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World Series of ETFs & Investment Management - May 7, 2012 - Boston, MA

Platinum Sponsor(s)

BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $24.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.14 trillion in assets under management, services $12.0 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.6 trillion per day. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.

http://www.bnymellon.com

Gold Sponsor(s)

Pax World Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Pax World Funds, is a recognized leader in Sustainable Investing, the full integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment analysis and decision making. Pax World launched the financial industry’s first socially responsible mutual fund in 1971. Today, Pax World offers a comprehensive platform of Sustainable Investing solutions including Pax World Funds, a family of no-load mutual funds; ESG Managers® Portfolios, multi-manager asset allocation funds powered by Morningstar Associates; ESG Shares®, the first family of exchange traded funds (ETFs) devoted exclusively to a Sustainable Investing approach; and separately managed accounts1 for institutional investors. For more information, visit www.paxworld.com.

http://www.paxworld.com
http://www.esgshares.com
http://www.esgmanagers.com

Since 1969, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC has leveraged the specialized experience across our organization to provide seamless service solutions for our clients regardless of the complexity and depth of their products. We offer comprehensive ETF services through ETF-Fusion TM. With increased efficiencies, cutting-edge technology, and a team of experts ready to help, we have created an automated platform for synchronized ETF services and support. Combining the unique advantages of two proprietary systems, ETF-FusionTM offers a full suite of services including Fund Accounting, Fund Administration, Transfer Agent, and Custody. For more information about our comprehensive suite of mutual fund and alternative investment product services, please visit www.usbfs.com.

http://usbfs.com

Silver Sponsor(s)

First Trust Portfolios L.P. and its affiliate, First Trust Advisors L.P. are privately-held investment services companies which were established in 1991 and operate nationwide and also in Canada. The firms provide a variety of investment services, including asset management, financial advisory services, and competitive municipal underwriting.

The firms currently have assets under management or supervision of over $51 billion through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, mutual funds, separate managed accounts and exchange-traded funds.

http://www.ftportfolios.com

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) operates a leading U.S. options exchange and offers options trading on over 2,000 underlying equity, ETF, index, and FX products. As the first all-electronic options exchange in the U.S., ISE transformed the options industry by creating efficient markets through innovative market structure and technology. Regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member-owner of The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), ISE provides investors with a transparent marketplace for price and liquidity discovery on centrally cleared options products. ISE continues to expand its marketplace through the ongoing development of enhanced trading functionality, new products, and market data services. As a complement to its options business, ISE has expanded its reach into multiple asset classes through strategic investments in financial marketplaces and services that foster technology innovation and market efficiency. Through minority investments, ISE participates in the securities lending and equities markets. ISE also licenses its proprietary Longitude technology for trading in event-driven derivatives markets.

ISE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurex, a leading global derivatives exchange. Eurex itself is jointly operated by Deutsche Börse AG (Ticker: DB1) and SIX Swiss Exchange AG. Together, Eurex and ISE are the global market leader in individual equity and equity index derivatives. For more information, visit www.ise.com.

http://www.ise.com

ITG is an independent research and execution broker that partners with global portfolio managers and traders to provide unique data-driven insights throughout the investment process. From investment decision through settlement, ITG helps clients understand market trends, improve performance, mitigate risk and navigate increasingly complex markets.

ITG is headquartered in New York with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

http://www.itg.com

Knight is a global financial services firm that provides trade execution, research, asset management and capital market services across multiple asset classes.

Through globally integrated desks, Knight is able to offer deep pools of liquidity in addition to well versed and professionally staffed desks. The ETF team’s experience dates back to the inception of ETF trading, over 17 years ago. Knight has consistently ranked #1 in ETF shares executed in the U.S. Knight offers agency and principal facilitation across all ETFs sponsors, in all ETFs, in the Americas & Europe.

For additional information about Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) please visit www.knight.com.

http://www.knight.com

Putnam Investments is a global money management firm with 75 years of investment experience. At the end of December 2011, Putnam had $117 billion in assets under management, including $57 billion in institutional investor assets. Offering investors a world of equity, fixed-income, multi-asset, absolute return, and risk parity strategies, Putnam focuses only on money management. This enables organizational resources to be channeled toward serving the investment needs of clients. Seasoned portfolio managers seek superior results over time, driven by original, fundamental research on a global scale. Putnam is backed by parent company Power Corporation, founded in 1925 and one of the largest and most successful insurance and asset managers in Canada. For more information, please visit www.putnam.com/institutional.

http://www.putnam.com

Founded in 1936, Russell Investments is a global financial services firm that serves institutional investors, financial advisors and individuals in more than 40 countries. Over the course of its history, Russell’s innovations have come to define many of the practices that are standard in the investment world today and have earned Russell a reputation for excellence and leadership.

