Curtains are raised for this year's top-ranked Astute Investors in Asian G3 bonds, with The Asset Benchmark Research unveiling their much-awaited rankings this year. A total of 576 investors were nominated for their knowledge of the credits/markets, their acumen in making investment decisions, and/or their trading skill by the top 224 sellside individuals in sales, trading and research. Topping this elite circle is a group of 42 who have been voted as Astute for the past three or more consecutive years.
In Hong Kong and Singapore, familiar names from previous years take centre stage. In Hong Kong, Desmond How and Ran Li at Nomura Global Capital Management, Madeline Foo at BTG Pactual Asset Management and Arthur Lau at PineBridge Investments rank within the top five. They are joined by Rob Stanley from BFAM Partners in fifth place. Stanley is a newcomer to the top group, having steadily moved up in rank since 2011. While Nomura Global Capital Management comes to the forefront in Hong Kong, in Singapore, hedge fund Saka Capital takes two of the top five spots: Mark Thurgood and Gopi Karunakaran rank fourth and fifth respectively. The other investors in this prestigious circle of repeat winners who ranked within the top five last year include Ronie Ganguly at PIMCO, Leong Wai-Hoong at Nikko Asset Management and Charles Ooi at Tahan Capital.
In the UK/Europe, Alistair Ling at GLG Market Neutral Fund has ranked first for the past five years. Raymond Sagayam at Pictet Asset Management and Richard Lange at Stone Harbor Investment Partners are also regulars in the top five league. In the US, Tieu-Bich Nguyen at Wellington Management and John Espinosa at TIAA-CREF rank first and second respectively for the fourth consecutive year.
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Desmond How
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Nomura Global Capital Management ✪
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2
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Madeline Foo
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BTG Pactual Asset Management ✪
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3
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Ran Li
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Nomura Global Capital Management ✪
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4
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Arthur Lau
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PineBridge Investments ✪
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5
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Rob Stanley
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BFAM Partners ✪
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6
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Donald Ewer
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BTG Pactual Asset Management ✪
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7
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Angus Hui
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Schroder Investment Management ✪
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8
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Freddy Wong
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Fidelity Worldwide Investment ✪
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9
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Thomas Kwan
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Harvest Global Investments
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10
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Gordon Ip
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Value Partners
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11
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Stephen Chang
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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12
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Gregory Suen
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HSBC Global Asset Management ✪
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13
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Pheona Tsang
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BEA Union Investment Management
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14
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Eric Lam
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BNP Paribas Wealth Management ✪
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15
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Job Campbell
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Income Partners
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16
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Roger Wong
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China Merchants Securities Investment Management
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17
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Andy Suen
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PineBridge Investments
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18
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Christine Cheung
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GaveKal Capital
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19
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Ben Yuen
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BOCHK Asset Management
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20
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Morgan Lau
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BEA Union Investment Management
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Nick Chung
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Bank of East Asia
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22
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Ma Linlin
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Prudence Investment Management
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23
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Edward Chan
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HSBC Private Bank
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24
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Punit Patel
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Och-Ziff Capital Management ✪
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25
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Daniel Ha
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Allianz Global Investors
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26
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Richard Chun
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Claren Road Asset Management ✪
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27
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James Wong
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BOCHK Asset Management
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28
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Alastair Gilmour
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T Rowe Price
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29
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Desmond Chum
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Claren Road Asset Management ✪
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30
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Ho Shaw-Yann
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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Wonnie Chu
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Harvest Global Investments
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Singapore
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Rank
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Ronie Ganguly
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PIMCO
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2
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Leong Wai-Hoong
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Nikko Asset Management ✪
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3
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Charles Ooi
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Tahan Capital ✪
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4
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Mark Thurgood
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Saka Capital ✪
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5
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Gopi Karunakaran
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Saka Capital
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6
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Chia Tse-Chern
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UOB Asset Management ✪
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7
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Kon Chee-Keat
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Ashmore Investment Management ✪
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8
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Salman Niaz
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management ✪
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9
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Tan Suanjin
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BlackRock ✪
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10
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Ashwin Aiyappan
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Millennium Capital Management
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11
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Assan Din
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Saka Capital ✪
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12
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Tim Jagger
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Aviva Investors
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13
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Chia Tse-Ern
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Tahan Capital ✪
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14
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Kenny Chong
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Marathon Asset Management
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15
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Raymond Chia
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Schroder Investment Management ✪
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16
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Sumit Bhandari
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BlackRock
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17
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Charlie Wang
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Sentosa Capital
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18
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Neeraj Seth
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BlackRock
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19
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Chng Oon-Jin
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Western Asset Management
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20
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Artur Piasecki
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BlackRock
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21
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Abhijeet Neogy
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PIMCO
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22
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Sandeep Gupta
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Broad Peak Investments ✪
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23
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Ross Dilkes
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UBS Global Asset Management
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24
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Sharon Lim
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DBS Bank
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25
