THIRD TEAM

Yang (Emma) Liu  Nomura

Nomura’s Yang (Emma) Liu, who advances from runner-up to third place, makes “brilliant calls,” applauds one buy-side backer. In March, as a food-safety scandal among Chinese meat processors was making international headlines, Liu highlighted her long-standing buy recommendation on China Yurun Food Group, telling clients that investors were overreacting and the Nanjing, Jiangsu–based company — one of the largest meat suppliers in mainland China — had solid fundamentals. The stock, which had plunged 15.2 percent year-to-date, to HK$22, quickly recovered to end April up 29.5 percent, to HK$28.50, since Liu’s reiteration.