Institutional Investor 2009 Rankings

Barclays Capital remains on top on the All-America Research Team — Institutional Investor‘s annual ranking of America’s top equity analysts as determined by the world’s leading money managers.

Here are the Top 5:

1. Barclays Capital (same ranking as 2008)
2. J.P. Morgan (same ranking as 2008)
3. BofA Merrill Lynch Research (same ranking as 2008)
4. UBS (up from no. 5 last year)
5. Credit Suisse (up from no. 7 last year)

Institutional Investor’s 38th annual All-America Research Team covers ten categories and 65 investment sectors. Results are based on responses from more than 3,000 individuals at more than 890 firms, including 87 of the 100 biggest U.S. equity managers. Our respondents manage an estimated $10.2 trillion in U.S. equities.

The complete list of Institutional Investor winning firms and analysts can be found on our web site, www.iimagazine.com.

For more information about this ranking, please contact Alyssa Walker at awalker@iiresearchgroup.com or +1 (212) 224-3677.