Bank of American Merrill Lynch Leads in CEEMEA Equity Research; BTG Pactual Tops in Latin American Research

Announcing the 2014 Share and Quality Leaders in Emerging Markets Equity Brokerage

Greenwich Associates today announced the 2014 Greenwich Share and Quality Leaders in Global Emerging Markets Brokerage in a new report entitled, The Rollercoaster Continues, Greenwich Leaders Stay the Course.

Recent economic volatility in Brazil and Argentina and geo-political crises in the Middle East and the Ukraine have demonstrated once again the rollercoaster nature of developing economies and markets. Due to this inherent volatility, the brokers named as Greenwich Leaders in the emerging markets are generally firms that have proven their willingness to stay the course and maintain a commitment to these markets in good times and bad. This staying power wins the confidence of clients seeking long-term relationships while also giving brokers the opportunity to develop a level of experience and expertise that sets them apart from rivals.

“Brokers dominating in emerging markets equities share three characteristics,” says Greenwich Associates consultant John Colon. “They have proven their commitment this business, they have developed specific expertise at the sector, country and macro level, and they have established broad coverage across the emerging markets.”

2014 Greenwich Leaders: CEEMEA
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the clear global leader in CEEMEA Equity Research and Advisory Services. The firm receives 15.5% of the internal “research votes” that determine commission allocations among European and U.S. institutional investors and is the 2014 Greenwich Share Leaders in CEEMEA Equity Research and Advisory Services.

The 2014 Greenwich Quality Leader in CEEMEA Equity Research and Advisory Services is Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch also claims the title of 2014 Greenwich Quality Leader in overall CEEMEA Equity Research & Analyst Quality.

The 2014 Greenwich Quality Leader in CEEMEA Equity Sales and Corporate Access is Morgan Stanley.

2014 Greenwich Leaders: Latin America
Although Brazilian banks BTG Pactual and Banco Itau built their reputations on strong franchises in their sizable home markets, both banks have grown by successfully exporting their capabilities to investors in Europe and the United States.

BTG Pactual now ranks as the clear leader in Latin American Research and Advisory Services, with a solid 15.0% share of the institutional research vote and is the 2014 Greenwich Share Leader in Latin American Equity Research/Advisory Services.

The 2014 Greenwich Quality Leaders in Latin American Equity Research & Analyst Service Quality is BTG Pactual.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BTG Pactual and Morgan Stanley claim the title of 2014 Greenwich Quality Leader in Latin American Equity Sales & Corporate Access.