Financial
Dynamics has reasserted its dominance over the rest
of the pack in the most clients table, ahead of arch
rival Buchanan Communications. While both firms experienced
a net loss in numbers of stock market company clients,
Financial Dynamics lost fewer, and so re-established
the clear lead it had lost the previous quarter. Both
firms, however, continued to remain well ahead of
third-placed Citigate Dewe Rogerson, which actually
increased its stock market clientele to 101 companies
in all. Fifth placed College Hill fared best in the
client acquisition stakes last quarter, but a net
gain of thirteen new company clients was insufficient
to move it above fifth place, unchanged from the previous
quarter's rankings.
The
client profitability table remained almost unchanged
last quarter, College Hill and Bell Pottinger swapping
places to finish at fourth and fifth respectively.
At the top of the table, Brunswick retained its lead
over runner-up Financial Dynamics, with Citigate Dewe
Rogerson in third.
There
was more shuffling of the pack in the two growth tables,
though Brunswick held onto top spot in the fastest
growing clients table. Hudson Sandler moved up a place
to second spot, while College Hill dropped two positions
to fourth as average client profits slumped. Binns
& Co jumped from fifth to third position on the
back of a 400% increase in average client profits.
The
earnings table saw a new number one, as Binns &
Co climbed three places to top slot, ahead of last
quarter's number one, College Hill. Hudson Sandler
dropped from runner-up to fourth, while last quarter's
third place, Bell Pottinger, took fifth position.
In
the overall standings, College Hill edged out Brunswick
for top slot, with Buchanan Communications taking
third ahead of several evenly-matched contenders.