Amidst the high offshore funding costs and complex geopolitical environment, putting money in emerging markets is getting increasingly challenging. In China however, embracing policy is a necessity for firms.

No amount of number crunching and analysis allow for an accurate appraisal of any company's fair value today, primarily because the free market is no longer free. Markets today are to a good extent, influenced by statecraft, driven by the common interests of various governments.

Most of us have been taught to plan our careers upon graduation. But no one mentions about how we should plan the second good half of our professional lives.