SEB Enskilda Equities ranked No 1 Stock Broker ...

SEB Enskilda Equities is appointed No 1 stock broker in the Nordic
region by Prospera. SEB Enskilda's market position has strengthened
during 2008 and the overall Nordic market position for SEB Enskilda
is stronger than in many years.


"It is  always  inspiring with  positive  feedback and  the  Prospera
surveys tell us  that clients appreciate  what we do  and the way  we
work" says Björn Jansson, Head of Equity Research at SEB Enskilda."

As in recent years, Prospera has weighted together the results of the
four country  specific  surveys to  get  a total  picture  of  Nordic
institutions  equity  trade.   Across  all   140  institutions   that
participated in the surveys, SEB Enskilda is ranked No 1. Also  among
large institutions, which Prospera  refer to as  Tier 1 clients,  SEB
Enskilda is ranked No 1 across the Nordic region.

Looking at the results by country show a clear improvement compared
with last year for SEB Enskilda. In Norway, the No 1 position has
been maintained and in the other three countries the ranking has
improved. In Sweden SEB Enskilda is sole No 1, compared with a shared
position last year. The ranking in Denmark has gone from No 3 to No 2
and in Finland SEB Enskilda is ranked No 1, having had a shared No 2
position last year. The overall Nordic market position for SEB
Enskilda is stronger than in many years.

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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