FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2000 - Best Brokerage House

Merrill Lynch has made this award its own. In the past four years, Merrill has steadily and consistently built its regional brokerage operation into a centre of excellence.

At the core of this is the firm's dedication to top quality equity research. In various polls it has won accolades. Most importantly, it is number one ranked in the Institutional Investor magazine poll, winning 28 individual awards and 10 first team awards.

Research brings in the orders, and Merrill's massive execution ability does the rest. In markets across Asia from Korea to Hong Kong to the Philippines, Merrill is a true flow machine.