Brendan Wood International Announces TopGun Research, Sales and Trading in Canada


More News related to Press Releases

More News related to Press Releases
November 2, 2009 5:59 PM EST

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/02/09 -- Worldwide intelligence-based advisory firm Brendan Wood International (BWI)'s TopGun Press today released the results of its 30th annual Equity Research, Sales and Trading Report. The Brendan Wood Panel consists of over 200 of Canada's largest and most influential buy-side portfolio managers and traders who provided in-depth rankings of analysts, sales professionals and traders based on who they 'vote to pay' and why. The BWI Panel also nominated the most influential analysts on over 100 of Canada's largest stocks. A TopGun analyst is one who finishes in the top three in his/her individual sector. The 2009 study saw 33 TopGuns rise to prominence who were not in the top 3 last year, with 19 of those analysts being nominated as a TopGun for the first time in their careers.

The 2009 TopGun Analysts ranking 1st in their sector are: 


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Sector                          #1 TopGun Analyst
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alternative Energy               Matthew Akman (Macquarie Bank)
Auto Components                  Peter Sklar (BMO Capital Markets)
Banks                            Ian de Verteuil (BMO Capital Markets)
Base Metals & Mining             Greg Barnes (TD Newcrest)
Biotech & Healthcare             Doug Miehm (TD Newcrest)
Chemicals                        Sam Kanes (Scotia Capital)
Communications Equipment         Mike Abramsky (RBC Capital Markets)
Consumer Products                Perry Caicco (CIBC World Markets)
Diversified Financials           Kevin Choquette (Scotia Capital)
Economics                        John Aitkens (TD Newcrest)
High Tech                        Chris Umiastowski (TD Newcrest)
Income Trusts (Royalty)          Menal Patel (National Bank Financial)
Income Trusts
(Utilities/Pipelines)            Tony Courtright (Scotia Capital)
Index Analysis                   Peter Haynes (TD Newcrest)
Industrial Products              Ben Cherniavsky (Raymond James)
Insurance                        Tom MacKinnon (Scotia Capital)
Integrated Oil & Gas             Randy Ollenberger (BMO Capital Markets)
Media                            Adam Shine (National Bank Financial)
Merchandising                    Perry Caicco (CIBC World Markets)
Oil & Gas (Equipment & Services) Roger Serin (TD Newcrest)
Oil & Gas (Exploration &
Production)                      Brad Borggard (CIBC World Markets)
Portfolio Strategy               Peter Gibson (CIBC World Markets)
Precious Metals & Diamonds       Tanya Jakusconek (National Bank Financial)
Pulp, Paper & Forest Products    Paul Quinn (RBC Capital Markets)
Quantitative Analysis            Peter Gibson (CIBC World Markets)
Real Estate & REITS              Neil Downey (RBC Capital Markets)
SmCap/SpSits                     Anthony Zicha (Scotia Capital)
Software & Services              Richard Tse (National Bank Financial)
Technical Analysis               Mark Deriet (Cormark Securities)
Telecommunications & Wireless    Dvai Ghose (Genuity Capital Markets)
Transportation & Environment     Randy Cousins (BMO Capital Markets)
Utilities                        Matthew Akman (Macquarie Bank)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Furthermore, eight analysts qualified as TopGuns in the global SuperLeague. A SuperLeague Analyst is one who is a nominated TopGun by both the BWI Institutional Panel of portfolio managers and by BWI's Corporate Panel of senior corporate executives.

The 2009 SuperLeague Analysts are: 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Sector                        SuperLeague Analyst
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diversified Financials          Kevin Choquette (Scotia Capital)
Income Trusts (Royalty)         Menal Patel (National Bank Financial)
Income Trusts (Royalty)         Brad Borggard (CIBC World Markets)
Oil & Gas (Equipment & Services)Roger Serin (TD Newcrest)
Precious Metals & Diamonds      Tanya Jakusconek (National Bank Financial)
Precious Metals & Diamonds      Barry Cooper (CIBC World Markets)
Pulp, Paper & Forest Products   Sean Steuart (TD Newcrest)
Real Estate & REITS             Neil Downey (RBC Capital Markets)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

BMO Capital Markets, TD Newcrest and Scotia Capital achieved TopGun Research Team designations with RBC in the runner-up spot.

