The results of the annual Thomson Reuters Extel Survey were announced yesterday and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has obtained an impressive series of top rankings.
On Equity Research:
- The bank has been awarded 1st place for its « Research on French equities
- 22 sectorial research teams have made it into the Top 10 vs 18 in 2008
- The Global Strategy team has been named 1st in Economics & Strategy Research; and global strategists James Montier and Albert Edwards have been ranked 1st and 2nd respectively across all sectors

Moreover, institutional investors recognised the bank's in-depth expertise in the following categories:
N°1 Global Strategy
N°1 Cross Asset Research
N°1 Global Economics
N°1 SRI research
N°1 Thematic Research
N°1 Quantitative/Database Analysis
N°2 Pan-European Economics & Macro
N°2 Pan-European Equity Market Strategy
N°2 Index Analysis
N°2 Renewable Energies
N°3 Capital Goods
N°3 Relative Value
N°3 France Corporate access & European Small & Mid Caps Corporate access
N°3 European Corporate Access / Roadshows
The equity derivatives research team, despite tough market conditions, maintains its position within the top 3. The institutions polled acknowledged the bank's expertise, its service to clients and ongoing idea generation:
N°3 Equity Derivatives Service - Exotic OTC/Structured Product Research
N°3 Equity Derivatives Service - Flow Products Research

Awarded by: Thomson Extel Survey