Morning Bamboo Insight: 11 Jul 2014

Morning Bamboo Insight: 11 Jul 2014

Macro

1. Low volatility is bad for ‘low-vol’ funds; Once central banks start to tighten rates, such assets may make sense

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1e6461d8-0693-11e4-ba32-00144feab7de.html#axzz373LxWzbD

2. Our Financial Crisis Amnesia; Remember the S&L crisis? Nobody else does either. And we’ll soon forget about 2008 too.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/alex-pollock-our-financial-crisis-amnesia-1404946250

3. Emerging market fund managers ignore borders, chase profits

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/10/us-funds-emergingmarkets-stocks-analysis-idUSKBN0FF0DX20140710

Asia Pacific

1. (Isia) – Indonesia at a Crossroads: Old Model or Brand New Chapter?

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/indonesia-crossroads-old-model-brand-new-chapter/

2. (Korea) – Won overvalued by 10%, similar to right before 1997 crisis: seminar

http://news.mk.co.kr/english/newsRead.php?sc=30800001&cm=Top%20Story&year=2014&no=975088&selFlag=&relatedcode=&wonNo=&sID=308

3. (Korea) – The Samsung risk; Economy cannot depend on a few companies, industries

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2014/07/202_160779.html

4. (Korea) – Korea’s Securities and Futures Commission recommended the dismissal of Hyosung billionaire chairman Cho Suck-Rai and Vice Chairman Lee Sang-woon due to fraudulent accounting; sibling rivalry intensifies

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2014/07/123_160703.html

http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2991806

5. (Korea) – ‘Knowing what to give up is important’: GS chief Huh Chang-soo who asked executives to be “proactive” in investment and “bold” about shutting down businesses with dim prospects

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2014/07/123_160705.html

6. (India) – Free India’s government from the shackles of the state

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5f2fa74c-074f-11e4-b1b0-00144feab7de.html

7. (Isia) – New breed starts to muscle in on Indonesia’s old-style patronage politics

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-indonesia-election-breed-idUSKBN0FD0D020140708

8. (Isia) – Indonesia needs forward-looking leadership

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium/editorial-opinion/editorial/indonesia-needs-forward-looking-leadership-20140710

9. (China/Healthcare) – China tells hospitals not to deny emergency care to the poor

http://news.asiaone.com/print/news/asia/china-tells-hospitals-not-deny-emergency-care-poor

10. (China) – CCTV Accuses Bank of China of Money Laundering; Broadcast Claims Bank Helps Clients Skirt the Controls on Cross-Border Fund Transfers

http://online.wsj.com/articles/cctv-accuses-bank-of-china-of-money-laundering-1404911094?tesla=y&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303833804580018811447826670.html

11. (China) – The deluge of lawsuits over China’s missing metals has begun

http://qz.com/232632/the-inevitable-deluge-of-lawsuits-over-chinas-missing-metals-has-begun/

12. (India) – The real picture of India’s finances is terrifying

http://qz.com/232109/debt-trap-meets-populism-the-real-picture-of-indias-finances-is-terrifying/

13. (China) – Chinese Gov’t Throwing Money away on Bullet Trains, Expert Says

http://english.caixin.com/2014-07-10/100702343.html

14. (HK) – Hong Kong’s Protests Could Send Its Property Market Into The Worst Slump Since The 1998 Asian Financial Crisis

http://www.businessinsider.sg/banks-warn-about-hong-kong-protests-2014-7/#.U76F2fmSxqU

Life

1. A Great Negotiator’s Essential Advice; Tommy Koh played central roles in some of the most complex international negotiations ever held

http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/07/a-great-negotiators-essential-advice/

2. In Praise of the Invisible Leader

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00263?gko=9b210&cid=20140710aag&utm_campaign=20140710aag&tid=27782251&pg=all

3. Why Piketty’s Wealth Data Are Worthless; Private retirement plans rose to $12.4 trillion in 2012 from $875 billion in 1984. None of it is reported on tax returns

http://online.wsj.com/articles/alan-reynolds-why-pikettys-wealth-data-are-worthless-1404945590

4. The Billionaire Families Behind Your Favorite Brands

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sandhyasubbarao/2014/07/09/the-billionaire-families-behind-your-favorite-brands/print/

5. Startups Anonymous: The Founder Meltdown

http://pando.com/2014/07/09/startups-anonymous-the-founder-meltdown/

6. Thomas Edison Secretly Financed The First Electric Chair To Destroy His Rival

http://www.businessinsider.sg/edison-financed-the-electric-chair-2014-7/#.U76HHPmSxqU

7. Scientists Discover Potential New Way To Fight Fat And Depression: Bacteria

http://www.businessinsider.sg/probiotics-can-make-you-skinny-and-happy-2014-6/#.U76HF_mSxqU

TMT

1. The rise of the Google Handyman

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/computers/gadgets-on-the-go/the-rise-of-the-google-handyman-20140709-zt1ci.html

2. Smartwatches Blur Outlook for Google Glass; Google Makes Tactical Shift in Wearable Devices; Smartwatches Are Cheaper And Offer Far More Apps

http://online.wsj.com/articles/smartwatches-blur-outlook-for-google-glass-1404943792

3. S.Africa’s Naspers, majority owner of China’s Tencent, to reinvent itself, again, for mobile

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/09/us-naspers-ceo-idUSKBN0FE2HP20140709

4. Africa’s Challenges Are Tech Startups’ Opportunities; Local Entrepreneurs Develop Sturdier Products Tailored to Continent’s Technological Needs

http://online.wsj.com/articles/africas-challenges-are-tech-startups-opportunities-1404944003

5. Turkey Is Becoming A New Kind Of Silicon Valley

http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2014/07/09/turkey-is-becoming-a-new-kind-of-silicon-valley/print/

6. DIY Website Builder Wix Launches Email Newsletter Service

http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/09/diy-website-builder-wix-gets-into-email-newsletters/

7. Ad spending per person in 2013; Advertisers value Americans almost 110 times more than Indians

http://qz.com/232141/advertisers-value-americans-almost-110-times-more-than-indians/

8. Meet Quikr, India’s very own answer to Craigslist

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/print/411998.htm

9. 7 Body Language Tricks To Make Anyone Instantly Like You

http://www.businessinsider.sg/body-language-tricks-to-make-people-like-you-2014-7/#.U76FNPmSxqU

Health

1. Race Is On to Profit From Rise of Urgent Care; A growing category in health care promises an alternative to the hospital emergency room and perhaps the family practitioner, with low fees and extended hours

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/business/race-is-on-to-profit-from-rise-of-urgent-care.html?ref=business&_r=0

Consumer

1. The unraveling of American Apparel

http://qz.com/232284/the-unraveling-of-american-apparel/