The CEO Magazine Asia – July 2019

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Invest News

Compiled by

Jordan Murray

“I think many people who

work for us will not want

to work there, and we will

have to heed their wishes

in that regard.”

• Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, on whether the company would continue to film in
  the US state of Georgia in relation to the recently passed abortion restrictions.
  If companies in the entertainment industry go ahead and withdraw from the state,
  it could face a financial loss of more than US$9.5 billion.

MONEY SPINNERS

Annelise Nielsen (20 August)

SCAM ME IF YOU CAN:

SIMPLE STRATEGIES

TO OUTSMART TODAY’S

RIPOFF ARTISTS

Frank Abagnale (27 August)

IT’S YOUR MONEY: HOW TO

KEEP IT, HOW TO GROW IT

Alan Kohler (19 August)

WIN FAST: QUICK WAYS

TO ACHIEVE MORE, EARN

MORE, AND BE MORE

Simon Reynolds (20 August)

WEALTH MISMANAGEMENT:
A WALL STREET INSIDER ON
THE DIRTY SECRETS OF
FINANCIAL ADVISERS AND
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR
PORTFOLIO Ed Butowsky with
Dennis Kneale (13 August)

Ever wondered how traders on Wall Street get the

job done? Or how you can avoid being scammed

in this modern economy? Take your pick of these

new financial reads for August.

FIVE BOOKS

ON MONEY,

INVESTMENT

AND THE

ECONOMY

MIXED RESULTS OF

TRADE WAR

A recent survey by management consultant

Bain found that more than 40% of CEOs in

the US expected to procure materials from

outside of China in the coming year, while

a quarter said they will begin diverting

investments from the country. President

Trump has boasted that tariffing will

encourage businesses to move

processes onshore; however,

it is not clear that redirected

investment and manufacturing

will favour the US.

According to The New

York Times, ongoing tariffing

of Chinese imports has

instead seen companies

spread their presence

across Asia, with Vietnam,

Mexico and India some of

the biggest beneficiaries

of the US–China trade war.

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