SECOND TEAM
Kian Abouhossein & team J.P. Morgan Cazenove
Although the ten-analyst troupe led by Kian Abouhossein slips back to second place after a year in the top spot, the J.P. Morgan Cazenove team continues to impress investors with “strong expertise in the sector and very insightful and detailed research,” as one fund manager puts it. The analysts upgraded UBS from neutral to overweight last February, at Sf14.35, citing the Zurich-based bank’s strong capital reserves and improving earnings, among other factors. The stock climbed 7 percent through late December, to Sf15.35, and outpaced the sector by 17.3 percentage points since the upgrade.