Morning Bamboo Insight: 3 Sep 2014

Morning Bamboo Insight: 3 Sep 2014

Macro

1. Sino-Forest tribunal will put fraud allegations – and the OSC’s reputation – to the test

http://business.financialpost.com/2014/09/01/sino-forest-tribunal-will-put-fraud-allegations-and-the-oscs-reputation-to-the-test/

Asia Pacific

1. (China) – World’s largest duty-free shop opens in China’s Sanya

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-09/01/c_133612221.htm

2. (Korea) – Samsung Group merges affiliates: Heavy industries arm absorbs engineering in latest restructuring

http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2994384

3. (Australia) – Meet the new breed of Aussie manufacturers exporting to the world

http://www.brw.com.au/p/entrepreneurs/meet_the_new_breed_world_aussie_xNYJduWT8OdMpBiDGejLEN

4. (Korea) – Korean conglomerates decrease the trend of merging together

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2014/09/488_163985.html

5. (Msia) – 1998’s tough moves by KL vindicated; Minister says they also enabled M’sia to go through 2007 crisis unscathed

http://www.nst.com.my/node/28644

6. (Japan) – New GPIF investment manager drawn to cheap Japan mid-caps

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/01/us-japan-funding-strategy-idUSKBN0GV0XT20140901

7. (Taiwan) – Taiwan’s first budget airline set for maiden flight

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/taiwan-s-first-budget/1340436.html

8. (Myanmar) – Myanmar city U-turns amid outcry over secret $8 bln housing deal

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/01/myanmar-construction-idUSL3N0R22HL20140901

9. (Asean) – Banking on the AEC

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/banking-aec/

1. (Isia) – Indonesia plays winning hand with global miners: Russell

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/01/column-russell-indonesia-mining-idUSL3N0R21RO20140901

1. (India/Japan) – Indian PM Modi’s Foolish Crush on All Things Japanese

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/indian-pm-modis-foolish-crush-things-japanese/

2. (India/Japan) – India, Japan Will Shape 21st Century: Modi

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/international/india-japan-will-shape-21st-century-modi/

Life

1. To be more productive at work, put a plant on your desk; Plants in offices increase happiness and productivity; Study suggests that minimalist offices produce miserable employees because ‘sometimes less is just less’

http://qz.com/258481/to-be-more-productive-at-work-put-a-plant-on-your-desk/

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/aug/31/plants-offices-workers-productive-minimalist-employees

2. Yves Carcelle, the charismatic executive who transformed Louis Vuitton from a staid French maker of handbags and travel trunks into one of the world’s most recognizable luxury brands, died on Sunday in Paris. He was 66.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/business/international/yves-carcelle-executive-who-made-louis-vuitton-a-status-symbol-dies-at-66.html?ref=business

3. The No. 1 Reason Leaders Fall Short: Ego

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucekasanoff/2014/08/27/the-1-reason-leaders-fall-short-ego/print/

4. Culture Of Courage: Creating A Culture That Breeds Bravery

http://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2014/08/31/building-brave-people/print/

5. Boone Reborn: Rediscovering life at 85; At 85, T Boone Pickens has discovered a powerful source of energy: His own. He’s got a new love, a new natural gas empire and a continuing mission to change the world. All he needs now is time

http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/38533

6. The Rise And Fall of Financial Technologies’ Jignesh Shah; The 47-year-old entrepreneur, who had taken on institutional forces such as the National Stock Exchange with his commodity exchanges, became a victim of his own break-neck ambition

http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/38535

7. 9 Habits That Lead to Terrible Decisions

http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/09/9-habits-that-lead-to-terrible-decisions/

8. Obama’s Cool Head in Crisis – Asset or Growing Liability?

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/international/obamas-cool-head-crisis-asset-growing-liability/

TMT

1. Brainy, Yes, but Far From Handy; Robots still lack a critical element that will keep them from eclipsing most human capabilities anytime soon: a well-developed sense of touch

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/science/robot-touch.html?ref=business&_r=0

2. Synaptics Has the Right Touch; With technology for fingerprint identification and touchscreens, chip maker Synaptics is in the sweet spot for smartphones. The stock could leap by 35% or more.

http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB50001424127887323949604580113870140899254?mod=BOL_hp_mag

3. Share a taxi with a stranger? Idea is catching in big cities

http://fortune.com/2014/09/01/share-a-taxi-with-a-stranger-idea-is-catching-in-big-cities/

Consumer

1. Move over Amazon, HMV is getting people back in stores; The music retailer is on course to overtake Amazon as the UK’s biggest music and DVD retailer, just 18-months since its collapse. What’s behind the comeback?

http://www.theguardian.com/business/shortcuts/2014/sep/01/hmv-stores-overtake-amazon-uk-biggest-music-dvd-retailer