SECOND TEAM
Xiaopo Wei CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets
Xiaopo Wei vaults from runner-up to second place; the CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets analyst also wins second-place honors in Consumer/Nondiscretionary. Clients appreciate Wei’s “highly accurate forecasts,” which are “always delivered early and well ahead of other analysts’.” Back in December 2009 the researcher downgraded Li Ning Co. from neutral to underperform, at HK$28.99, noting the Beijing-based sporting goods manufacturer’s excess inventory. The call proved correct; by the end of April 2011, the stock had tumbled 54.3 percent, to HK$13.26, and trailed the sector by 46.2 percentage points.