Company Press Release

Cincinnati, Ohio --- August 26, 2008 --- Touchstone Investments announced today that Mr. Brandon Baker has joined Touchstone Investments as Vice President, Institutional Business Development. In this capacity, he will partner with Vice President, Institutional Business Development Steve Owen to distribute Touchstone mutual funds to the institutional market throughout the United States.

Mr. Baker comes to Touchstone with an extensive background in financial services and more than eight years experience. Previously, he was a Senior Research Analyst & Vice President with Canterbury Consulting Incorporated. In this role, he was responsible for the due diligence of domestic and international equity investment managers. Mr. Baker is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Orange County, California. He holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Baker resides in Costa Mesa, California.

About Touchstone Investments Touchstone Investments is a mutual fund company committed to selecting institutional money managers as sub-advisors to its funds. Recognizing that the mastery of all investment disciplines is beyond the scope of any one firm, the use of sub-advisors allows Touchtone to offer a variety of strategically focused investment solutions across investment styles and asset classes. Our collection of carefully screened and rigorously monitored sub-advisors, while held to strict performance standards, work with a large measure of independence, operating within their own demonstrated areas of expertise. While they are responsible for the day-to-day management of their respective fund(s), Touchstone believes that exacting standards in the conduct of its sub- advisory relationships helps to maximize performance of its funds over the long-term. The Touchstone Funds are offered nationally through intermediaries including broker-dealers, financial planners, registered investment advisors and institutions by Touchstone Securities, Inc. For more information please call 1.866.610.6673 or visit www.touchstoneinvestments.com.