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The 2016 All-Europe Fixed-Income Research Team: Sector Winners
Although J.P. Morgan is survey champion, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is home to the highest number of top-ranked researchers.

Seven firms earn at least one first-place position on the 2016 All-Europe Fixed-Income Research Team, Institutional Investors exclusive annual ranking of the regions most highly regarded credit analysts:
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barclays
Crédit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank
Deutsche Bank
J.P. Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Royal Bank of Scotland
Roughly one quarter of the sector champions five of the 21 hail from BofA Merrill. Barclays and Deutsche Bank are home to four apiece, while survey champion J.P. Morgan lays claim to three.
Listed below by sector are this years top-ranked analysts and teams:
Asset-Backed Securities Strategy
Alexander Batchvarov & team
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
First appearance in first place
Banking & Financial Services
Jacqueline Ineke & team
Morgan Stanley
Sixth straight No. 1
Basic Materials (High Yield)
Emmanuel Owusu-Darkwa, Navann Ty & team
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
First appearance in first place
Basic Materials (Investment Grade)
Darren Hook, Margaret ONeal van Loon & team
Barclays
Third sector victory since 2013
Bond Markets Indexes
Philip Galdi, Alberto Ruiz-Sena & team
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
First appearance in first place
Credit Derivatives
Rishad Ahluwalia, Saul Doctor & team
J.P. Morgan
Fifth year in a row at No. 1
Currency & Foreign Exchange
Hans-Guenter Redeker & team
Morgan Stanley
First appearance in first place
Economics
Mark Wall & team
Deutsche Bank
Sixth consecutive first-place finish
Fixed-Income Strategy
James Reid, Francis Yared & team
Deutsche Bank
Sixth straight No. 1
Health Care (HY)
Navann Ty & team
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Sector newly added this year
High-Yield Strategy
James Reid & team
Deutsche Bank
Fourth straight sector-topping appearance
Interest Rate Strategy
Giles Gale, Andrew Roberts & team
Royal Bank of Scotland
Third year in a row in first place
Investment-Grade Strategy
Alberto Gallo & team
Royal Bank of Scotland
Second straight No. 1
Manufacturing/General Industrials (HY)
Christophe Boulanger & team
Barclays
Fourth straight appearance in first place
Manufacturing/General Industrials (IG)
Christophe Boulanger, Darren Hook & team
Barclays
Fourth straight No. 1
Quantitative Analysis
Caio Natividade & team
Deutsche Bank
First appearance in first place
Retailing/Consumer Products (HY)
Thomas Gibney, Navann Ty & team
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Second straight No. 1
Retailing/Consumer Products (IG)
Claire Poncet Dumont & team
Crédit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank
Second consecutive sector-topping appearance
Technology, Media & Telecommunications (HY)
Andrew Webb & team
J.P. Morgan
Fifth victory in the past six years
Technology, Media & Telecommunications (IG)
Daniel Rekrut & team
Barclays
Third time on top since 2012
Utilities
Daniel Vaun & team
J.P. Morgan
First appearance in first place
Institutional Investors 2016 All-Europe Fixed-Income Research Team reflects the opinions of some 750 investment professionals at nearly 375 buy-side institutions that collectively manage an estimated $6.4 trillion in European fixed-income assets.