The 2001 Reuters survey of U.S. larger companies polled 378 large-cap companies and 173 fund managers who manage a total of $5.3 trillion. Reuters announced the survey results at an awards luncheon yesterday.

Morgan Stanley research receives top honors

Morgan Stanley research was voted #1 by fund managers in the Reuters annual survey on U.S. Large Company research. Vaulting from the #3 position in 2000, the Morgan Stanley team was followed by Salomon Smith Barney, Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. Morgan Stanley had a total of 60 ranked analysts (1–3) in the fund manager's poll.

"We continue to emphasize the importance of value-added analysis, stock picking and client service," said Mike Blumstein, North American Research Director. "We are gratified to see that our customers have recognized our efforts."

Henry McVey, Ken Posner and Diversified Financials Team voted "Best Sector Research Team"

On behalf of the financial team, Henry McVey and Ken Posner accepted the award at the luncheon for "Best Sector Research Team." In addition to taking top honors out of all teams in all categories, this team dominated the Diversified Financials category, capturing 22.35 percent of the vote — compared with 12.68 percent for the next closest competitor.

Morgan Stanley analysts Henry McVey and Ken Posner accept the "Best Sector Research Team" award on behalf of the financial services research team.

Other Morgan Stanley teams recognized in the "best sector team" poll included Chuck Phillips & team for Software (#3); Rich Bilotti, Doug Arthur, Frank Bodenchak, Mike Russell and team for Media (#7); and Andrew Conway and team for Beverages (#10).

Chuck Phillips voted Best "Individual Analyst"
In the best individual analyst category, Morgan Stanley analysts captured 5 of the top 10 spots, with Chuck Phillips receiving top honors and Henry McVey placing #4, Doug Terreson #5, Andrew Conway #6 and Steve Girsky #9.

For a detailed break out of the analyst rankings, click here.

Investment Banking
Morgan also moved up a notch to #2 for Investment Banking. Goldman Sachs was first and Merrill Lynch was third.

Broker Execution
Morgan ranked second in "Overall Broker Execution." Other rankings include second in Listed Execution and third in Nasdaq Execution.

Congratulations to all those recognized in the Reuters poll!

Note: Results provided by the 2001 Reuters Survey of U.S. Larger Companies, conducted by Tempest Consultants, Inc.