Asset Strategy Consultants

Asset Strategy Consulting was formed in 1991 to assist institutional investors with a wide variety of investment issues. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm advises institutional investors who represent a total of more than $150 billion in assets. The firm's staff of over 50 is actively involved in all phases of a client's investment portfolio including asset allocation, developing investment policies, and hiring leading investment managers for each portfolio segment. Proprietary analytics are used to measure a portfolio's performance against its objectives and guidelines. As one of the largest independent investment consultants in the country, Asset Strategy Consulting remains dedicated to challenging its clients with relevant, insightful analysis. This press release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements by the Company with regard to its acquisition of ASC and other aspects of its business that involve risks and uncertainties and may constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking statement.