Russell Indexes are leading benchmarks. In fact, more U.S. institutional investment products and assets are benchmarked to Russell Indexes than to all other indexes combined.

Russell ETFs were created to deliver a wide range of differentiated market exposures that can help investors meet their individual investment objectives. With Russell ETFs, investors gain access to exposures ranging from investment disciplines, to fundamental risk factors, to broadly targeted exposures using an ETF of ETFs format. As a result, investors now have a whole new set of exposures for constructing portfolios and managing risk.

http://www.russelletfs.com/

S&P Capital IQ provides proprietary and third-party multi-asset class data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment advisors and wealth managers around the world. We deliver our content through desktop solutions such as Capital IQ, Global Credit Portal and MarketScope Advisor, as well as through customized enterprise feeds such as Global Data Solutions, S&P Securities Evaluations and Compustat. S&P Capital IQ sharpens financial intelligence into the wisdom our customers seek.

https://www.standardandpoors.c...

Stradley Ronon is nationally recognized for having one of the premier investment management practices in the United States, representing investment company clients with more than 700 separate mutual funds and assets under management exceeding $1 trillion. With 48 dedicated professionals, our Investment Management/Mutual Funds Practice Group represents retail and institutional investment companies marketing shares through every distribution channel, as well as investment advisers, hedge fund sponsors, managers, administrators and underwriters/distributors, and serve as independent legal counsel to investment company independent directors/trustees, and as special counsel to other law firms with regard to complex issues arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Our knowledge of the law governing investment companies dates to 1928, when Stradley Ronon name partner Andrew Young helped establish one of the first mutual funds in the country, the Wellington Fund. Stradley Ronon has a long and rich history in assisting clients with new and innovative investment products addressing industry trends in portfolio management.

Stradley Ronon is also actively involved in helping clients respond to the changing investment management environment as well as the sweeping SEC initiatives of late. The foundation of Stradley Ronon’s investment management/mutual funds practice is its recognized capability to advise and assist in all facets of an investment fund’s legal operations - from evaluating a client’s strategies on forming a mutual fund, to assisting with potential transactions. In addition, we offer a full range of services to our clients on related areas of law, including litigation and securities enforcement, taxation and ERISA.

http://www.stradley.com

Wolverine Execution Services(WEX)specializes in value-added execution, enabling clients to trade options, futures, equities, and ETFs through our proprietary electronic trading platform, algorithms, floor access, and our agency brokerage desk.

By employing an experienced team of institutional traders with a strong presence in the U.S. equity markets, WEX provides clients who are seeking execution for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with anonymity, superior execution quality and sophisticated order management. WEX's expertise is focused on achieving best execution with minimal market impact and negligible transaction costs.

By making One Call to WEX, we can effectively place One Trade for your clients, and post-trade allocate to all of your custodians at One Price: One Call. One Trade. One Price.TM

http://www.tradewex.com/

Exhibitor(s)

ALPS offers innovative investment solutions that help advisors and investors build better portfolios. Through both our alternative investment products and access to specialty asset managers we strive to deliver portfolio solutions that allow investors to diversify their core holdings and obtain exposure to attractive investment themes. Our exposure to alternatives and specialty managers is achieved primarily through Exchange-Traded Funds, Closed-End Funds and Open-End Funds so that we can provide access that is registered, liquid and fully transparent.

http://www.alpsfunds.com

FocusShares, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisor (RIA) and exchange-traded funds (ETF) sponsor offering value-focused investment products for investors and traders. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Scottrade Financial Services, Inc., FocusShares launched the Focusâ„¢ Morningstar ETFs on the New York Stock Exchange Arca (NYSE) in March 2011.

http://www.focusshares.com/

Markit is a leading, global financial information services company with over 1,300 employees. The company provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Its client base includes the most significant institutional participants in the financial market place.

Markit offers independent, transparent and objective indices for trading, product structuring and data. Existing indices cover bonds, commodities/environmental, credit, equities, FX, loans and structured finance. The indices are used by investment professionals for performance benchmarking and as the basis for financial products, including Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). For more information, visit http://www.markit.com.

http://www.markit.com

Event Partner

Since the year 2000, the FPA™ MA has sought to foster the value of financial planning and advance the financial planning profession in the Bay State. Our 900 members are dedicated to the financial planning process, which entails establishing personal and financial goals and creating a way to reach them. FPA™MA believes that everyone needs objective advice to make smart financial decisions and that when seeking the advice of a financial planner, the planner should be a CFP® certificant.

