Financial Advisers
bullet finnCap shares AIM silver for the first time after gaining four clients
bullet J.P. Morgan Cazenove tops half century among midcaps
bullet UBS adds to FTSE 100 lead for the fourth time in five quarters
bullet Numis Securities presses for a medal position for the whole market

J.P. Morgan Cazenove is under no pressure as it remains the only Financial Adviser with more than 100 clients, while Cenkos in second place and Seymour Pierce with the bronze medal have been unable to make progress over the past three months.

Instead, Cenkos and Seymour are themselves coming under attack from Numis, which has gained ground in each of the past three quarters. The latest surge, bringing in five more clients, is the best so far in its current run.

Another strong contender for future honours is finnCap, which also scores a high five as it resumes its upward march, an achievement that brings a share of fifth place. Panmure Gordon does equally well to edge into the top half of the table after marking time for the past two quarters.

Gains and losses pretty well balance out overall in the top 20, with Grant Thornton and Singer on the credit side with three extra clients each. Canaccord has two additions and Daniel Stewart one. Northland Capital Partners returns to the list with a higher score after missing just one quarter.

When we use the alternative criteria for our rankings, UBS stays out in front on both counts.

Figures as at 4th November 2011 and information in brackets from 3rd August 2011.

Total Number of Stockmarket Clients
Rank Financial Advisers No. Clients
1 (1) J.P. MORGAN CAZENOVE 103 (104)
2 (2) CENKOS SECURITIES 74 (76)
3 (3) SEYMOUR PIERCE 73 (75)
4 (4) NUMIS SECURITIES 72 (67)
5 (8) FINNCAP 63 (58)

5 (5) INVESTEC INVESTMENT BANKING 63 (66)
7 (6) UBS INVESTMENT BANK 61 (61)
8 (7) ROTHSCHILD 57 (59)
9 (10) CANACCORD GENUITY 56 (54)
10 (12) PANMURE GORDON (UK) 54 (49)
11 (9) EVOLUTION SECURITIES 49 (55)
12 (10) ARBUTHNOT SECURITIES 48 (54)
12 (12) WH IRELAND 48 (49)
14 (14) BREWIN DOLPHIN CORPORATE ADVISORY & BROKING 47 (48)
15 (15) COLLINS STEWART 43 (43)
15 (16) GRANT THORNTON UK LLP 43 (40)
17 (18) SINGER CAPITAL MARKETS 40 (37)
18 (17) STRAND HANSON 37 (38)
19 (19) DANIEL STEWART & COMPANY 36 (35)
19 - NORTHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS 36 -
Total Market Cap of Stock Market clients
Rank Financial Advisers £m
1 (1) UBS INVESTMENT BANK 471544 (491539)
2 (2) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 229037 (237275)
3 (3) DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON 173912 (181820)
4 (4) J.P. MORGAN CAZENOVE 155124 (168221)
5 (5) HSBC BANK 135079 (148700)

6 (6) BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH 120218 (136812)
7 (7) ROTHSCHILD 94493 (96167)
8 (8) MORGAN STANLEY & CO INTERNATIONAL 92929 (94807)
9 (9) CITI 77283 (76230)
10 (10) CREDIT SUISSE 50217 (51077)
11 (11) GREENHILL & CO 46487 (45763)
12 (12) LAZARD & CO 31949 (34673)
13 (13) DAVY CORPORATE FINANCE 25025 (25809)
14 (14) INVESTEC INVESTMENT BANKING 16165 (18268)
15 (15) CANACCORD GENUITY 13463 (13060)
16 (17) NUMIS SECURITIES 10325 (10211)
17 (16) LEXICON PARTNERS 10174 (11218)
18 (19) HAWKPOINT PARTNERS 7339 (7710)
19 (18) RBS HOARE GOVETT 7260 (8040)
20 (20) DC ADVISORY PARTNERS 6797 (7172)
Total Profit of Stock Market clients
Rank Financial Advisers £m
1 (1) UBS INVESTMENT BANK 36938 (36690)
2 (2) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 26408 (26496)
3 (3) DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON 19846 (19305)
4 (4) J.P. MORGAN CAZENOVE 16651 (16613)
5 (5) HSBC BANK 15820 (15807)

6 (6) MORGAN STANLEY & CO INTERNATIONAL 10635 (10799)
7 (7) CREDIT SUISSE 9194 (9043)
8 (8) ROTHSCHILD 8052 (7923)
9 (9) BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH 7973 (6978)
10 (10) CITI 6576 (6546)
11 (11) GREENHILL & CO 4739 (4808)
12 (12) LAZARD & CO 4316 (4305)
13 (13) INVESTEC INVESTMENT BANKING 1453 (1466)
14 (14) MORGAN (J P) 1271 (1271)
15 (15) NOMURA INTERNATIONAL 1095 (1161)
16 (16) DAVY CORPORATE FINANCE 880 (863)
17 (17) LEXICON PARTNERS 858 (818)
18 (18) GLEACHER SHACKLOCK LLP 727 (727)
19 (19) RBS HOARE GOVETT 611 (575)
20 - CANACCORD GENUITY 513 -