Barclays increases equity research focus on Southeast Asia

Almost two years after he joined Barclays as head of telecom, internet and media research, Anand Ramachandran has been appointed head of Asean equity research at the bank, according to a press release. In this capacity he will lead the expansion of Barclays’ coverage of companies in the 10-country region in Southeast Asia.

Jon Scoffin, who is head of research for Asia Pacific, told FinanceAsia that a portion of the investable Asean market is already covered by Barclays through its research teams elsewhere in Asia, but putting someone as senior as Ramachandran on the ground in Singapore will enable the bank to take its coverage to the next level....