MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --
What:
Bruce Bond, CEO PowerShares Capital Management, and Jerry Moskowitz,
Managing Director of FTSE Americas, will preside over the closing
bell to celebrate the new listings of ten ETFs and beginning of a
strategic working relationship between NASDAQ, PowerShares and FTSE
Group.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio
When:
Wednesday September 20th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
Contacts:
PowerShares
CTA Public Relations
Bill Conboy
303-665-4200 x 106
Bill@ctapr.com
FTSE Americas, Inc.
Sandra Steel
Office: (212) 641-6168
Mobile: (+44) 7929 367 527
Sandra.steel@ftse.com
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220
Feed Information:
The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.
About PowerShares Capital Management LLC:
PowerShares Capital Management LLC provides institutional caliber asset management and market exposure through the replication of enhanced indexes. PowerShares delivers this sophisticated asset management in one of the more benefit rich investment vehicles available today, the exchange-traded fund. The firm is committed to theoretically sound portfolio construction and empirically verifiable investment management approaches. PowerShares' asset management philosophy and investment discipline are deeply rooted in the application of intuitive factor analysis and model implementation to enhance investment decisions.