03 Sep 2024
Bigger Picture: Where are the investment opportunities in China?
Willie Keng speaks to Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management about the health of China’s tech sector; the country’s economic growth outlook against the backdrop of recent PMI data; how effective government stimulus measures have been in restoring market confidence; and sectors that investors should pay attention to.
11 Jul 2024
Bigger Pic: What investors can expect from China’s Third Plenary Session
Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management discusses how much urgency there is likely to be for policymakers to come forth with stimulus measures, as well as the potential policy focuses that will arise from China’s Third Plenary Session. He also talks about how his fund is positioning itself following a slump in Chinese stocks recently.
05 Apr 2024
Bigger Picture: Asian markets wrap for the week
Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management, discusses with Sean Cheong about the recent developments in Asian markets such as the implication of the recent Taiwan earthquake.
21 February 2024
Bigger Picture: Markets unimpressed with China’s biggest ever LPR rate cut
Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management, discusses the measures China has been rolling out to arrest the slump in its stock market, including the significance of its biggest cut to its key mortgage rate, what more is needed and how urgent further help is required.
12 Jul 2023 – Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Is China the next Japan? Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management discusses if the growing pessimism around China, including one that speculates slowing growth could turn it into the next Japan, are valid. He also talks about how to position around China for the rest of the year, and why he is not yet moving into property.
24 May 2023 – Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Unveiling Asian Alpha in the markets Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management Lee Kian Soon, the CEO of Astral Asset Management, joins us on the Bigger Picture to share some insights.
13 Jan 2023 – Interview with Money FM 89.3 – What are the attractive sectors for the China Re-opening Story? Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management discusses the implications for the Fed’s upcoming interest rates decision and the sectors set to benefit from the China reopening story.
24 Nov 2022 – Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Bigger Picture: Is it timely to invest in China?
Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management discusses why he remains positive that China will re-open in 2023, and it will be not a matter of “what or when” but really more a matter of “how” for investors.
27 Sep 2022 – Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Bigger Picture: Chatters on a global recession, should investors wait on the sidelines?
Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management discusses the chatters on a global recession, bond yield spikes, weakening currencies and what investors can do to protect against the onslaught of the market.
15 Mar 2022 – Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Bigger Picture: Wave of panic selling hits Chinese stocks
Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management explains why he’s on a buying spree despite many other investors being spooked by concerns over Beijing’s close relationship with Russia, renewed regulatory risks and a dampened economic outlook with more cities under lockdown.
7 Mar 2022 – Interview with BFM – Don’t try to time the market
Post pandemic recovery, geopolitical risks, inflation and rising interest rates are the common themes we see happening in the global market, but is the same affecting Asian markets and what can we do about it? Lee Kian Soon, CEO of Astral Asset Management shares his thoughts.
Dec 2021 Interview with BFM: The Business Station – Kian Soon, CEO of Astral Asset Management in Singapore, explains Asia’s laggard markets in relation US.
Sep 2021 Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Bigger Picture: Finding value in Chinese markets
Jul 2021 Interview with Money FM 89.3 – China growth impact from big tech clampdown
May 2021 Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Comments on the local earnings season and the US tech sell-off
Jan 2021 Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Gamestop and the aftermath
December 2020 Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Takeaways from FOMC meeting and Outlook
November 2020 Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Positioning for the recovery trade
August 2020 Interview with Money FM 89.3 – Equity markets, macro outlook and low yields
October 2019 Interview with CNA FM 98.3
August 2019 Interview with CNA FM 98.3