Bloomberg Temasek Holdings Pte has “significantly” increased the number of companies it’s bought into while boosting the value of its portfolio by about 3%, Temasek International Chief Executive Officer Dilhan Pillay said. The Singapore state investor’s portfolio value as of March 31, 2019 was S$313 billion ($232 billion) — up 1.49% from the year prior. When asked how it has ...

The “swamp” just got bigger. You will recall that the swamp was one of candidate Donald Trump’s favourite metaphors in 2016. It disparaged the influence-peddling and lobbying practiced by “special interests” in their quest for government favours and subsidies. Trump pledged to drain the swamp, but in practice he’s doing the opposite — expanding the swamp. The latest and perhaps ...

The resignation of Luigi Di Maio as leader of Italy’s Five Star Movement is a move that smacks of desperation. The populist party that gatecrashed Italian politics faces crumbling support in the polls and deep internal divisions. It’s hard to see how it can bounce back even with a change at the top. The decision adds to the sense of ...