SEB Enskilda Equities ranked Leading Brokerage ...

SEB maintained its number one position as the Leading Brokerage Firm
for Nordic countries in the most recent Extel Survey, published by
Thomson Reuters.


"To  be  ranked  No  1  in  a  very  competitive  environment  is  an
achievement we are very proud of. It tells us that investors from all
over the world appreciate what we do across all functions of the firm
and it is a  clear sign of SEB  Enskilda Equity's very strong  market
position for Nordic  equities," says  Björn Jansson,  Head of  Equity
Research at SEB Enskilda."

The Extel Survey was conducted primarily online and ran from 23 March
to 16 May 2009. It reflects the contribution of over 1450 buy-side
firms from all over the world.


SEB is a North European financial group serving some 400,000
corporate customers and institutions and five million private
individuals. SEB offers universal banking services in Sweden, Germany
and the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It also has
local presence in the other Nordic countries, Ukraine and Russia and
a global presence through its international network in major
financial centres. On 31 March 2009, the Group's total assets
amounted to SEK 2,460bn (~EUR 225bn) while its assets under
management totalled SEK 1,187bn (~EUR 108bn).The Group has about
21,000 employees. Read more about SEB at www.sebgroup.com
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