Money can only go so far in compensating the inconvenience and logistics of relocating overseas, but how does one psychologically prepare for and cope for the change to a new environment?

Many of life’s lessons don’t need to be drawn from the advice and anecdotes of other people. It just comes from a position of inner peace and self-realisation.

I am not usually fond of reading corporate marketing material but ended up flipping through the pages of a book I came across in the hotel..

When the world surprises the hell out of you and leaves you at the mercy of cash flows, anything and everything goes. Apparently what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

At any point of time, nothing is ever so good or bad as it seems.

The faster you acclimatise to all aspects of your surroundings, the easier life becomes.

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 celebration, not a lot of booze, no chugging of beers, no fanciful dinners or gatherings.

Don’t beat yourself up if you didn't meet your KPIs. But also don't be too quick to give yourself more credit than you deserve for your achievements at the workplace.

It is often said that we can't let our jobs define us. But how we do our jobs, and behave with our colleagues and clients ultimately determines the kind of person we are.

For what initial public offerings are worth, they essentially represent the final destination for all stupid money, the final equity takeout representing the finishing line for all early investors in the business.

Caught between having to confirm with China's cross-border travel policies and opening up to the rest of the world, the city walks a tightrope trying to bring business and investor confidence back.

Something about the digital twenty-something year-old generation wanting unlimited amounts of liquidity, unlimited size and unrestricted access to market data just sounds wrong.

Fraud aside, a big part of what led to the downfall of FTX was attributed to a crisis of confidence, much like a bank run in the crypto-currency world.

There is less reason to get into Hong Kong today. The reality that the city now has to bring out the big guns to advertise itself reveals how much its economic environment has deteriorated over the last few years.

Our lack of understanding in how different countries are being governed are rooted in bias, largely based on what we are familiar with and what we are not.

It can be difficult to call a rented place home, especially if you do not have long term visibility of staying in that city. This uncertainty leads to a great deal of inertia when it comes to upgrading your living conditions.

Nothing is ever really permanent. The stable state of things we are familiar with can be easily contested at some point of time or another. We took public gatherings for granted until COVID happened.