J.P. Morgan continually ranks among the top investment banks in several product areas. Highlights from the past year include:

• Institutional Investor's America's Investment Bank of the Year.
  
• Risk magazine's:
  - Derivatives House of the Year;
  - Best Derivatives House of the Past 20 Years; and
  - Best Credit Derivatives House ? Pioneer and Modern Great.
  - #1 in global investment banking fees*
  - #1 in global loan syndications and global high-yield bonds for the third year in a row.*
  - #2 in equity underwriting, up from #6 in 2006.*

From the start, our goal has been to become the world's most profitable, respected and influential investment bank. Two hundred years on, this hasn't changed. We are still an industry innovator, forcing the pace of change in global finance, executing "first-class business, in a first-class way". JP Morgan is the investment banking business of JPMorgan Chase, a leading global financial services firm with assets of more than $1.6 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. We serve the interests of clients who have complex financial needs, whether they are major corporations, governments, private firms, financial institutions, non-profit organisations or even private individuals. The diverse opportunities within J.P. Morgan stems directly from the breadth of our activities - from investment banking and private equity, to asset management and custody and transaction services.