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Mohsin Gadit
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Saka Capital
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26
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Bryan Choo
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Tahan Capital ✪
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27
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Arun Singhal
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Millennium Capital Management ✪
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28
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Cheng Wee-Lee
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ING Investment Management
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29
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Lisa Jeo
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Tokio Marine Asset Management
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30
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Roland Mieth
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PIMCO
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China
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Rank
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Zhou Jin
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GF Securities
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2
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Danicus Zhang
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China Asset Management
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Indonesia
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Soufat Hartawan
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Schroder Investment Management
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Ezra Nazula
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Manulife Asset Management Indonesia
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3
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Anil Kumar
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Ashmore Asset Management
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4
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Djumala Sutedja
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BNP Paribas Investment Partners
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5
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Fitri Lindawati
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Asuransi Allianz Indonesia
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Korea
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Rank
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Lee Kyoung-Taek
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Korea Investment Corporation
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2
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Oh Sehun
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Daewoo Securities
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Oh Chung-Keun
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Industrial Bank of Korea
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4
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Lee Hee-Yeon
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Woori Investment & Securities
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5
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Kim Jinha
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Mirae Asset Management
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Malaysia
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Rank
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Esther Teo
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Affin Hwang Asset Management
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2
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Jason Wong
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Hong Leong Bank ✪
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3
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Rosalind Kong
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Maybank
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4
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Maggie Wong
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Affin Hwang Asset Management
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5
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Amy Poh Chun-Ting
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Hong Leong Bank
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Middle East & North Africa
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Manoj Mahadev
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Arab Banking Corporation
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2
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Chirag Doshi
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Qatar Insurance Company
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3
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Samir Zayed
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National Bank of Kuwait
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Philippines
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Nadine Alapan
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Banco de Oro ✪
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2
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Voltaire Cabral
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Bank of the Philippine Islands ✪
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3
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Rustum H Corpuz Jr
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Development Bank of the Philippines ✪
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4
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Analen R Reyes
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Banco de Oro
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5
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Dominic Banal
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East West Bank
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6
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Joy Charmaine Sahilan
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Bank of the Philippine Islands
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7
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Jerome J Lagustan
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RCBC ✪
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8
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Gladys Lim
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BPI Investment Management
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9
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Steven Reyes
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RCBC
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10
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Rodrigo Maddatu
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Metrobank
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UK/Europe
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Rank
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Alistair Ling
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GLG Market Neutral Fund ✪
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2
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Amy Kam
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GAM ✪
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3
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Philipp Good
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Fisch Asset Management
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4
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Raymond Sagayam
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Pictet Asset Management ✪
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5
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Richard Lange
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Stone Harbor Investment Partners ✪
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6
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Philip Meier
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AXA Investment Managers
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7
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Kaushik Rambhiya
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Aventicum Capital Management
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8
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Jana Benesova
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Stone Milliner Asset Management
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9
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Russell Chweidan
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Bank of China International
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Suraj Gohil
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Observatory Capital Management
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11
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Edwin Gutierrez
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Aberdeen Asset Management
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12
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Rahul Sharma
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Finisterre Capital
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Shiv Chopra
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AXA Investment Managers
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14
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Xin Xu
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Ashmore Investment Management
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15
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Iftikhar Ali
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Rhodium Capital Management
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United States
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Rank
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Name
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Institution
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1
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Tieu-Bich Nguyen
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Wellington Management ✪
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2
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John Espinosa
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TIAA-CREF ✪
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3
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Javier Segovia
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TCW ✪
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4
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Johnny Mak
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Prudential Fixed Income ✪
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Sean Hayes
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Wellington Management
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6
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Andrew Seiz
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Pine River Capital Management ✪
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7
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Warren Mar
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Morgan Stanley Investment Management
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8
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Mark Yu
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Invesco
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Alex Stanojevic
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TCW ✪
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10
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Hari Hariharan
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NWI
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11
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Jack Deino
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Invesco
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Liew Seng
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Mackay Shields ✪
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