STANCHART Stock Forum

As of 2024, Temasek Holdings reported a net portfolio value of SGD 389 billion as of March 31. The portfolio spans sectors like technology, financial services, sustainability, consumer goods, and healthcare, reflecting their focus on trends such as digitization, sustainable living, longer lifespans, and future consumption patterns.
Key Investments
• Technology: Investments in AI and digital enablers, particularly in the U.S.
• Healthcare: Indian hospital network Manipal Hospita...

Blockchain technology is a decentralized, distributed ledger system that records transactions across multiple computers in a way that ensures security, transparency, and immutability. Unlike traditional databases, where a central authority controls the data, a blockchain is a peer-to-peer network that enables participants to verify and record transactions without the need for a trusted intermediary (like a bank or government).
At its core, bloc...

CEO Bill Winters is optimistic about the opportunities from China's reopening, despite a slower-than-expected post-Covid recovery. The bank nearly reached its goal of doubling its China business profit by end of 2024, a year early.

The report underscores the need for banks and asset managers to develop new climate assets to draw in retail capital. Emphasis is placed on digital solutions for process simplification, and a global alignment on reporting standards for enhanced investor trust.