08.07.2014 - Temasek set to show slower asset growth on banks holdings
Temasek Holdings Pte’s assets probably grew at a slower pace in the year to March because the value of some of its biggest financial assets declined. Singapore’s state-owned investment company, which releases its annual review tomorrow, may have increased the value of its holdings by about 4 percent to a record S$224 billion ($180 billion) in the year to March 31, according to CIMB Research Pte and Institutional Investor’s Sovereign Wealth Center. That compares with an 8.6 percent gain in the previous year.China Construction Bank Corp. and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., among the top four lenders in Temasek’s portfolio, declined as China’s economy heads for the weakest expansion in 24 years amid rising debt and a clampdown on shadow banking............................................Full Article: Source
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