Power to the Patient: A New Growth Paradigm for Indian Providers

March 16, 2014 Leave a comment

Power to the Patient: A New Growth Paradigm for Indian Providers

by Priyanka Aggarwal and Bart Janssens

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Overview

Historically, hospitals in India had no problem filling beds. The majority operated at or near capacity most of the time, mainly because there weren’t enough beds to meet patient demand. But for an increasing number of hospitals, this may no longer be the case. Read more of this post

Filed under Health, Macro Trends

Reuters special report: China’s card-carrying money smugglers

March 16, 2014 Leave a comment

China’s card-carrying money smugglers

Chinese are evading currency restrictions when travelling abroad by conducting phony sales on their UnionPay bank cards to get mounds of cash

Filed under Macro Trends

The venture capital system in Australia is akin to having a great primary school system but no secondary schools or universities

March 16, 2014 Leave a comment

When start-ups become grown-ups, where do they go for money?

March 12, 2014 – 6:04PM

image001-1

Nitro CEO Sam Chandler on a visit to the company’s offices in Melbourne in 2013. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui

Australia’s innovation funding environment is akin to having a great primary school system but no secondary schools or universities. Start-ups need a better go from the public and private sector, including superannuation funds, argues Sam Chandler. Read more of this post

Filed under Macro Trends

Ten tips for leading companies out of crisis: Even good managers can miss the early signs of distress, says McKinsey’s Doug Yakola, who’s been running recovery programs for 20 years. The first step is to acknowledge there’s a problem

March 16, 2014 Leave a comment

Ten tips for leading companies out of crisis

Even good managers can miss the early signs of distress, says McKinsey’s Doug Yakola, who’s been running recovery programs for 20 years. The first step is to acknowledge there’s a problem.

March 2014 | byDoug Yakola

image001

“I’ve seen my share of boiled frogs,” says Doug Yakola, comparing companies in crisis with the metaphorical frog that doesn’t notice the water it’s in is warming up until it’s too late. As the chief restructuring officer or CFO of more than a dozen turnaround situations over nearly two decades, Yakola has witnessed firsthand how managers back right into a crisis without recognizing that their situation is worsening. “They’re not bad managers, but they’re often working under a set of paradigms that no longer apply and letting the power of inertia carry them along.” And if they don’t realize they’re facing a crisis, they won’t know that they need to undertake a turnaround, either. Read more of this post

Filed under Life

Intel, Other Chip Makers Slow Shift to New Technology

March 16, 2014 2 Comments

Intel, Other Chip Makers Slow Shift to New Technology

DON CLARK

March 12, 2014 7:29 p.m. ET

Computer-chip makers and their suppliers have been laying the groundwork for one of their most sweeping technological advances in years. But some big players have developed jitters about the required investment, and appear to be hitting the brakes. Read more of this post

Filed under TMT Trends

Candy Crush: The one-hit wonder worth billions?

March 16, 2014 Leave a comment

Candy Crush: The one-hit wonder worth billions?

King makes 180 game titles but only one that really matters. The soon-to-be public company will need its big hit to avoid the rise-and-fall fate of social games.

by Jennifer Van Grove

March 12, 2014 5:12 PM PDT

If you’re one of the 97 million people who play Candy Crush Saga every day, consider yourself a sweet treat for King, the company behind the game, which finds itself ready to net around $326 million from the sale of shares in a public offering later this month. Read more of this post

Filed under TMT Trends

New Zealand raises official interest rates, more on way

March 16, 2014 Leave a comment

New Zealand raises official interest rates, more on way

March 13, 2014 – 7:37AM

“It is necessary to raise interest rates toward a level at which they are no longer adding to demand” : Graeme Wheeler, governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. 
Read more of this post

Filed under Macro Trends

KL’s handling of crisis may tarnish its image; Malaysia is finding that tight control over information and more than 50 years under one coalition is a mismatch for handling a rapidly-growing crisis

March 16, 2014 Leave a comment

KL’s handling of crisis may tarnish its image

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is finding that tight control over information and more than 50 years under one coalition is a mismatch for handling a rapidly-growing crisis, analysts said.

MARCH 13

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is finding that tight control over information and more than 50 years under one coalition is a mismatch for handling a rapidly-growing crisis, analysts said. Read more of this post

Filed under Macro Trends

Malaysia darling of Chinese developers as investors turn cold on HK, S’pore

March 16, 2014 Leave a comment

Updated: Wednesday March 12, 2014 MYT 8:17:45 AM

Malaysia darling of Chinese developers as investors turn cold on HK, S’pore

HONG KONG: Malaysia is turning into the darling of Chinese developers as mainland investors turn their backs on market restrictions in Hong Kong and Singapore and bet billions on cheaper housing and higher returns in the Southeast Asian country. Read more of this post

Filed under Macro Trends

Newer posts →