Temasek is an investment company based in Singapore. The company is an active investor, meaning that it shapes its portfolio by increasing, holding or decreasing their investment holdings.
Temasek's Performance
Based on Temasek's Review Highlights for 2015, the net portfolio value is up S$163 billion over the last 10 years. Its one-year return to shareholders is 19.20%. Investments and divestments are made, and as of 2015, the portfolio has a 70% exposure to Asia. 28% of its portfolio is invested in the Financial Services sector.
Today, we take a look at the major financial services companies inside Temasek's Portfolio. These companies are also within reach to you at Lim&Tan as an investor, you can find them on the respective stock exchanges:
| Name of Stock | Other name on Exchange | Stock Exchange | Code | Type | Price as of 23 Nov 2015 | Availability on LimTan Platform |
| AIA Group Limited | AIA | Hong Kong (SEHK) | 1299 | HKD 47.90 | Yes | |
| Bank of China Limited | BANK OF CHINA | Hong Kong (SEHK) | 3988 | H Share | HKD 3.57 | Yes |
| China Construction Bank | CCB | Hong Kong (SEHK) | 939 | H Share | HKD 5.60 | Yes |
| China Pacific Insurance | CPIC | Hong Kong (SEHK) | 2601 | H Share | HKD 32.55 | Yes |
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd | DBS | Singapore (SGX) | D05 | SGD 16.89 | Yes | |
| Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited | ICBC | Hong Kong (SEHK) | 1398 | H Share | HKD 4.86 | Yes |
Lloyds Banking Group plc
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | London (LSE) | LLOY | GBP 71.78 | ||
| LLOYDS BANKG GRP | New York (NYSE) | LYG | ADR | USD 4.45 | Yes | |
Prudential plc
| PRUDENTIAL FINL | New York (NYSE) | PRU | Yes | ||
| Prudential USD | Singapore (SGX) | K6S | ADR | USD 22.81 | Yes | |
| PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk. | Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT | Indonesia (IDX) | BDMN | IDR 2980 | ||
| Standard Chartered PLC | STANCHART | Hong Kong (SEHK) | 2888 | HKD 68.95 | Yes | |
| Standard Chartered PLC | Standard Chartered PLC | London (LSE) | STAN | GBP 595.38 |
Key takeaways from Temasek's Portfolio, which are really simple concepts:
- Invest in quality, matured stocks, including those that give dividends
- Diversify across different geographical locations (Singapore, London, China, Indonesia etc)
- Remember to sell when you make money. Temasek does active portfolio management, ie, buying/holding/selling
Read more here on Temasek's Review Highlights and major portfolio companies:
Temasek Review 2015 Highlights
Business Times Press Advertisements 2015
Temasek's Major Investments
