SEB Enskilda ranked No 1 Stock Broker in 2008 P...

SEB Enskilda is ranked single number one stock broker for private and
institutional clients on the Finnish market in Prospera's prestigious
annual survey for 2008.


"We are very satisfied to have further improved our ranks by being
rated single number one stock broker in the Finnish market while
increasing the gap to the competition. That this recognition is given
by the investors is especially appreciated considering that 2008 has
been a demanding year for the entire market, "says Mika Koskinen,
Head of Equities at SEB Enskilda in Finland. "
Within research SEB Enskilda has maintained their dominating
position. For Research, 14 sectors were evaluated and SEB Enskilda
was top ranked in the eight sectors Macro & Strategy, Food, Retail &
Consumer Goods, Telcos, Engineering, Steel & Metal, Construction and
Energy & Utility.  SEB Enskilda was also ranked number 2 in three
sectors; Banking & Insurance, Media and Forestry.

The Prospera survey is an evaluation of stock brokers based on
in-depth interviews with major institutional and private investors in
the stock market and is the single most important annual poll of
stock brokerage and equity research that is performed in the Nordic
region.

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, Poland, Ukraine and
Russia and a global presence through its international network in
another ten countries. On 30 September 2008, the Group's total assets
amounted to SEK 2,416bn (~EUR 237bn) while its assets under
management totalled SEK 1,244bn (~EUR 122bn).The Group has about
22,000 employees. Read more about SEB at www.sebgroup.com.

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For further information, please contact:
Mika Koskinen, Head of Equities at SEB Enskilda in Finland, +358 9
616 28718
Press contact: Elisabeth Lennhede, [phone],
[e-mail]


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