The Future of Private Banking - Sponsors

iShares is the world's leading provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), managed by Barclays Global Investors, with total assets under management of $402.61 billion globally*. Investors can use iShares ETFs to gain a diversified exposure into the performance of key benchmarks and asset classes including: equities, fixed income as well as emerging markets, property and alternatives. The extensive ETF offering allows investors to implement different investment strategies ranging from core / satellite, tactical allocation, risk management to cash equitisation.

Barclays Global Investors Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom.

Please note that as with all stock market investments, the price of the investments may go up or down and the investor may not get back the amount invested.

© 2008 Barclays Global Investors Limited.

*Morgan Stanley Report, January 2008

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Kofax plc is the leading provider of Intelligent Capture & Exchange solutions, providing application software and OEM/POS software worldwide as well as hardware distribution in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

For more than 20 years, Kofax has provided award-winning solutions that automate document-driven business processes by managing the capture, transformation and exchange of business-critical information arising in paper, fax and electronic formats in a more accurate, timely and cost-effective manner.

Microgen provides flexible and scalable software solutions, to meet the specific needs of international private banks, both on and off-shore. Key solution areas include:

• Core private banking and custody
• Portfolio and cash management
• Online client servicing
• Trust & fund administration
• OTC pricing, valuations & risk
• Multi manager platforms

Odyssey is a market leader in the provision of wealth and asset management solutions. More than 200 financial institutions in over 30 countries have chosen Odyssey's solutions for portfolio management, advisory, customer relationship, compliance, risk and analytics. Odyssey's components are deployed on a single scalable platform, guaranteeing comprehensive enterprise data management.

Odyssey employs over 600 professionals throughout its network of offices in the key financial centres.

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ERI is a major software supplier to the Private Banking/Wealth Management sector. Its Olympic Banking System has full STP capability from front through to back-office. ERI has 280 clients in more than 35 countries. Many of the world's leading banks have chosen OLYMPIC to support their multi-entity, off-shore and on-shore Private Banking operations.

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In the overcrowded world of wealth management information providers www.thewealthnet.com is the longest standing and leading source for all your daily news, analysis and vital market information needs. With 15 years of authoritative coverage and over 50 years specialist industry experience behind us thewealthnet is the only source that keeps you on top at all times.