Asiamoney 2006 Brokers Poll - SBI E2-Capital won Best HK Local Broker again

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RESULTS FOR THE ASIAMONEY 2006 BROKERS POLL

Hong Kong , October 11, 2006

UBS tops the polls for equity research & sales in Asia and Australia,
while Nomura leads the rankings in Japan .

Asiamoney is pleased to announce the winners of its 17 th annual Brokers Poll. More than 1,600 investors from approximately 1,000 different institutions contributed, with an estimated total of US$1.12 trillion in Asian equity funds under management. Hedge fund participation was the strongest it has ever been, with 282 different funds amongst the respondents.

UBS leads the overall combined research and sales category in Asia (ex-Australia & Japan ) for the second consecutive year. CLSA, having withdrawn from the 2005 poll, makes a strong return in second place and JPMorgan continues its steady climb, moving up another notch to third. Goldman Sachs and Citigroup both jump into the top five, taking fourth and fifth places respectively.

For the first time, overall combined research and sales rankings have been calculated for Australia and Japan . UBS takes the top spot in Australia , followed closely by Macquarie, voted Australia 's best local brokerage, in second and Deutsche Bank in third. In Japan , local brokerage winner Nomura has a strong lead ahead of Daiwa, while UBS is hot on their heels in third place

2006	ASIA (ex-Australia & Japan)	2005
1	UBS	1
2	CLSA	-
3	JPMorgan	4
4	Goldman Sachs	8
5	Citigroup	7

2006	AUSTRALIA
1	UBS
2	Macquarie
3	Deutsche Bank
4	Goldman Sachs JBWere
5	Citigroup

2006	JAPAN
1	Nomura
2	Daiwa
3	UBS
4	Goldman Sachs
5	Nikko Citigroup

In the region's other key markets, all but one of 2005's best local brokerages retain their titles. In India , Kotak Securities is this year's investors' choice, replacing Motilal Oswal.

COUNTRY	BROKERAGE
China	CICC
Hong Kong	SBI E2-Capital
India	Kotak
Indonesia	Danareksa
Korea	Samsung
Malaysia	CIMB
The Philippines	Philippine Equity Partners
Singapore	DBS Vickers
Taiwan	KGI
Thailand	TISCO

Detailed results and rankings will be featured in the November issue of Asiamoney . Extended rankings of all categories will be published in the 2006 Brokers Poll Full Report available from December 4, 2006.

To obtain a copy of the results and Asiamoney , please contact Regina Leung, head of marketing, on (852) 2842 6983 or regina.leung@euromoneyasia.com . For subscriptions, please contact katheryn.pang@asiamoney.com . For further information regarding the poll, please contact Anna-Louise Hinde, Asiamoney polls editor, on (852) 2912 8077 or
anna-louise.hinde@asiamoney.com .