Many FPA™ MA members engage in philanthropic pro bono work in their communities. They also recommend legislation, elevate public awareness, promote financial literacy, and advocate for sound economic and tax policies. We welcome all those who advance the financial planning process and promote the CFP® mark as the cornerstone of the financial planning profession. For more information please call 866-804-0484 or visit www.fpama.org.

http://www.fpama.org

Lead Media Partner(s)

Our powerful media products provide independent advisors, RIA's and wirehouse/regional B/D advisors a competitive edge in the investment advisory industry. Providing the latest news and analysis, and insight into cutting edge trends, the suite includes three of the most well-known brands in the industry, Investment Advisor, Research and AdvisorOne.com.

http://www.advisorone.com

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Educational Partner

The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association is a global community of dedicated finance practitioners committed to excellence in alternative investment education. Through the CAIA Association's boards and world-wide membership, we keep our finger on the pulse of the industry while staying true to our founding goal to elevate the standards of AI knowledge and professionalism across the investment world.

http://www.caia.org

Media Partner(s)

AllAboutAlpha.com is an online strategic information service for the asset management and hedge fund industries. Like a research firm, we immerse ourselves in the latest academic research, scan the headlines and provide subscribers with what we think they need to know as the asset management industry enters a period of rapid evolution. Like a "blog," we deliver those insights in a manner that is easy to digest, frequent and tempered by our own unique view of the world.

http://www.allaboutalpha.com

BarclayHedge is dedicated to serving institutional clients worldwide in the field of hedge fund and managed futures performance measurement and portfolio management. BarclayHedge, formerly known as The Barclay Group, was founded in 1985, and consists of a team of research specialists, programmers, and data admin personnel experienced in alternative investments.

http://www.barclayhedge.com/re...

This groundbreaking publication provides unique analysis covering the latest regulatory and compliance issues, insight from leading commentators, breaking news and proprietary Bloomberg data you simply can't get anywhere else. With returns by strategy, performance snapshots, short interest commentary, 13F forensics, Market Calls, key industry events and more, the newsletter provides intelligence you can act on. Sign up for a free trial at bloombergbriefs.com.

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Founded in spring 2009, ETF Radar is a smart, private and independent organization which provides comprehensive market intelligence, news and fundamental research solutions strongly focussed on the exchange traded funds business. The founder team, including Martin Raab and Sebastian Stahn, both ambitious investment professionals with strong relations within the derivatives and ETF area, soon expanded the organization. Today, we are covering the ETF market globally and have launched the first global, high-end exchange traded funds magazine and will introduce new services within the next time in order to refine our value proposition. Our organization is structured into two regional hubs: Naples (Florida), which covers the Americas, London (UK) and Zurich (Switzerland), from where we take care of Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

http://www.etf-radar.com/

Eurekahedge is the world’s largest independent data provider and research house focusing on alternative investments. We are headquartered in Singapore and have representative offices in New York and London. We maintain coverage on over 25,000 alternative funds globally. Our global alternative research covers hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds, Islamic funds, real estate funds, long-only absolute return funds and enhanced equity funds (130/30) and socially responsible investment funds (SRI). For more information, please contact Sultan Arif, Head of Marketing & Communications, at sultan@eurekahedge.com or +65 6212 0925 (Head Office - Singapore) or visit www.eurekahedge.com. Also, you are able to reach us through our US Office lines at either +1 646-710-4898 or +1 646-710-4899.

http://www.eurekahedge.com

WHO WE ARE
FPR is the leading ETF and mutual fund market researcher in the world. We are located in Boston. The firm was founded in 2009 by a group of ETF and mutual fund market research analysts

WHAT WE DO
Financial Products Research provides the best ETF and mutual fund market research experience to asset managers around the world, through data interpretation, in-depth print and state of art video offerings.

WHY WE ARE BETTER
In addition to providing 360 degree view over the active-passive fund marketplace, we are the only institutional-quality research firm, exclusively focused on understanding growth in Actively Managed ETFs, ETNs, SRI funds, Fixed Income, Commodities, Leveraged, Inversed, and absolute return ETFs. http://www.financialproductsresearch.com

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Financial Veritas is the leading financial events portal.
Find courses and conferences that are provided by the leading providers in the financial industry. This includes large-scale gatherings to smaller, niche-focused industry events taking place around the globe. Save time, money and effort by using our easy to use events search facility. Find, compare and book seats for the industry's leading courses and conferences. All on a single platform.

