]

SINGAPORE investment firm Temasek Holdings saw its portfolio hit a new record last year, lifted by strong stock markets in Asia.

Its portfolio rose by 8.6 per cent over last year to hit a fresh peak of $215 billion as at March 31 this year, Temasek said on Thursday.

Asian equity markets rose strongly from the middle of last year to the first three months of this year, but have since fallen due to concerns over rising interest rates and the tightening of central banks' loose monetary policies.

Temasek will continue to stay focused in Asia and the emerging markets but will look at opportunities in the developed markets, said chairman S. Dhanabalan.

That's money added in from your CPF...not gains lah.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Did they factor in the losses?

 

[I_Hate_Pappies]

MSM reported 9% leh.

 

[watchman8]

Did they factor in the losses?

Many investments can be recorded at book value if deemed long term investments, especially for non-publicly traded instruments. So if they say the stake is worth $10bn, it is booked as $10bn until the day they decide to relook at "fair value". The oldest trick for all banks.

 

[ginfreely]

Portfolio rose by 8.6% means real gain due to stock price went up or just bigger portfolio due to put in more $$ investment? if really gain , can pay us higher than 2.5% cpf interest now?

SINGAPORE investment firm Temasek Holdings saw its portfolio hit a new record last year, lifted by strong stock markets in Asia.

Its portfolio rose by 8.6 per cent over last year to hit a fresh peak of $215 billion as at March 31 this year, Temasek said on Thursday.

Asian equity markets rose strongly from the middle of last year to the first three months of this year, but have since fallen due to concerns over rising interest rates and the tightening of central banks' loose monetary policies.

Temasek will continue to stay focused in Asia and the emerging markets but will look at opportunities in the developed markets, said chairman S. Dhanabalan.

 

[garlic]

Forgive me for being a simpleton, but normally i am more interested in the Nett profit After tax.. can anyone tell me what this figure is? And the NPAT increment or growth as compared to last FY?

 

[halsey02]

Forgive me for being a simpleton, but normally i am more interested in the Nett profit After tax.. can anyone tell me what this figure is? And the NPAT increment or growth as compared to last FY?

For us, we are never interested in Them Are Sick portfolios, we are only interested in getting or CPF money when we retire, not WHEN! period.

 

[ILovePAP]

SINGAPORE investment firm Temasek Holdings saw its portfolio hit a new record last year, lifted by strong stock markets in Asia.

Its portfolio rose by 8.6 per cent over last year to hit a fresh peak of $215 billion as at March 31 this year, Temasek said on Thursday.

Asian equity markets rose strongly from the middle of last year to the first three months of this year, but have since fallen due to concerns over rising interest rates and the tightening of central banks' loose monetary policies.

Temasek will continue to stay focused in Asia and the emerging markets but will look at opportunities in the developed markets, said chairman S. Dhanabalan.

good job ho ching!

 

[bhoven]

Forgive me for being a simpleton, but normally i am more interested in the Nett profit After tax.. can anyone tell me what this figure is? And the NPAT increment or growth as compared to last FY?

For investment companies a better gauge of performance is the change in net asset value ( excluding infusion of new cash/capital ) ....profit/loss figures are just accounting numbers.

 

[winnipegjets]

good job ho ching!

CPF inflow equivalent to 20 percent of portfolio in 2012. Portfolio rose by 8.6 percent. That's a good job?

 

[1nottiboy]

it only matters to me when I get to enjoy some of that money.

 

[winnipegjets]

Portfolio rose by 8.6% means real gain due to stock price went up or just bigger portfolio due to put in more $$ investment? if really gain , can pay us higher than 2.5% cpf interest now?

They can't pay you any higher because CPF is really insolvent.

 

[laksa]

Ho should explained

 

[garlic]

For investment companies a better gauge of performance is the change in net asset value ( excluding infusion of new cash/capital ) ....profit/loss figures are just accounting numbers.

That's why im a simpleton.. so all is rosy then..

 

[Merl Haggard]

That's money added in from your CPF...not gains lah.

Or by selling away power stations.

 

[ChaoPappyPoodle]

Temasick has been reported to be holding approximately $150-180B for the last ten years at least. They boast incredible yearly gains but now claim to hold $215B. The truth is that they never tell the truth and if one looks at their staggering list of huge losses coupled with capital gains from the sale of large state-owned companies then this Temasick is an incredible failure.

 

[Confuseous]

Read Leong Sze Hian's dissection of the report and the BS all over...........

http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2013/07/temasek-holdings-14-pages-of-ads-but-whats-missing/

 

[Leongsam]

SINGAPORE investment firm Temasek Holdings saw its portfolio hit a new record last year, lifted by strong stock markets in Asia.

Madam Ho Ching certainly knows how to pick the winners. Considering the fact that the market has been challenging over the last few years, she certainly has done a superb job of increasing the wealth of all Singaporeans.

Kudos for a job well done.