Research Analyst at Oppenheimer
Owen Lau is Executive Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Oppenheimer & Co., specializing in coverage of exchanges, information analytics, and asset management companies. He leads research on firms within these sectors and boasts a track record highlighted by being ranked #1 and #2 stock picker in Consumer Finance by Thomson Reuters in 2014 and 2015, and #2 in Banks in 2018. Lau began his analyst career covering consumer finance and regional banks at Janney Montgomery Scott before joining Oppenheimer in 2015, bringing prior experience from S&P Global, Barclays, and HSBC. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MSc in Computer Science, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and is recognized with numerous academic and industry honors.
Asked about business momentum in Europe during Q3 and the status of the BaFin license application in Germany.
The company has deferred its BaFin license application as its current tied-agent structure in Europe is working effectively. The Q3 slowdown in Europe was attributed to normal summer seasonality and pre-election uncertainty, with hopes for a rebound in Q4.