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FinRoad is a fast growing networking site reserved to Financial Markets professionals, with exclusive tools to detect and develop business, career and networking opportunities. Whether you are willing to sell, buy, invest or raise funds, smart matching tools narrow down thousands into a manageable number of real opportunities in one single click!Based on a precise classification of financial markets subsectors, functions and instruments expertise.
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Founded in 2007, Forexpros is a definitive source for tools and information relating to the financial markets such as real-time quotes and streaming charts, up-to-date financial news, technical analysis, brokers directory & listings, an economic calendar, and tools & calculators. The site provides in-depth information on Currencies, Indices & Stocks, Futures and Options, Commodities, and Rates & Bonds. With a growing readership worldwide, Forexpros is a leading global financial portal that is constantly committed to launching innovative features and sections to ensure an optimal one-stop source for its readers.

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Fund Industry Intelligence provides news, analysis, data and commentary on mutual funds. It delivers daily business strategy, sales and marketing leads to fund industry leaders-giving them timely, practical insights into the highly competitive mutual fund marketplace.
From news on product innovation, distribution channel and marketing strategies, to C-Suite interviews, market trends, regulatory alerts, and daily market data, we deliver exclusive coverage in market and company context.

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Hedge Connection is the only web-based platform that offers hedge fund funds direct access to pre-qualified, opt-in investors that are actively allocating to hedge funds. Investor members join for free and can review videos and presentation material from our hedge fund members. All members receive invitations to member's only events and partner discounts. Learn more and join the club at www.hedgeconnection.com

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Every week, Hedge Fund Alert delivers hard-to-get news you won't read anywhere else about important events in the alternative-investment community. The newsletter's coverage takes a forward-looking approach, routinely alerting subscribers to upcoming developments that can change the hedge-fund business.

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IAIR (International Alternative Investment Review) is one of the fast growing alternative investment magazines worldwide and the first, according to Alexa - Amazon, for international ranking and number of readers. In fact, IAIR has recently surpassed international and well known magazines like Institutional Investor, Reuters Hedgeworld, Financial Time Wealth Monitor. You can see more about the ranking at http://www.iaireview.org/top-ranking
International Alternative Investment Review (I.A.I. Review) delivers news you won’t read anywhere else about events in the business and financial community worldwide and the best ideas and themes in the alternative assets sector.
I.A.I Review focuses on the fastest growing segments within this dynamic sector, including family office, private equity, hedge funds, philanthropy and property.
The readership includes:
- Hedge fund managers
- Fund of fund operators
- High net worth individuals
- Private bankers
- Law firm
- Head of family offices
- Trustee
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The Journal of Index Investing (JII brings you the latest innovations in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), indexes and mutual funds, offering practical, rigorous research and analysis on products, sector allocation and investment strategies. If you are a corporate plan sponsor, pension fund, portfolio management firm, hedge fund, endowment, foundation or financial planner or advisor who wishes to optimize investment prospects, identify innovative uses for ETFs and index funds, and stay abreast of the very latest research in this market, then The Journal of Index Investing is for you.

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The Journal of Investing (JOI) offers practical analyses and leading-edge investment strategies used by practitioners today. Its articles offer implementable models and critical insights - all written by industry experts and finance academics - on a range of current topics including portfolio strategy, mutual funds, ETFs, 130/30 strategies, asset allocation, and performance measurement.
JOI is read by senior corporate executives, treasurers, plan sponsors, portfolio managers and other institutional investors and their advisors.

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Leebug www.leebug.com is a free, interactive social networking site for people attending conferences. It allows event participants to network before, during and after an event. It provides tools to make every connection a strategic one and empowers interactions that will enhance the users ability to build relationships.

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Money Management Intelligence is an exclusive daily information service focused on institutional asset management sales leads, news, trends, proprietary databases and research.
With decades of combined experience behind its intelligence gathering team, Money Management Intelligence aims to provide unparalleled insight into leading defined benefit pensions’ investment strategies and covers competitive information on consultants and investment managers serving this industry.
With news, analysis, in-depth interviews, trends and other features-coupled with the power of the premier iiSEARCHES investment management sales leads database-Money Management Intelligence stands out from the pack by delivering a rich variety of perspectives. Mobile and desktop access is available to the continuously updated website, daily emails and biweekly print and PDF issues (under the Money Management Letter brand) are included in the service.

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