PAREX INVESTMENT FUNDS NOW QUOTED ON BLOOMBERG


As of February 2008 all funds managed by Parex Asset Management (PAM) will be
quoted on Bloomberg Professional®, the world's leading financial information
provider. Information will be available to the global investor community on a
single information platform on the 19 PAM's in-house managed open-end and 3
closed-end investment funds domiciled in Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine. 

It will allow PAM to bring a variety of investment opportunities existing in
the Baltics and the CIS countries to investors around the globe. Existing and
potential customers will be able to view all factual information i.e.
investment objective, portfolio structure, price history and performance. This
is a convenient way of obtaining the relevant information in real time from one
source. 

The Bloomberg Professional® service integrates real-time and historical
information on about 5 million bonds, equities, commodities, currencies and
funds. Bloomberg electronic library also comprises data on almost every
publicly traded company. The Bloomberg Professional community now comprises
approximately of 250,000 members from the world's central banks, investment
institutions, commercial banks, government offices and agencies, law firms,
corporations and news organisations in 125 countries. 

Mr. Sergei Medvedev, First Vice-President of Parex Asset Management, said: “We
are glad to have all of our funds available via Bloomberg now. Thanks to this
we have already started to receive many enquiries from investors in Europe and
other regions who are interested in emerging opportunities in Eastern Europe
and particularly in Central Asia and Ukraine.“ 

Parex Asset Management distributes its own investment funds in the Baltic
States, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. Apart from its in
house products, PAM offers customers a range of over 11,000 of the world's
leading investment funds, thereby ensuring the widest possible choice for its
clients. 

About Parex Asset Management:

With over USD 1 billion assets under management, Parex Asset Management, the
subsidiary of Parex banka, is the leading investment company in Latvia. PAM
offers investment management and advisory services to domestic and
international retail, corporate and institutional clients. Through its
subsidiaries and representation offices Parex Asset Management also operates in
Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. 

About Parex banka:
Parex banka is one of the most steadily growing Latvian commercial banks with
assets exceeding EUR 4.5 billion. The Bank offers its clients integrated
services in such areas as credit services, payment cards, leasing, asset
management and trading with securities. More than 2,600 people are currently
employed at the Bank and its branches. Parex banka has representative offices,
branches and subsidiaries in 15 countries, including branches in Berlin,
Hamburg, Stockholm, Malmo, Tallin and Narva, a subsidiary bank AP Anlage und
Privatbank AG in Switzerland and Parex Bankas in Lithuania. Parex banka is the
only business partner of American Express in Latvia and Lithuania with
exclusive rights to issue American Express credit cards. Parex banka is
assigned the following international ratings: Moody's Investors Service - Baa3
(investment grade), Fitch Ratings - BB+, Capital Intelligence - BBB (investment
grade). 


Additional information:

Julia Kondratovich
International marketing manager
Parex Asset Management
Ph. + 371 6 701 0388
E-mail: jk@parex.lv
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