Best Austrian Broker

 Paris, 09.06.2015
PRESS RELEASE
Best Austrian Broker
Kepler Cheuvreux is pleased to announce that it has been ranked as the number one Country Research Broker for
Austria according to the 2015 Extel survey results released on 8th June , 2015 (www.extelsurveys.com):
All Brokerage Firms - Countries (Inc. Small & Mid Caps) (Based on Commissions Paid) - Austria: Country Research
2015 2014 1 2 2 Firm Name Points
%
% Change Kepler Cheuvreux 1 748
25.5
19.4 1 Baader/Helvea
1 716
25.1
13.4 3 4 Raiffeisen Centrobank 780
11.4
-19.6 4 5 Erste Bank 493
7.2
-19.9 5 3 Deutsche Bank 447
6.5
-54.9 Momentum
Following the alliance between Kepler Cheuvreux and UniCredit in 2011 into an innovative ECM Partnership there has
been a steady progression by Kepler Cheuvreux in the rankings for Austrian Country Research- from 3rd place in 2013, to
2nd in 2014 and ultimately to 1st in 2015. Concerning Kepler Cheuvreux analysts based in Vienna, Stephan Trubrich was
recognized again as number one in the Country Research Rankings for Individual Analysts in 2015 and Thomas Neuhold
scored a strong second.
Extel Europe is an annual survey, providing the leading benchmark for the buy-side, sell-side and corporate communities
via rankings, market trends and sentiment insights. It is the largest study of its kind worldwide, with over 16,000
participants from 75 countries casting more than 700,000 individual votes on a weighted basis.
Kepler Cheuvreux continues to be the top Countries broker in the whole of Europe and managed to further increase its
market share in the European Countries vote. Kepler Cheuvreux is also ranked number one in Europe for Leading PanEuropean Firm for Equity & Equity linked Sales and has, once again, demonstrated its pre-eminent position in PanEuropean small & mid caps having achieved strong rankings across all the relevant categories.
About Kepler Cheuvreux
Kepler Cheuvreux is a leading independent European financial services company specialised in advisory services and
intermediation. The company has four business lines: Equities, Debt & Derivatives, Investment Solutions and
Corporate Finance. Headquartered in Paris, the group employs around 550 staff. This multi-local company is also
present in Amsterdam, Boston, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco,
Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich.
Management and staff are the largest shareholders: major European financial groups, including Crédit Agricole CIB
and UniCredit, are also important shareholders.
Kepler Cheuvreux employs 90 equity analysts who research 675 Continental European companies, of which 438 are
classified as Small & Mid cap (market capitalizations under € 6bn). Kepler Cheuvreux has the largest equity research
footprint in Continental Europe.
For further details, please go to: www.keplercheuvreux.com