(DGAP-Media / 17.06.2014 / 16:30) Baader Bank continues to improve its position in the Thomson Reuters Extel Survey, winning first place for German equities in the Handelsblatt / Starmine awards In the Thomson Reuters Extel Survey published today, Baader Bank Group, Unterschleissheim, again improved its position in institutional business with equities from Germany, Switzerland and Austria, achieving top positions in key categories. Last week, Baader Bank analysts received the most individual awards (10) from Handelsblatt / Thomson Reuters Starmine for analysis of German equities. The bank was therefore chosen as the best analytical service-provider for Germany equities ("Top Most Award Winning Broker Germany"). Especially gratifying were the awards in the "Recommendations" segment where Baader Bank achieved 1st, 2nd and 4th places in the overall ranking. The results of the survey of institutional investors conducted by Thomson Reuters Extel also confirm the quality of Baader Bank Group's equity team. For German equities, especially noteworthy results include the Bank's 3rd place in the Leading Brokerage Firm German Equities, Equity Sales and Small & Mid Sales segments, and 1st place in the Small & Mid Caps Trading segment. Baader Bank also improved on its leading position in the Austrian equities category, winning 1st place. The subsidiary acquired last year and now wholly owned by Baader Bank, Helvea, successfully defended its outstanding position as a specialist for Swiss stocks and achieved 3rd place in the Research and Equity Sales Switzerland categories. Nico Baader, Baader Bank's Member of the Executive Board , commented: "The results of the Thomson Reuters Extel Survey are extremely important for us, as they reflect the judgement of leading institutional investors both inside and outside Germany." The excellent position achieved by Swiss subsidiary Helvea is also extremely gratifying. "It shows that investors appreciate the Bank's clear focus on equities from the D-A-CH region," commented Oliver Riedel, Co-Head Corporates & Markets and CEO at Helvea. "The first place achieved in German Small & Midcaps Trading is particularly encouraging. This confirms that, as well as state-of-the-art trading technology, our customers appreciate the fact that we have invested in experienced dealers and sales-traders," says Riedel. "Good investor acceptance is also reassuring for our corporate clients and allows us to expand our offering in capital market financing for companies from the D-A-CH region," added Christian Bacherl, Co-Head Corporates & Markets at Baader Bank. End of Media Release --------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Baader Bank AG Key word(s): Finance 17.06.2014 Dissemination of a Press Release, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Baader Bank AG Weihenstephaner Str. 4 85716 Unterschleißheim Germany Phone: +49 89 5150 1882 Fax: +49 89 5150 29 1880 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.baaderbank.de ISIN: DE0005088108 WKN: 508810 Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München (m:access), Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market End of News DGAP-Media --------------------------------------------------------------------- 274034 17.06.2014