Credit Research Poll 1998: Pioneers in their field
Credit Research Poll 1998: Methodology
| Best overall credit research | ||
| Rank | Score | |
| 1 | SBC Warburg Dillon Read | 53 |
| 2 | JP Morgan | 49 |
| 3 | Merrill Lynch | 44 |
| 4 | Deutsche Bank | 29 |
| 5= | Barclays Capital | 20 |
| 5= | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 20 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 16 |
| 8 | Union Bank of Switzerland | 13 |
| 9 | Lehman Brothers | 10 |
| 10= | Citibank | 8 |
| 10= | PaineWebber | 8 |
| 12= | Chase | 7 |
| 12= | Moody's | 7 |
| 14 | ING Barings | 6 |
| 15= | Credit Suisse First Boston | 5 |
| 15= | Sumitomo Bank | 5 |
| Developed countries | ||
| Banks | ||
| 1 | Merrill Lynch | 45 |
| 2= | Deutsche Bank | 33 |
| 2= | JP Morgan | 33 |
| 4 | SBC Warburg Dillon Read | 25 |
| 5 | Union Bank of Switzerland | 19 |
| 6 | Barclays Capital | 17 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 11 |
| 8 | CDC Marchés | 10 |
| 9= | ABN Amro | 8 |
| 9= | Credit Suisse First Boston | 8 |
| Corporates | ||
| 1 | Merrill Lynch | 39 |
| 2 | SBC Warburg Dillon Read | 35 |
| 3 | Deutsche Bank | 29 |
| 4 | JP Morgan | 23 |
| 5= | Barclays Capital | 20 |
| 5= | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 20 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 17 |
| 8 | Union Bank of Switzerland | 13 |
| 9 | Lehman Brothers | 11 |
| 10= | Banque Paribas | 9 |
| 10= | Credit Suisse First Boston | 9 |
| High-yield corporates | ||
| 1 | Merrill Lynch | 58 |
| 2 | JP Morgan | 23 |
| 3 | SBC Warburg Dillon Read | 22 |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 20 | ...