Buckminster Fuller’s Brilliant Metaphor for the Greatest Key to Transformation and Growth: Trimtab; “What you do with yourself, just the little things you do yourself, these are the things that count.” – Bamboo Innovator Daily: 24 Aug (Mon)

Life

• Buckminster Fuller’s Brilliant Metaphor for the Greatest Key to Transformation and Growth; “What you do with yourself, just the little things you do yourself, these are the things that count.”: BP
• How To Increase Mental Toughness: 4 Secrets Of Navy SEALs And Olympians: Barker
• Sweden’s ‘lagom’ philosophy in the office; Teamwork and work-life balance are part of the Swedish mindset: FT
• The Man Behind Modern Math: After Fibonacci introduced Arabic numbers to Europe in the 13th century, commerce flourished. Naturally, government tried to stop him. Barron’s
• Asia’s history: Brilliant threads; An ambitious work pushes world history’s focus eastward: Economist
• Why Introverts Make Great Entrepreneurs; Conventional wisdom says you need to be an extrovert to start a successful business. That’s wrong for all sorts of reasons. WSJ

Investing Process

• Troubles are building up at Amtek Auto with bondholders of its subsidiary Castex Technologies looking to approach UK courts alleging manipulation of the company’s stock price to force a conversion of FCCBs into equity shares: Livemint
• The ‘Wolf of WhatsApp’ wants to sell you penny stocks: BI
• Vague Disclosures by Highflying Mutual Funds May Put Investors in Peril: NYT
• A prominent VC firm just released a great cheat sheet to help you see through startup hype: BI
• Investing: Whatever the weather? A ‘risk parity’ strategy designed by Ray Dalio faces a stiff test when the Fed raises rates: FT
• Victim of fraud? Why the authorities WON’T investigate; A £10,000 loss might mean the world to you, but to the police it’s small beer: Telegraph
• SolarCity Plunges After Chanos Discloses Short Position: Bloomberg

Greater China

• Angry Chinese Investors Capture Head Of Metals Exchange In Predawn Hotel Raid: zh, FT
• Fading Economy and Graft Crackdown Rattle China’s Leaders: NYT
• China Plagues Niche ETFs: Barron’s
• China Worries Could Hurt Pharma’s Health; U.S. drug pricing is a top concern for pharmaceuticals companies. But what is going on in China also deserves attention. WSJ
• China currency turmoil spreads to other emerging markets: FT
• China’s ‘little tigers’ present political challenge; For most people, it is corruption among rank-and-file civil servants that really matters: FT
• Smart household market burgeoning in China: WCT
• Pyramid scheme micro e-commerce sales hit hard in China: WCT
• Hong Kong Can’t Escape the Turmoil Next Door: Bloomberg
• China Traders Say Stock Intervention Misguided Amid Slowdown: Bloomberg
• In Uber’s Quest to Win Over China, Tencent Blocks the Way: Bloomberg
• Foreign Car Factories Curb Output in China; Makers including GM and VW run Chinese plants at less than full capacity as sales slow: WSJ

India

• Sebi bans Royal Twinkle for raising Rs 2,656 cr illegally in the garb of sham ‘time share’ holiday plans: MC
• Gunned Down: The Wild Lawless State That Could Break Modi’s India: Bloomberg

Japan & Korea

• Robot Maker Fanuc Bets on Artificial Intelligence: WSJ
• Workaholic South Koreans to take more time off: FT
• Hanwha’s success built on trust and loyalty: JA
• LG bets big with innovative two-tub washer; It took eight years for LG to develop such a dual system, a process that involved a total of 150 engineers and workers.: JA
• Court rules Lotte copied rival Glico’s snack design: KH
• Investigation of POSCO drags on: KT
• Japan reform: Some may buck corporate governance trend: Nikkei

ASEAN

• Swiss launch criminal inquiry related to Malaysia’s 1MDB; ‘Two entities’ of state fund probed in case involving suspected corruption: FT
• Penang schools banned from Malaysia’s National Day celebrations – due to word ‘bersih’ in slogan: ST
• Uphill task for Somkid to deliver despite having economic dream team: Nation
• Indonesia Bear Market Sends Buy Signal to Nation’s Largest Fund: Bloomberg
• Ringgit sinks below 3 to the Singapore dollar for first time ever: ST

Macro

• Donald Trump says ‘hedge fund guys’ are ‘getting away with murder’; “I want to save the middle class,” says Donald Trump.  TheAge
• Emerging markets turmoil: in charts: FT
• US asset manager warns over ‘risk parity’ which is exacerbating the fragility of financial markets and worsening sell-offs. FT
•  What has gone wrong for emerging markets?: FT
• Gazelles are the key to Australia’s economic future but we are obsessed with mice and elephants: BRW
• From porridge to pizza, global investors juggle euphoria and gloom: Nikkei

Energy & Commodities

• In downturn, frackers turn to toilet water in drought-prone Texas: Reuters
• Iron Ore Billionaire Attacks ‘Market Vandalism’ as Rout Deepens: Bloomberg
• Don’t Dive Into Oil Yet: Prices dipping below $40 a barrel don’t mean it is a great time to buy: WSJ

TMT

• Twenty years ago Microsoft launched Windows 95, changing the world; The launch of Windows 95 redefined home computing and began a golden age for Bill Gates’ company: Telegraph
• The ‘Unicorn’ Club, Now Admitting New Members: NYT
• Big Investors Are Finding Ripe Start-Up Targets in Europe: NYT

Consumer & Others

• How Phil Knight built Nike into of the biggest brands in the world and became a billionaire: BI
• Abercrombie & Fitch has completely reinvented itself; Rather than relying on trends, the brand says it is now offering “timeless” styles; For the first time in history, teens are spending as much on food as they are on clothing, BI