Davy Research wins Ireland award
07/02/2012 at 17:27
Davy Research has been voted the number one Equity Research Team in Ireland in the latest Institutional Investor All-Europe Research Team 2012 survey.
The 27th annual All-Europe Research Team results reflect the opinions of some 2,200 money managers at more than 760 institutions managing an estimated dollar 5.7 trillion in European equities, or nearly 84pc of the MSCI Europe index's market cap of dollar 6.8 trillion at the time of polling.
Institutional Investor magazine, which is now in its fifth decade, is one of the world's foremost international financial publications with a global circulation of 130,000.
Barry Dixon and team of Davy Research was in first place in the 'Countries - Ireland' category. This is the fourth straight win for the Davy Research team and the ninth time in eleven years that it has won the award
Commenting, Barry Dixon, Head of Davy Research, said: "We are delighted to receive this award. The annual Institutional Investor survey polls widely across Europe's largest institutional investors which makes it an important benchmark for the investment community. In recent years, we have broadened our coverage in the international arena to include companies in the transport, construction, food and beverage and leisure sectors. We believe we now have a good balance between domestic and international research as sought by our clients in an ever-more global marketplace," he said.