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FUSE RESEARCH PARTNERS WITH MACKAYWILLIAMS TO BRING U.S. ASSET MANAGERS STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND TACTICAL GUIDANCE ON EACH OF EUROPE’S MAJOR FUND MARKETS

March 27, 2013, Needham, MA – FUSE Research Network is excited to announce another new partnership with a U.K.-based research firm - MackayWilliams. FUSE will serve as the exclusive distribution agent in the U.S. for a special 2012 year-end edition of MackayWilliams Fund Radar report, which analyzes European domiciled and cross-border funds and fund markets.

“This is our second partnership with a U.K.-based research firm. We are eager to distribute this type of information to U.S. asset managers that are already established in Europe or looking to enter the markets,” stated T. Neil Bathon, Founder and Partner of FUSE Research Network. “As the leading provider of European wholesale fund market intelligence, Fund Radar offers strategic and tactical guidance for success. This positioning is very similar to FUSE’s own product suite and creates what we feel is a synergistic partnership.”

Fund Radar’s special 2012 year-end review edition includes comprehensive information about sizing European fund markets, identifying the trends, marking the players as well as giving high-value insights to help you fine tune your marketplace tactics. For those not yet active in Europe, Fund Radar provides both the background and the forecasts you need to shape your next moves.

Fund Radar’s special 2012 year-end review includes:

Core data and annualized statistics

Ten key critical trends that will shape the markets in the year ahead

Headline sector positioning and net sales analysis

Forecasts of sector and country demand for the coming year

Nine major market forecasts

What will drive sales?
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Product development trends

Competitor oversight

Regulation

Distribution and channel splits

“Gathering assets in Europe is a complex business. Fund distribution across Europe still operates at a single country level,” noted joint-CEO Diana Mackay. “In order to succeed, you have to be aware of different market moods and different appetites ... even in the main markets.”

About FUSE Research Network LLC

FUSE was launched in 2008 with the view that research and consulting support for asset managers has failed to evolve with the changing needs of the client. The future competitive environment will demand that clients make important business decisions within shorter and shorter timeframes.

In order to support clients in this setting, FUSE provides a dynamic research platform that covers our clients’ current and future decision areas (strategic and tactical). Our goal is to become an invaluable business partner through the delivery of highly informed and forward-looking recommendations that are among the critical inputs our clients need to optimize results. Learn more about FUSE by visiting us at www.fuse-research.com.

About MackayWilliams

MackayWilliams LLP is a London-based fund market analysis and research company specializing in all aspects of European domestic, pan-European and cross-border fund markets.

We originate unique research and analysis on assets, net sales and corporate activities of funds and fund management companies across Europe. Special emphasis is given to changing market dynamics, fund market entry, distribution access and market positioning.

Against an ever-changing fund market landscape our skill is in giving accurate independent explanation and translation of marketplace developments. Learn more about MackayWilliams by visiting us at www.mackaywilliams.com.