Watching Stock in Asia

Little serious effort has been made over the years to track the shareholder rolls of Asian listed equities. Emerging stock market mechanics are not always smooth enough to monitor positions with accuracy, and family-controlled corporations are not always as transparent as Western counterparts. Still, the day may come soon when shareholder analysis will become an indispensable IR tool, supporting proxy plays and defending M&A candidates in a maturing capital market. So believes Toby Heale,