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CANADA’S TOPGUNSM SELL-SIDE TRADERS CLUB 2018

January 8th, 2019 by TopGun Press

Released by Brendan Wood International Confidential Closed Circuit Communication January 8th, 2019 Dear Panel Members & Clients, The Canadian securities business has changed considerably over the last couple of decades. That could be said about almost any industry but the capital markets have been particularly challenged. One compelling trend is the sell side industry’s now long […]

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BMO Reclaims Title as No. 1 Research House in Canada

December 5th, 2018 by TopGun Press

BMO Reclaims Title as No. 1 Research House in Canada Released by Brendan Wood International Confidential Closed Circuit Communication December 5th, 2018 Dear Panel Members & Clients, After an eight year hiatus from its 29 consecutive year reign in the Number 1 spot, BMO retook the title in 2018, a year of intense competition exacerbated by […]

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Brendan Wood International Announces TopGunSM Investment Minds US 2018

February 21st, 2018 by TopGun Press

The Team at Wellington Management Co. Leads the 2018 TopGunSM Marathon Closed Circuit Communication Q1 2018 Brendan Wood International is pleased to announce the designated TopGunSM Investment Minds in the US 2018. This competition, now in its eighth year, singles out individual investment professionals as being the most enlightened and disciplined professionals in the US […]

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Brendan Wood International Releases 2017 Canadian Equities Research, Sales & Trading Performance Report

September 22nd, 2017 by TopGun Press

For Immediate Release –TORONTO, ONTARIO, September 22nd , 2017 Brendan Wood International announced today it has released the 2017 Canadian Equities Research, Sales and Trading Performance Report. The 2017 report, comprising 500+ portfolio debriefings of institutional investors who trade Canadian Equities, was confidentially released yesterday to the senior management teams of subscriber firms doing Canadian […]

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BRENDAN WOOD “Shareholder Confidence Index in Motion”…. Investors Review Their Upbeat February Forecast?

March 27th, 2017 by TopGun Press

This week’s reporting from Brendan Wood’s shareholder panel will determine the influence of healthcare intransigence, the perceived efficacy of the Republican Party and shareholder confidence in the U.S. growth agenda. At the end of last week the short term Shareholder Confidence Model called for hedges and an upward adjustment to cash. Sellers and buyers were […]

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BRENDAN WOOD’S TOPGUNSM CLUB BOARDS…. WHY THEY WIN?

March 20th, 2017 by TopGun Press

March 20th 2017 WORLD TOPGUNSM CLUB BOARDS – RATED BY SHAREHOLDERS  Partial List* CURRENT BOARD RATING CURRENT CEO RATING CORPORATE STRATEGY RATING Starbucks Corp. Top 1 Percent Top 1 Percent Top 1 Percent Costco Wholesale Corporation Top 1 Percent Top 1 Percent Top 3 Percent Hermes International Top 1 Percent Top Decile Top 1 Percent […]

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Brendan Wood Poll: World’s Lowest Rated Boards…Why They Fail?

March 13th, 2017 by TopGun Press

March 13th 2017 Bottom Gun Boards – Rated by Shareholders – Partial List* Staples, Inc. Pearson PLC Unibet Group PLC TNT Express NV TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC Hudson’s Bay Co. Svenska Cellulosa TeleKom Austria AG DISH Network Corp Stora Enso Oyj Terex Corporation PostNL Telecom Italia Yahoo! Inc Deutsche Post AG Hertz Global Holdings Merck […]

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The TopGun Club Celebrates New and Renewing Members of Distinction in 2017

March 7th, 2017 by TopGun Press

RBC Global Asset Management & Connor, Clark & Lunn Top the Polls. Intact Investment Management and Mawer Investment Management Lead Amongst Mid-Sized Managers. For Immediate Release – TORONTO, Canada, March 7th, 2017 (TopGun Press) – Each year, the sell-side community of the investment industry takes its measure of the buy-side, nominating those portfolio managers and […]

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Brendan Wood Stockholder Conviction Index…Forecast Up 1.1%

February 27th, 2017 by TopGun Press

February 27th, 2017 • World’s largest shareholders (~$18 trillion USD) • Unprecedented commitment to 1400 big cap names at historic levels • No material change in conviction Pre versus Post US election • 100 winners and losers…sharp selection tools underpin conviction *Comparsion dates chosen November 1st 2016 to February 27th 2017 STOCKHOLDER CONVICTION INDEX HOLDS ON […]

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TopGun Institutional Sales Professionals and Sell-Side Traders Announced by Brendan Wood International

May 25th, 2016 by TopGun Press

Brendan Wood International will be announcing the TopGun Institutional Sales Professionals and Sell-Side Traders for 2016 in the coming months. Who won in 2015? For Immediate Release – Toronto, ON, May 25th, 2016 (TopGun Press) 2015 TopGun Sales Professionals and Sell-Side Traders Covering Canadian Equities Who Selected the TopGuns? BWI’s global panel includes several hundred […]

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TopGun Investment Mind Designations USA Announced by Brendan Wood International

May 19th, 2016 by TopGun Press

For Immediate Release – New York, NY, May 19th, 2016 (TopGun Press) Who Selected the TopGuns? This year BWI’s global panel includes several hundred sell-side analysts and sales professionals whose day to day contact with leading investors offers unique insight into the investment processes at work in the full range of asset management cultures. There […]

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Brendan Wood Announces TopGun Companies in Canada: Selected By Shareholders

March 3rd, 2016 by TopGun Press

Brendan Wood Announces TopGun Companies in Canada: Selected By Shareholders, Dollarama wins TopGun Company of the Year For Immediate Release – TORONTO, Canada, March 3rd, 2016 (TopGun Press) Brendan Wood International is pleased to announce the 2015/2016 TopGun Companies based upon real time polling of Canada’s most influential investors and the largest foreign investors in […]

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Brendan Wood Announces TopGun CEOs in Canada: Selected By Shareholders

February 29th, 2016 by TopGun Press

Brendan Wood Announces TopGun CEOs in Canada: Selected By Shareholders, Dollarama’s Larry Rossy wins TopGun CEO of the Year For Immediate Release – TORONTO, Canada, February 29th, 2016 (TopGun Press) Brendan Wood International is pleased to announce the 2015/2016 round-up of its real time polling of the world’s most influential shareholders. Brendan Wood International’s ‘voice […]

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Brendan Wood Announces TopGun Boards of Canada: Selected By Shareholders

February 23rd, 2016 by TopGun Press

Brendan Wood Announces TopGun Boards of Canada: Selected By Shareholders ARC Resources Ltd is awarded TopGun Board of the Year For Immediate Release – TORONTO, Canada, February 23rd, 2016 (TopGun Press) Brendan Wood International (BWI) is pleased to announce the 2015/2016 results of its non-stop polling of the world’s most influential shareholders. BWI’s ‘voice of the […]

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Brendan Wood Announces TopGun CFOs in Canada

February 17th, 2016 by TopGun Press

Brendan Wood Announces TopGun CFOs in Canada: Veteran Donald Marchand wins TopGun CFO of the Year For Immediate Release – TORONTO, Canada, February 17th, 2016 (TopGun Press) Brendan Wood International is pleased to announce the 2015/2016 results of its non-stop polling of the world’s most influential shareholders. Our ‘voice of the shareholder’ reporting measures 1400 […]

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