GMP Securities, RBC Capital Markets and TD Newcrest ranked as having the TopGun Sales Teams with CIBC World Markets and Scotia Capital as runners-up. CIBC World Markets, BMO Capital Markets and TD Newcrest ranked as having the TopGun Trading Teams with RBC Capital Markets as runner-up.

According to Stewart Borden, the Brendan Wood International Partner in charge of Canada, Canadian investors continue to "vote to pay" a broad array of professionals and broker dealer organizations - "There is considerable integrity in the awarding of commissions by Canada's major investors," said Borden. "Investors are becoming weary of ineffectual regulations and intolerant of poor financial merchandise but continue to encourage broker dealers who focus quality coverage on investor interests."

The contents of Brendan Wood Reports are confidential and proprietary. Any unauthorized publication of the results by the media is in violation of the report's copyright. 

Contacts:
Brendan Wood International
Johann T. Rodrigues
Head of Institutional Equity
+1-416-924-8110
jrodrigues@brendanwood.com
www.brendanwood.com

Stocks Mentioned


Related Entities



Comments

Let the Truth be Know about Brendan Wood International
BWI-WhistleBlower on Nov 10, 2009 07:38 PM

The work environment at Brendan Wood International is toxic. Everyone one fights over there. The fighting begins at 8:00am in the morning meetings and continues all day long. Employees are expected to work around the clock and on weekends without pay and when you don't, you are punished by not being given work and excluded from future projects. It currently has one employee there now (we will call him by his initials RA to protect his identity) who is excluded from all company meetings and denied work simply because he asked to be treated fairly. Another employee (who we will call VM) worries about what her paycheque will be every month while another employee (who we will call AK) had broke down in tears during a morning meeting because she is so dedicated to the company and is not being properly paid for her years of dedication and hard work). Brendan Wood International claims to be a training center but the only thing going on there is the exploitation of young recent university graduates who have very little work experience and do not know any better. If you are currently interviewing with Brendan Wood International, I encourage you to run for your life. I have worked there and can attest that every internet blog posting about the working conditions at that company is 100% true. The company deliberately targets young university graduates who do not have work experience and do not know any better. The company is very vague during the interview process and deliberately withholds information about the pay structure and the true work environment. And at the end of every month, you have to fight to get paid. You basically will end up working for free. As stated earlier – RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. The company cannot execute a project. Delivery is always late and the quality of the contents of its reports are always being questioned by the client (at least while I was there). I believe that it's clients will eventually wake up and see Brendan Wood International for the farce that it is. Now it is moving into recruitment/career management - that won't last long. Especially when its clients realize that as Brendan Wood is wooing the senior management to retain them to find employees for their companies, it is courting that same company’s staff to lore them to be placed at other dealers. It also claims to do management consulting advisory work - what a joke. How can Brendan Wood International consult other CEO’s and senior management when it cannot effectively run an organization? The economy is in the midst of a recession with the highest unemployment rate in history and it cannot find workers to work for them. Which by the way, is another issue that gets fought over at the morning meetings. Bottom line: Brendan Wood International mistreats its employees and refuses to pay them. Not only do the employees fight all day long, but there are numerous Employment Standards Act and Human Rights violations occurring there. I was informed that Brendan Wood International just this month paid out a cheque for losing a Human Rights complaint. The only thing that that company can consult on is how to de-motivate staff, screw up projects, and create an environment of infighting. It recently published a TopGun CEO list. If Brendan Wood International conducted its operations with credibility and practiced full disclosure, it would have named Brendan Wood, it’s CEO as being at the bottom of that list.


Add Your Comment