SoftBank Just Announced It Lost US$54 billion on its Chinese Investments. How Much Has Temasek Under Ho Ching Lost?
On Monday SoftBank, the Japanese technology investor, announced that its net asset value had fallen by the equivalent of US$54 billion in value in just three months, or more than […]
It’s Back to the 1970s as Lee Hsien Loong Demonstrates Nothing Has Changed
The last week has brought a distinct feeling of deja vu. Firstly, we had the decision to close Yale-NUS, which was spun as economic but was clearly a political decision. […]
Why Is Temasek So Massively Overexposed to Chinese Regulatory and Market Risk?
The last few days have seen a savage sell-off in Chinese tech stocks that has wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off their market capitalisation. The Hang Seng Technology Index […]
Why the Greedy Gullibility of Temasek’s General Counsel Should Ring Alarm Bells
Yesterday I read the astonishing news that Temasek’s General Counsel, Pek Siok Lan, had apparently blown $5.5 m in a fraudulent nickel trading scam. This immediately raises several concerns. First […]
“Meritocracy” Triumphs Yet Again as Josephine Teo’s Husband Is Snapped Up by Another GLC
State media mouthpiece TODAY announced on Monday that Josephine Teo’s husband, Teo Eng Cheong, had been appointed as the head of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City and Investment Development Co (SSTEC). Strangely […]
Budget 2021- Not Enough Stimulus in FY2020, Premature Withdrawal of Aid in FY 2021 and Not Enough Help for Singaporeans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inadequate Stimulus in FY2020 In my last blog post, written just before the Budget presentation, I pointed out that the economy had suffered as a […]
Err! Ho Ching Quits as Temasek CEO in Surprise Move To Seek New Challenges (PM or President?)
Today I was greeted by the news that Ho Ching, PM Lee’s wife, was stepping down from her position as CEO and Executive Director of Temasek Holdings on October 1st. […]
Well Done GIC for Investing in DoorDash ! Too Bad for CPF Holders Who Don’t Get to Share the Profits
Two days ago the US online food delivery company DoorDash debuted on the New York Stock Exchange and its shares popped by 86% though today they have come off nearly […]
Not To Be Outdone for Superlatives by the PAP’s Singapore, PM Lee Sets a New Guinness World Record
Tomorrow will set a new world record of sorts. In the morning Lee Hsien Loong will appear to be cross-examined in the criminal defamation trial of Terry Xu, editor of […]
The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS) 