Vontobel’s brokerage team has been voted the best broker for Swiss equities overall in the Thomson Extel Survey 2007. The survey ranked Vontobel number one for research in the "Switzerland" and "Swiss Small and Mid-Cap" categories, as well as top for "Swiss Small and Mid-Cap Sales". It was voted number two for "Swiss Sales" overall. Mark Browne, head of research at Vontobel, said: "Following on from our number one ranking in the Institutional Investor survey in January, the Thomson Extel awards provide further independent recognition of the strength of our expertise and capabilities in Swiss equities.” The 30-strong Vontobel research team covers all the Swiss equity market's signature sectors, including pharmaceuticals & healthcare, banks, insurance, food & beverage, luxury goods, consumer goods, chemicals, industrials and technology. The Vontobel team offers a bottom-up research-sales service for more than 150 of the most tradeable stocks in the Swiss market.