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The country’s lenders could lead a set of outbound consolidation next year, according to Terence Wong, CIMB Investment Bank’s head of research. Property companies also look set to continue their inorganic growth plans.

High liquidity and positive expectations of future cash flows will encourage larger companies in the country to acquire abroad next year says head of research at Thanachart Securities, Pimpaka Nichgaroon. The stock market is also in for a good year.

China Resources Enterprise and Wistron NeWeb Corp. are voted as the top and third-best companies for overall corporate governance, respectively, in our latest annual survey, while perennial contender Sun Hung Kai Properties is ranked second.

Pakistan’s oil and fertilizer stocks look best poised to gain from a continued rally of stock prices into next year, predicts Atif Malik, head of international sales at JS Global Capital. But the market is still waiting for the return of leverage products.

Foreign exchange flows will continue to drive up the price of commodities, benefiting Indonesia’s palm oil and coal sectors, says local brokerage Mandiri Sekuritas. It is also bullish on the construction sector, which is set to gain from Indonesian infrastructure development.

A favourable market outlook and a weaker yen will encourage investors to place their money in Japanese exporters next year, says the Japanese brokerage’s co-head of equity sales.

The country will see a surge in stock market liquidity and a property market recovery as a result of negative interest rates and increased bank lending, says Jason Yu, head of research at Samsung Securities. He is also positive on the consumer, technology and financial sectors.

Kotak Securities' co-head of institutional equities Sanjeev Prasad believes that infrastructure, energy and technology stocks stand to gain from Indian government policy changes in the coming year.

A wave of Chinese industrial and consumer companies are set to debut in Hong Kong’s equity market next year, says China Construction Bank International Securities. The brokerage intends to add to its resources to gain more business in an increasingly competitive market.

We are pleased to release the extended results of the ASIAMONEY Brokers Poll 2010, including the region's best analysts and analyst teams, top hedge fund services and prime broking banks, and the best domestic brokerages.

ASIAMONEY is pleased to present all of the best regional analyst profiles for the Brokers Poll 2010 in one article.

The Hong Kong-based brokerage has been voted top for equities sales and research for the fourth-year running, an especially impressive feat given the increased focus all international banks are placing on the region. Its next challenge is to successfully execute its merger with Citic.