Insitutional Investor’s new Captains of Asian Finance survey ranks the financial executives home buy- and sell-side analysts consider the best in their respective businesses. The list includes many familiar names, such as Ma Weihua, President and CEO of China Merchants Bank, and some lesser-known.

Ma Weihua, chief executive officer of China Merchants Bank Co., attends the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, May 16, 2009. The Lujiazui Forum takes place from May 15-16. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
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