David Webb

I first came across Hong Kong-based David Webb in Barron's some years back. The Spectator has a feature piece on the former investment banker/current shareholder rights crusader:

Yet despite taking on these powerful interests, Webb has not only survived but thrived. His investigations sometimes make him money: he’s a very astute stock-picker. A local fund manager calls him ‘Hong Kong’s pressure valve.... Without him this place would be even more of a banana republic.’ A more sober appraisal is provided by a senior figure in Hong Kong’s financial community with government links, who admits that while Webb complains a lot, ‘he usually has a good point. To be honest, Hong Kong could do with a few more David Webbs.’

You might check out his Webb-Site.com commentary. It's focused on the Honk Kong market -- but has plenty of interesting stuff even for those of us residing outside the former British colony.