Products August 3, 2007

Barclays Launches International REIT ETF

August 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has announced the launch of the iShares S&P World ex-U.S. Property Index Fund on the NYSE.
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The new iShares ETF (exchange-traded fund) has an annual expense ratio of 0.48%, and is the first international REIT iShares ETF, according to the announcement.

“The iShares S&P World ex-U.S. Property Index Fund meets several important needs of investors – accessing a market with a cost effective, tradable investment vehicle and diversification beyond what U.S. real estate can provide,” said Noel Archard, Head of U.S. iShares Product Development, in the announcement. “As more REIT and REIT-like structures are created outside of the U.S., BGI expects more individual investors and financial advisors to consider international real estate as an investment.”

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As of June 30, 2007, iShares has introduced 17 new iShares Funds and was the leader in capturing the most net flow of U.S. listed ETFs this year, gathering $22 billion of the $32 billion in ETF net flows.

More information can be found at http://www.ishares.com .

Products August 2, 2007

BNY Mellon Offers Corporate Governance Tool to Institutional Investors

August 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has come out with a corporate governance reporting tool to alert institutional investors about upcoming shareholder meetings, its positions in the companies holding these events, and share lending information.
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According to a press release, the corporate governance information on these companies will be available on the latest version of Workbench, a browser-based information delivery system.

“We continue to enhance and upgrade the Workbench information delivery system with features that are timely and important to our clients’ success,” said Vince Sands, executive vice president of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, in the press release. “Increasingly, clients are demanding more sophisticated services to supplement our existing offering and to better address issues such as corporate governance.”

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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing specializes in asset servicing capabilities that include custody and fund services, securities lending, performance and analytics, and execution services.

Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com .

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