Singapore’s Temasek to invest US$30 Billion in US over five years

Singapore’s state-owned Temasek Holdings plans to invest US$30 billion in the US market over the next five years as the firm remains cautious on putting money into China.

“The Americas is going to be and continue to be the largest recipient of capital,” Jane Atherton, Temasek’s head of North America, said in an interview Monday.

Temasek’s investments for North and South America surpassed China for the first time in at least a decade this year. Americas investments now account for 22 per cent, or US$63 billion, of its portfolio. Chinese investments make up 19 per cent of the portfolio, and those in Singapore account for 27 per cent.

The firm oversaw S$389 billion (US$289 billion) of assets as of March, up from S$382 billion a year earlier.

China and the US are vying to dominate semiconductor manufacturing because of its link to artificial intelligence and other aspects of the digital economy. The US is trying to limit the rise of its Asian rival by deploying export controls and tariffs, and even considering a rule that would curb China’s access to advanced semiconductor technology.

That US-China strife has left investors navigating a geopolitical tripwire as they seek to capture a piece of one of the hottest sectors in the market. Temasek’s Atherton said there are ways to structure investments around certain constraints, such as taking passive public equity stakes in listed semiconductor companies.