6th Feb 2009 07:00
06 February 2009
DANIEL STEWART SECURITIES PLC
(AIM)
("the Company")
DANIEL STEWART MOVES UP HEMSCOTT RANKINGS
Strong performance within Healthcare sector as stock picking performance impresses
The Board of Daniel Stewart & Co., stockbroker and corporate finance adviser to smaller and medium-sized companies, is pleased to announce that it is continuing to strengthen its reputation as a broker and AIM adviser.
The latest Hemscott AIM rankings revealed a robust performance by Daniel Stewart across all sectors. The Company's performance within the Healthcare arena was especially impressive, as it jumped from 13th to fifth ranked broker on the back of client wins.
Daniel Stewart's reputation within this sector has been strongly enhanced by analyst Vadim Alexandre's impressive stock picking record. Vadim's outstanding buy recommendation was house stock Asterand, which was initially recommended at 7p in May 2008 and is now trading at 17.25p.
The Company is also pleased to announce that it has re-designed its website - which can be found at www.danielstewart.co.uk.
Peter Shea, Chief Executive of Daniel Stewart, said:
"I have always believed that quality research is the route to providing an enhanced service for our clients and to have made these advances in the healthcare sector is a clear endorsement of this strategy. We now have an excellent team of analysts, brokers and corporate finance executives which truly reflects our strong offering and sectoral expertise."
Enquiries, please contact:
Daniel Stewart & Company plc
Peter Shea /Tessa Smith
020 7776 6550
Bishopsgate Communications Ltd.
Maxine Barnes/Nick Rome
020 7562 3350
Notes to Editors:
About Daniel Stewart
Daniel Stewart Securities is an AIM-listed company providing a range of investment banking services to Small Cap publicly traded and non-publicly traded companies. The Group has two subsidiaries, Daniel Stewart and Company, the Group's principal operating subsidiary, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange, and Daniel Stewart Capital, the Group's leasing and debt financing division.
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