Goldman Sachs tops the list of global brokers in the 2008 FT/StarMine awards, with its strength in depth across a variety of sectors proving the difference between it and many of its peers.

Goldman wins with 41 placings in the sector-specific and overall stock picker and earnings estimator tables, across all three regions. This ranks it just ahead of Merrill Lynch (39) in second and Citigroup (38) in third place. Credit Suisse (37) takes fourth place and JP Morgan (31) rounds out the top five.