S&P continues to publishes monthly hedge fund benchmark return

Date: Monday, October 2, 2006
Author: S&P

Standard & Poor’s, the leading provider of independent investment research, indices and ratings, today announced the following: In order to provide continuity for those who utilized the suspended S&P Hedge Fund Index as a benchmark, Standard & Poor’s continues to publish monthly hedge fund benchmark returns based on returns provided by hedge funds across nine hedge fund strategies. The return is -.02% for July. To the extent possible, returns reported by the funds will be finalized returns. See www.sp-hedgefundindex.com for a list of constituents, which differ from the S&P HFI.