equity strategy

Formerly with Macquarie, Michael Kurtz joins Nomura after Sean Darby left to become global head of equity strategy at Jefferies.

Macquarie's Asia equity strategist returns to Australia to become an equity strategist with the US bank.

Garry Evans, chief equity strategist for Asia-Pacific at HSBC, warns that it will be a volatile year for Asian stockmarkets. He selects India as a country to watch, and says that investors are best advised to choose blue-chip large-cap stocks.