CLSA's Christopher Wood may step down as exodus hits research

Christopher Wood (pictured), one of Asia’s best-known market strategists, plans to leave CLSA after almost two decades, the latest in a spate of high-level resignations that have rocked the Hong Kong securities firm in recent weeks.

Wood, whose weekly GREED & fear report is among CLSA’s most popular research offerings, has tendered his resignation, said a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. 

At least half a dozen senior CLSA executives, most of whom joined the firm before its takeover by China’s Citic Securities in 2013, have left this year, amid rising tensions with managers