Morning Bamboo Insight: 30 Sep 2014

September 30, 2014 Leave a comment

Morning Bamboo Insight: 30 Sep 2014

Macro

  1. Economics needs to reflect a post-crisis world; The dismal science should be grounded in reality to stay relevant

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f9f65e88-44a3-11e4-ab0c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3EUQLj0VS

  1. Investor groups urge nominee rethink

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3c6e8e3a-43db-11e4-baa7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3EUQLj0VS

  1. Modern realities are increasing the discomfort of the comfortably off; The last time similarly privileged people felt such fear was a century ago

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/74726658-4403-11e4-baa7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3EUQLj0VS

  1. Testing times loom for emerging markets; Not all developing economies are ready for higher interest rates

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/31cdf0be-4571-11e4-ab86-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3EUQLj0VS

Asia Pacific

  1. Analysis: Chinese Central Banker’s Departure Wouldn’t Necessarily Signal Policy Shift

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/09/24/analysis-chinese-central-bankers-departure-wouldnt-necessarily-signal-policy-shift/

  1. (China) – ETFs related to China’s A shares become hot targets

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/print/418210.htm

  1. (China) – From Zong Qinghou to Jack Ma, Zhejiang excels at the hard sell

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140927000074&cid=1102

  1. (Philippines) – Universal expects one-year delay in launch of $2 bln Manila casino-resort

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/26/philippines-universal-ent-casino-idUSL3N0RR17Z20140926

  1. (Spore) – S’pore property outlook challenging until 2020: report

http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/property-management-news/2014/9/65493/s-pore-property-outlook-challenging-until-2020-rep

  1. (Spore) – Luck running out for Singapore’s two casinos?

http://news.asiaone.com/print/news/singapore/luck-running-out-singapores-two-casinos

  1. (Isia) – After nearly 12 years of uncertainty, the process of unification of state estate enterprises under one holding company has made a big step forward in Indonesia

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/09/27/other-opinions-the-long-awaited-restructuring.html

  1. (Msia) – Food trucks start to gain traction in the Klang Valley

http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/SME/2014/09/26/My-restaurant-has-a-handbrake-Food-trucks-start-to-gain-traction-in-the-Klang-Valley/?style=biz

  1. (China/HK) – China, Hong Kong Reveal New Rules on Stock Market Link; Stock Connect Program Will Allow Chinese Investors to Buy Hong Kong-Listed Stocks For First Time

http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-hong-kong-reveal-new-rules-on-stock-market-link-1411807815

  1. (Korea) – Jeju aims for high-tech future

http://business.asiaone.com/print/news/jeju-aims-high-tech-future

  1. Msia/Spore) – Iskandar launches hit by delays; Launches by Singapore property players in the Iskandar Malaysia development zone appear to have stalled amid a subdued market.

http://business.asiaone.com/print/news/iskandar-launches-hit-delays

 

Life

  1. Minority languages: Cookies, caches and cows; Translating technological terms throws up some peculiar challenges

http://www.economist.com/news/international/21620221-translating-technological-terms-throws-up-some-peculiar-challenges-cookies-caches-and-cows

  1. 7 Simple Ways To Expand Your Thinking And Find Original Ideas

http://www.businessinsider.sg/how-to-broaden-your-thinking-find-ideas-2014-9/#.VCZQ0_mSyCk

  1. Here’s What Google Teaches Employees In Its Course On Unconscious Bias

http://www.businessinsider.sg/google-course-on-unconscious-bias-2014-9/#.VCZP1fmSyCk

  1. 10 Must-Read Books On Happiness Summarized In One Sentence Each

http://www.businessinsider.sg/must-read-books-on-happiness-2014-9/#.VCZO-vmSyCk

  1. How Multitasking Reshapes Your Brain To Be Constantly Distracted

http://www.businessinsider.sg/multitasking-changes-your-brain-2014-9/#.VCZO4_mSyCk

  1. 如果孔子在今天

http://opinion.huanqiu.com/culture/2014-09/5153476.html

  1. The practice of practicing

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/stephenhough/100070997/the-practice-of-practising/

  1. The secret world of the Dunkin’ Donuts franchise kings

http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2014/09/17/the-secret-world-dunkin-donuts-franchise-kings/pb2UmxauJrZv08wcBig6CO/story.html

  1. Harper Lee on Reading and Loving Books

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/09/harper-lee-on-reading/

  1. What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/09/what-if-serious-scientific-answers-to-absurd-hypothetical-questions/

  1. The Cult Deficit; every transformative business enterprise, every radical political movement, every truly innovative project contains some cultish elements and impulses

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/opinion/sunday/ross-douthat-the-cult-deficit.html?emc=edit_th_20140928&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=36114517&_r=0

  1. Tips From a Hedge Fund That Bets Big in Tough Situations; The managers of the Latigo Ultra Fund look for ways to profit from business events, many of them adverse like American Airlines’ bankruptcy.

http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB52133021052493823286804580160083951766838?mod=BOL_hp_mag

TMT

  1. (Tech/Healthcare) – Apple’s HealthKit Ecosystem Is Finally Working

http://www.businessinsider.sg/apples-healthkit-ecosystem-is-working-2014-9/#.VCZQlvmSyCk

  1. Top Investor Explains Why VCs Throw Tons Of Money At ‘Reckless Founders At Out-Of-Control Startups’

http://www.businessinsider.sg/andreessen-on-investing-in-reckless-startups-and-founders-2014-9/#.VCZPFvmSyCk

  1. This Explains Why Samsung Has Twice The Number Of Engineers That Google Has, Yet It Still Relies On Android

http://www.businessinsider.sg/samsung-has-twice-the-number-of-engineers-that-google-has-2014-9/#.VCZOZfmSyCk

  1. (Japan/Tech) – SoftBank in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e5f624f4-46bf-11e4-8820-00144feab7de.html#axzz3Ea5WTadL

  1. Giving Away Software to Make It More Valuable; Continuuity, a big-data start-up that spent three years developing data-analysis software, is donating it to the world as open source, and big business is taking notice.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/more-open-source-for-big-data/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=technology&_r=0

  1. Brave New Phone Call: Ray Ozzie’s new app Talko hopes to give people their voices back

https://medium.com/@stevenlevy/brave-new-phone-call-f4064a4e720f

  1. (Taiwan/Tech) – TSMC to get 84% share of global tech market

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/print/418220.htm

  1. (China/Tech) – Matrix Partners China co-founder David Zhang recently stirred heated discussion among Chinese investors with his forecast that investments in internet firms will wind down

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140928000006&cid=1202

  1. (China/Tech) – Tencent is game for global growth

http://fortune.com/2014/09/26/tencent/

  1. (Tech) – Why digital marketers should be excited about Apple Pay

http://fortune.com/2014/09/26/digital-marketing-apple-pay/

  1. The Blitz of Unstructured Data; Pulled together the right way, unstructured data can spot a terrorist or spotlight a new product people will want.

http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/narratives_brocade_67186.html?prx_t=NZQBA0a4BAgu8DA

Consumer

  1. Investigation into Tesco’s £250m profit shortfall unearths ‘corruption’ of culture

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/tsco/11125723/Tesco-could-be-forced-to-restate-accounts.html

  1. Why companies repudiate their own products

http://fortune.com/2014/09/26/soda-food-marketing/

Healthcare

  1. Why We Don’t Have A Cure For The Common Cold

http://www.businessinsider.sg/how-to-cure-a-cold-2014-9/#.VCZQ6fmSyCk

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