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• Some impressive performances against a backdrop of volatility
• Analysts had to be brave to stick to their guns
• View spreadsheets of interactive results for US, Europe, and Asia - -
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Introduction
This is the second running of the FT/StarMine World’s Top Analysts Awards for the top equity analysts and brokerages, produced by the Financial Times in collaboration with StarMine, the research analytics company that is part of Thomson Reuters.
For investors, 2008 was one of the most challenging years in stock market history, and it was much the same for the analysts. However, as these awards show, it is not impossible for analysts to get it right in these markets – or, at least, to be more accurate and prescient than their peers.
Award-winning analysts prove their worth
There have been some impressive performances against a backdrop of market volatility and research industry changes. View interactive spreadsheet of US regional awards
Award for excellence – Judy Hong of Goldman Sachs
Judy Hong struggles to hide her embarrassment on being informed she is this year’s recipient of the StarMine award for Excellence in Investment Analysis.
Europe: Reluctance to say ‘sell’ undermines performance
Rod Newing says analysts had to be brave to stick to their guns when predicting a decline in a share price. View interactive spreadsheet of Europe regional awards
Profiles: Europe’s top stock picker and earnings estimator
Rod Newing interviews Vincent Rech of Société Générale and Gianantonio Villani of Gruppo Banca Leonardo
Asia: Bold calls help pundits chart course in storm
Stock market analysts who cover the financial sector topped the FT/StarMine Awards charts for Asia in 2008. View interactive spreadsheet of Asia regional awards
Profiles: Asia’s top stock picker and earnings estimator
Sundeep Tucker interviews Andrew Maule, formerly of BAS-Merrill lynch, and Sanjay Jain of Credit Suisse
New category: Most productive brokers
This innovative ranking relates the total number of awards won by a firm to the total number of analysts
Methodology: How StarMine compiled the 2009 awards
Mary Morgan, global head of awards strategy at StarMine, explains how the Thomson Reuters company measures analysts’ performance
Biographies and pictures: Europe winners
Pen portraits of winning stock pickers and earnings estimators
