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Zurich, October 20th, 2008 — Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has just launched its seventh publication, the Opalesque Sovereign Wealth Funds Briefing. This new, daily publication in the popular Opalesque “Briefing” format offers a quick and complete overview on the actions and issues relating to Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). SWFs rank now amongst the most important and most observed participants in the international capital markets. The service can be subscribed as daily email newsletter or by RSS feed at http://www.opalesque.com/SWF_Briefing/. Can you really afford to miss stories like these? l The Premier League of Sovereign Wealth Funds l Abu Dhabi’s wealth fund still eyeing Europe, US l Chinese SWFs may wave investment plans l China wealth fund to raise stake in Blackstone to 12.5% from 9.9% l Cooler winds blow from Beijing l SWFs have their role in crisis l SWFs seek safety l Kuwait sovereign fund eyes Gulf, North Africa buys l Dubai may need help from Abu Dhabi to fund borrowing Thanks to the new Opalesque Sovereign Wealth Funds Briefing (http://www.opalesque.com/SWF_Briefing), readers will be able to receive a reliable, daily update on these “800 pound gorillas” of the capital markets. Large archive already available The Opalesque Sovereign Wealth Funds Briefing Archive (http://www.opalesque.com/SWF_Briefing/??page_id=398) has already over 500 articles archived and is full searchable. The articles are grouped and can also be accessed through the following categories: l Alternative Investments l Asset Allocation l Compliance/Regulation/Legal l Ethical/Green Investments l Fund Management/Administration l Fund Profile/New Launches l Investment l Market l Performance l Reserve Currencies A free service from Opalesque The new Opalesque Sovereign Wealth Funds Briefing is a daily, free service from Opalesque. The service can be subscribed as daily email newsletter or by RSS feed at http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=registration. About Opalesque: In 2003, with the publication of its daily Alternative Market Briefing, Opalesque successfully launched an information revolution in the hedge fund media space: “Opalesque changed the world by bringing transparency where there was opacity and by delivering an accurate professional reporting service.” – Nigel Blanchard, Culross. This hybrid financial news service, which combines proprietary industry news stories and filtered third party reports, has been credited by many industry insiders with delivering precise, accurate, and vital information to a notoriously guarded audience. Each week, Opalesque publications are read by more than 500,000 industry professionals in over 100 countries. Opalesque is the only daily hedge fund publisher which is actually read by the elite managers themselves (http://www.opalesque.com/op_testimonials.html).

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