Temasek Holdings. Temasek Holdings (abbreviated as Temasek) is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore. Incorporated in 1974, Temasek has a multinational team of over 450 people. Temasek owns and manages a net portfolio of S$215 billion[3] (US$173 billion) as at 31 March 2013, mainly in Singapore and Asia.[4] It is an active shareholder and investor, and its portfolio covers a broad spectrum of sectors including financial services, telecommunications, media and technology, transportation and industrials, life sciences, consumer, real estate, as well as energy and resources.
Temasek is one of a few global firms assigned with the highest overall corporate credit ratings of “AAA” by Standard & Poor's[5] and “Aaa” by Moody's.[6] It has also attained perfect quarterly scores[7] on the Linaburg-Maduell Transparency Index, a measure of the openness of government-owned investment funds. Temasek has its own Board of Directors and a management team. History[edit] Incorporation[edit] Status[edit] Big Five (banks) Big Five is the name colloquially given to the five largest banks that dominate the banking industry of Canada.
All five banks are operationally based in Toronto.[1][2] All five banks are classified as Schedule I banks that are domestic banks operating in Canada under government charter. The banks' shares are widely held, with any entity allowed to hold a maximum of twenty percent.[3] According to Bloomberg, in 2011 the big five dominate the world's ten strongest $100-billion-asset banks, with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto-Dominion Bank, National Bank of Canada and Royal Bank of Canada at 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place, respectively, while Bank of Nova Scotia sits at 18th place.[4] The Big Five banks, listed in order of market capitalization on the Toronto Stock Exchange as of December 31, 2011, with their current corporate brand names and corporate profiles according to their latest annual report, all monetary amounts are in billions of Canadian dollars, are: Richemont. Compagnie Financière Richemont SA is a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company founded in 1988 by South African businessman Johann Rupert.
Through its various subsidiaries, Richemont designs, manufactures, distributes and sells premium jewellery, watches, leather goods, writing instruments, firearms, clothing and accessories. Richemont is a publicly traded company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and on the JSE Securities Exchange. As of November 2012[update] Compagnie Financière Richemont SA is the sixth largest corporation by market capitalization in the Swiss Market Index. As of 2009[update], Richemont is the third-largest luxury goods company in the world. History[edit] Johann Rupert founded Compagnie Financière Richemont SA in 1988 when he spun out the international assets of Rembrandt Group Ltd.
In March 2007, Richemont and Polo Ralph Lauren Inc. announced the formation of a 50/50 joint venture, the Polo Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry Company SÀRL. Organization[edit] PPR (company) Kering (previously known as Pinault-Printemps-Redoute and PPR until 18 June 2013) is a French multinational company which develops a worldwide brand portfolio (luxury, sport & lifestyle divisions) distributed in 120 countries. The company was founded in 1963 by businessman François Pinault and is now run by his son François-Henri Pinault.
It is quoted on Euronext Paris and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index. On 22 March 2013, Pinault announced that the group would rename itself as Kering, and was approved by shareholders on 18 June 2013.[6][7] History[edit] Wood trade negotiation, the group’s origins[edit] A diversification towards retail and its shift towards apparel & accessories[edit] In March 1990, François Pinault was elected president of CFAO, which specialized in electrical material distribution and negotiation in Africa. In April 1991, Pinault SA entered the retail distribution market, with the takeover of Conforama. Logo of the company Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR). LVMH. Financial data[edit] Corporate structure[edit] LVMH is based in 30 avenue Hoche in the 8th arrondissement, Paris, France.[2] The company is listed on the Euronext Paris exchange,[9] and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index.
As of 2010, the group had revenues of €20.3 billion with a net income of just over €3 billion.[1] The group currently employs more than 83,000 people.[1] 30% of LVMH's staff work in France. LVMH operates over 2,400 stores worldwide.[10] Its current business plan aims to tightly control the brands it manages in order to maintain and heighten the perception of luxury relating to their products. For example, Louis Vuitton products are sold only through Louis Vuitton boutiques found in upmarket locations in wealthy cities or in concessions in other luxury goods shops (such as Harrods in London). Shareholders[edit] At the end of 2010, the only declared major shareholder in LVMH was Groupe Arnault, the family holding company of Bernard Arnault.
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