AIM Adviser Rankings Published
Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Hemscott, an international provider of business and financial data and a Morningstar company, has published its Q1 2011 Hemscott AIM Advisers Rankings Guide in association with Fasken Martineau, a leading law firm.

Highlights of this quarter’s Hemscott AIM Advisers Rankings Guide include:

• Broker Finncap continues its ascent with five new AIM clients achieving second place overall;
• Grant Thornton LLP leads the auditor rankings with 186 clients, but loses its lead in the healthcare sector, with KPMG moving into first place;
• Among the lawyers, Carey Olsen and Appleby gain the most clients over the quarter in the AIM rankings overall; however, Lawrence Graham LLP and Pinsent Masons LLP hold onto joint first place;
• Seymour Pierce retains the top spot in the Nomads rankings with 78 clients;
• Threadneedle Communications Ltd scores the largest quarterly AIM client gain among the financial PRs after delivering eight additional clients. Financial Dynamic holds first place in the overall AIM rankings, but loses three clients;
• Capita Registrars suffers a 14-client loss in the quarter, but still tops the overall AIM registrar rankings. Sanne Trust Company enters the registrar rankings for the first time and lands in 13th place with two clients.

Hemscott provides client rankings for auditors, law firms, financial public relations (PR) companies, nominated advisers (Nomads), registrars, and stockbrokers by their total number of AIM clients and for the 10 main FTSE Industry Sectors, as well as the FTSE AIM 100 and FTSE AIM UK 50. Advisers are also ranked in all tables according to their clients’ market capitalisation.

The Hemscott AIM Advisers Rankings Guide is published four times a year. The first-quarter update summarised here is based on data through 10th January 2011. For ranking scores in relation to the tables, a single point is awarded to reflect a confirmed client relationship, regardless of whether it is a sole or joint appointment.

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of Internet, software, and print-based products and services for individuals, financial advisers, and institutions. The company has operations in 26 countries. Hemscott, a Morningstar company, collects and supplies fundamental, financial, and biographical data on listed companies and directors. Hemscott’s database comprises more than 20 years of comprehensive information on more than 15,000 public companies and nearly 250,000 professional profiles.