21 MAY 2010 - Brendan Wood International Announces the 75 European Portfolio Management TopGuns

400 Top Broker Analysts Rate Buy-Side TopGuns

PALM BEACH -- (May 21, 2010) - Worldwide advisory firm Brendan Wood International (BWI) today announced its list of TopGun Buy-Side Professionals in Europe. 75 portfolio managers and buy-side analysts made the final list from over 900 individuals at 250 institutions nominated by BWI's Panel of the TopGun broker analysts. The esteemed award reflects those most influential and with the best proficiency of the markets they invest in.

BWI’s Panel of Analysts consists of 400 of the world’s top sell-side analysts from 65 firms, representing over 80% of traditional trading. Investigative debriefings with these analysts occur on an ongoing basis. The results are based upon votes from the most recent 12 months. Portfolio managers and buy-side analysts selected as TopGuns were those with the greatest number of votes.
The 75 European Buy-Side TopGuns are:

TopGun - Asset Management Firm
Adrian Croxson - Och-Ziff Capital Management Group
Alberto Vigil-Escalera - Santander Asset Management
Amanda Sisson - JP Morgan Asset Management
Andreas Wagenhaeuser - Deka Investment GmbH
Andy Griffiths - Capital Group Companies
Anne Marden - JP Morgan Asset Management
Anne Wade - Capital Group Companies
Anthony Burton - GLG Partners LP
Arthur Caye - Capital Group Companies
Bruno Lippens - Pictet Asset Management
Carine Salvy - Ecofin Ltd
Carl Esprey - GLG Partners LP
Carlos Siegrist - Santander Asset Management
Charles Whall - Newton Investment Management
Christian Schlimm - Allianz Global Investors
Christoffer Malmer - Arrowgrass Capital Partners LLP
Christopher Wheaton - RCM - Allianz Global Investors
Daniel Lacalle - Ecofin Ltd
Daniel Sarp - Deka Investment GmbH
David Field - Carmignac Gestion
David Morgan - Putnam Investments, LLC
Didier Rheme - Capital Group Companies
Douglas Upton - Capital Group Companies
Ed Wallace - Gartmore Investment Management
Emmanuel Martin - Amundi Asset Management
Evy Hambro - BlackRock Inc
Gadi Slade - Capital Group Companies
Georges Lambert - Capital Group Companies
Gerd Schubert - Deka Investment GmbH
Heinrich Ey - Allianz Global Investors
Huub Van Der Riet - ING Investment Management
Ian Henderson - JP Morgan Asset Management
Ingrid Allemand - Amundi Asset Management
Isabel Buccellati - AllianceBernstein
Isabelle Pajot - AXA Investment Managers
Jan Luschen - ING Investment Management
Jan Willem Vis - BNP Paribas Asset Management
Jenny Norris - AllianceBernstein
Jeremy Kelton - JP Morgan Asset Management
Jim Rutherford - Capital Group Companies
Joerg Sponer - Capital Group Companies
John Longhurst - Capital Group Companies
Jonathan Ingram - HBK Capital Management LLP
Julien Jacob - GLG Partners LP
Justin Bisseker - Schroder Investment Management
Karen Kharmandarian - Pictet Asset Management
Laura Balan - Capital Group Companies
Leopold Arminjon - Gartmore Investment Management
Luc Mouzon - Amundi Asset Management
Lucy Bonmartel - AXA Investment Managers
Luis Amusategui - Cygnus Asset Management
Maria Toneva - Fidelity Investments
Mark Becker - Fidelity Investments
Mark Roginsinger - UBS Asset Management
Markus Engels - Allianz Global Investors
Martin Jonsson - Brummer & Partners
Matthew Lanstone - Capital Group Companies
Maurizio Lualdi - Capital Group Companies
Melissa Gallagher - T. Rowe Price
Peter Lawrence - JP Morgan Asset Management
Pierre Valade - GLG Partners LP
Rafael Garcia Arbej - Och-Ziff Capital Management Group
Raphael Fiorentino - AllianceBernstein
Robin Asquith - JP Morgan Asset Management
Sam Elsokari - SAC Capital Associates
Sean Salji - Citadel Group LLC
Stephan Thomas - Frankfurt-Trust Asset Management
Steven Ho - JP Morgan Asset Management
Stephen Kirk - Lansdowne Partners Ltd
Stuart Connell - JP Morgan Asset Management
Stuart Reeve - BlackRock Inc
Susana Penarrubia Fraguas - DWS Investment GmbH
Tama Willis - Fidelity Investments
Thijs Hovers - Lucerne Capital Management, LLC
Tom Hedges - Gartmore Investment Management

Brendan Wood, Chairman of Brendan Wood International, commented, The TopGun portfolio managers and buy-side analysts were selected by their counterparties because they inspire and influence the investment community to deeper levels of investment wisdom. The results, according to our Panel, amplify the importance of collaboration, inspiration, hard analytical work and integrity in the critical relationship between buy-side managers and analysts and their sell-side counterparties. This quality of communication uproots essential findings which help establish shareholder confidence in organizations who deserve it and likewise expose the weaker suits of investment targets at the lower end of the Brendan Wood Shareholder Confidence Index.