Exane BNP Paribas, the French broker created in 2004 from the merger of Exane and BNP Paribas' broking business, has dominated the Thomson Extel French brokerage awards for a second year running, scooping all four of the top awards.

Exane BNP Paribas was named France's leading broker for a second year in a row, leading equity sectors broker, and also the leading broker according to small fund managers.