Asian Brokers: The old hands fight back

The competition in Asia from US investment banks has led to new approaches and ideas in equity research. But the old problems remain. Corporate sensitivity makes most analysts reluctant to stick their necks out. And the increased competition has led to star analysts moving to whichever firm will pay them most. Robert Minto reports.

Asian brokers: Scotsman with a point of view

Asian brokers: Results

Asian brokers: Methodology

Two firms emerge as success stories from Euromoney and Global Investor‘s eighth annual survey of institutional fund managers’ opinions of Asian equity research: Jardine Fleming and Merrill Lynch. Their achievements underline the changing structure of the Asian market. Jardine Fleming, a force in Asia for years, has managed to keep ahead of the pack. Merrill Lynch, a new player in the market, has made inroads into the European hegemony and ranks third overall.

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