Stock Watch on October 4th, 2009

These are the videos from Stock Watch on October 4th, 2009. Our main guest was Datuk Azman Mahmood, chairman of Crystalview Group of Companies. I was introduced to Datuk Azman by another colleague in the office. I had an hour chat with Datuk a few days ago in his office and he shared with me his many years of experience in the costruction sector.

He seemed like quite an interesting man and I thought the viewers would benefit from his thoughts. Although, this episode wasn't about stock picking, Datuk had a lot of interesting opinions on how the government can help the property market. Below is his interview with our host Sheahnee Iman Lee in the studio.

Part 1 of Datuk Azman Mahmood interview


Part 2 of Datuk Azman Mahmood interview


We also spoke to two construction sector analyst on their thoughts on who would benefit from the announcement of the expansion of the LRT lines in the Klang Valley. Below is the video.


This one is a story on how research firms actually pick stocks and how they work.




Sorry everyone, just realized Datuk's interview wasn't encoded properly by youtube. I have just re-upload the video again. It's working already!

Budget announcement on October 23rd

The other day, the prime minister (who is also the finance minister) invited the public to send in their comments on the soon to be announced budget on October 23rd (it's usually in the afternoon after market closes).

Normally, financial programs such as Stock Watch would invite economists and corporate leaders to the studio on October 23rd to discuss what they would like to see in the budget before the tabling of the budget. However, as it is done after the finance ministry has already finalized the budget, little changes can be made.

So this year, I am going to to do the "pre-budget" discussion a little earlier on October 11th. Our confirmed guest in the studio is noted economist, Datuk Dr. Zainal Aznam, member of the National Economic Action Council(NEAC). Datuk Dr. Zainal is a familiar face on TV every year during the budget and he is guest in high demand on financial talk-shows. I am honoured that he has agreed to appear on our show to discuss what he would like to see in the budget. So hopefully, the views we put on air can be considered a little earlier by the finance ministry (if they're watching).

For this episode, I would like to invite viewers to email us at stockwatch@tv3.com.my and let us know what are the things you would like to see in the budget. If you have any questions for our guest, do let us know also.

After that, we move on to the "post-budget" discussion on 25th October. To me, this is the most important one as we discuss how investors can change their investments according to the new budget. I am still looking for a guest for this episode, do let us know who you would like to appear on the show for this episode.

Interview with Andrew Lee

This is the interview with Andrew Lee, Head of Research at Maybank Investment Bank on 27th September 2009 on Stock Watch.

Part 1


Part 2

ETF's, episode 12 from 23 September 2009

This was an interview we aired on 23 September, 2009 (episode 12).

The guest was Zainal Izan Zainal Abidin explaining how ETF's work and his company's ETF performance. This was broadcasted on 23 August, 2009.

On that episode, we had some audio problem where the music was too loud. Here, I have fixed the problem and I have uploaded it for viewing here.

Part 1


Part 2