Sign up to create alerts for Instruments,
Economic Events and content by followed authors
Free Sign Up Already have an account? Sign In
Quotes
All Instrument Types
- All Instrument Types
- Indices
- Equities
- ETFs
- Funds
- Commodities
- Currencies
- Crypto
- Bonds
- Certificates
Please try another search
👀 Bezos, Buffett & Berkowitz: What's in Their Portfolios? Unlock Data
Temasek to step up investments once market valuations drop further, executive says
Published Sep 30, 2022 01:51AM ET
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Temasek logo is seen at the annual Temasek Review in Singapore July 7, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su
By Yantoultra Ngui
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Temasek Holdings said that market valuations had not yet priced in a global economic recession and that said the state investor was waiting for further declines before stepping up investments.
"Current valuations are not reflecting the risk of downturn we see in the next 12 to 18 months," Temasek's chief investment officer, Rohit Sipahimalani, said on Friday.
"I do expect as these valuations correct, we will again step up our pace of investment," Sipahimalani told a session at the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore. Temasek remains committed on its four major investment trends, including digitization, longer lifespans, sustainable living and the future of consumption, he said.
"I think those trends are still valid," he said. "For the long term, we will continue investing alongside them with a few nuances."
Stock markets globally have fallen sharply this year as big increases in interest rates by inflation-fighting central banks raise worries about a recession or economic slowdown.
Sipahimalani said the markets had not forecast any major decline in earnings and were instead factoring in growth in 2023. "Even in a mild recession, you will probably, usually see a double-digit decline in earnings," he said, adding that earnings could decline by as much as 15 percent. Temasek, which owns some of the biggest Asian companies, such as DBS Group (OTC:DBSDY), China Construction Bank (OTC:CICHF) and Standard Chartered (OTC:SCBFF), is mainly anchored in Asia.
The investment firm has a 63% exposure to the region as measured by underlying assets of its portfolio companies, most of which are in Singapore and China. "The UK hasn't been a significant investment destination for us," Sipahimalani said. "Whether it's sort of digitization or longer lifespans, and health tech, biotech or sustainable living, the main areas we've seen that happen are in markets like the U.S. and China." Temasek remains bullish on China in the longer term based on its investment themes, Sipahimalani said.
Related Articles
Add Chart to Comment
Confirm Block
Are you sure you want to block %USER_NAME%?
By doing so, you and %USER_NAME% will not be able to see any of each other's Investing.com's posts.
%USER_NAME% was successfully added to your Block List
Since you’ve just unblocked this person, you must wait 48 hours before renewing the block.
Report this comment
I feel that this comment is:
Comment flagged
Thank You!
Your report has been sent to our moderators for review
Add a Comment
We encourage you to use comments to engage with other users, share your perspective and ask questions of authors and each other. However, in order to maintain the high level of discourse we’ve all come to value and expect, please keep the following criteria in mind:
Enrich the conversation, don’t trash it.
Stay focused and on track. Only post material that’s relevant to the topic being discussed.
Be respectful. Even negative opinions can be framed positively and diplomatically. Avoid profanity, slander or personal attacks directed at an author or another user. Racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination will not be tolerated.
Perpetrators of spam or abuse will be deleted from the site and prohibited from future registration at Investing.com’s discretion.