Operations · Data Management
The sources behind what we report, analyse and decide on — how we keep them trustworthy, and how the firm gets the right data when it needs it.
External, Mastered and Core data pass up through Data Quality and are harmonised into Data as a Product — the pinnacle, targeted for January 2027. When a team needs data, that demand goes to the Data Management team, who recommend the right data from Supply.
Supply
Where our data comes from
Four types of data — brought in as they arrive, in many shapes and forms, then checked and harmonised into something the firm can rely on.
The data we bring in from the market and the wider research ecosystem — our view of the world beyond Temasek. It arrives in many shapes and forms, from many vendors, and isn’t always easy to ingest or ready to use as it lands. The raw feed is brought in here, then made consistent and fit for purpose as it moves up into DAAP.
The static and reference data we’ve taken ownership of and made authoritative — the stable backbone the rest of the firm relies on for consistent meaning. This is data we actively validate and control, so people can depend on it without having to check it themselves.
Each maintained as a single trusted version.
The data our own investment activity generates, produced inside Temasek rather than sourced from outside. Together with External, it marks the two origins of our data: what we bring in from the world, and what we generate ourselves.
The internal record of what we hold, what we’ve transacted, and what it’s worth.
The pinnacle
The layer that brings the three sources together into harmonised, certified data products — where the differences between sources are reconciled and the data is made consistent, trusted and ready to use. The sources give you the raw ingredients; DAAP is what you reach for when you want the answer.
Full delivery is targeted for January 2027.
And what makes DAAP dependable:
DAAP is only as trustworthy as the data beneath it — and Data Quality is what makes it work. It runs continuous checks on everything flowing up from External, Mastered and Core: completeness, accuracy, consistency. Without it, the harmonised product would inherit every gap and discrepancy in the raw feeds; with it, what reaches DAAP can be relied on rather than taken on faith.
Being established now, targeted for January 2027.
Data Demand / Pipeline
Investment and analytical needs
The other half of the story — and what drives the work.
The Data Demand / Pipeline is the running list of data needs across Temasek: the projects and requests from investment and analytical teams who rely on our data to do their work. Every request names three things — what data is needed, where it has to come from, and how trustworthy it has to be.
To get data, teams come through Data Management. Rather than reaching into the sources yourself, tell us what you need and what it’s for, and we’ll recommend the right dataset — ideally from DAAP — and provision it correctly, with the access and timeliness the use calls for.
What teams ask for tells us what to prioritise — which sources to invest in, what to master, and what to build into DAAP next. The foundation grows around what the firm actually needs.