Simfund Filing Training Introduction First Look Step by Step Training

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Introducing Simfund Filing 5.0 New name reflecting inter-product links between Simfund and Simfund Filing 360-degree view of every fund’s competitive position New dashboard activity concept for ease of use and navigation More researched data extracted from legal documents © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T What you will learn How to navigate the website What type of data is extracted from the legal documents In which area this extracted data is stored How to search the highly-organized information How to set up alerts on various data How to save and retrieve custom queries How to use the dashboard concept How to use the inter-product links © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T What is New in SF 5.0 Prospectus Data Fund Profile Enhanced peer group analysis by integrating Specialty Flags from Simfund desktop Newly registered funds now flagged “live” when they are offered to the public alerts for selected portfolios News makers section tracks fund events Inter-product links between Simfund desktop and Simfund Filing © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T First Look - Dashboard “Read”: weekly and monthly publications, Windows into Mutual Funds, and case studies “Search”: prospectus changes, new registrations and all SEC filings “Connect”: to and from Simfund desktop “Help”: you ask and we have answers. Register for WebEx training and demos and learn about methodologies and data types © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T First Look – Fund Profile 50 new data points extracted from the latest prospectus ◦ Fee tables with expense caps ◦ Redemption rates and policies ◦ Prospectus stated performance benchmark ◦ Advisory contractual fees including contract types ◦ Asset and fee breakpoint schedules ◦ Performance fee details ◦ Multiple sub-advisory contractual fees including contract types, asset and fee breakpoints or percent of advisory fees ◦ Specialty investment flags © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T First Look – Fund Profile You can access the profile in any of the search result screens: ◦ Prospectus Changes, New Registrations and SEC Filings © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click to see Fund Profile

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Fund Prospectus Profile © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click to see Classes Click to see multiple

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Step-by-Step: Search Prospectus Changes © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Browse Recent Changes Search All Changes Read Prospectus Changes Weekly

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Define Prospectus Data Extracted Daily basis monitoring of 497-type filings documents that contain substantial fund / company changes More than 50+ categoriescategories New information is being compared to prior information from the prospectus that the “sticker” is referring to. Both prior and new data-points are being collected and disseminated for users allowing for easy comparison © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Prospectus Changes – Input Screen © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click to add Simfund conditions Special Searches Like… Special Searches Like…

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Add Filter Conditions © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Result Screen © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Select to View details Click Fund Profile Save or set Alert

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T View Fund Changes Details © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Export to Excel Comparison of new and old info

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T View Fund Profile © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click to see Classes Click to see multiple

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Read Weekly Prospectus Changes © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Read details Search History

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Weekly Prospectus Changes Details © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Read Summary Highlights Search History Click on link of Table of Content

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Step-by-Step: Search New Registrations © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Browse Recent New Registrations Search All New Registrations Read New Registrations Monthly

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Define New Registration Data Daily basis monitoring of filing types for new registrations:  N-1*, N-2*, and 485APOS Key and background fund information is collected:  Objective / fund types / OCV / Hedge  All service providers  All pricing and fee and expense details  Detailed investment objective, sales load, minimum investment Links to initial filings and all subsequent filings period that the new fund is being “watched” and are provided for easy access to the underlying information for further research © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T New Registration– Input Screen © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click to add Simfund conditions

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Add Filter Conditions © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Result Screen © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Select to View details Click Fund Profile Save or set Alert Export to Excel

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T View New Registration Details © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Print

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T View Fund Profile © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click to see Classes Click to see multiple

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Read New Registrations Monthly © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Read details Search History

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Step-by-Step: Search SEC Filings © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Browse Recent Filings Search SEC Filings View Filings Statistics

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T SEC Filings– Input Screen © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click to add Simfund conditions Full Text Search Filter Filing Types SEC Identifier Search

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Add Filter Conditions © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Result Screen © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Select to view SEC docs Click Fund Profile Save or set Alert

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T View SEC Filings © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC View Legal Document Save or Set Alert

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T View Document © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Choose Format

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T View Filing Statistics © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Check Quick Searches

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Step-by-Step: Filings Insight © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Read Prospectus Changes Weekly Read New Registrations Monthly Read Case Studies Read Windows Into Mutual Funds

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Read Case Studies © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click for details

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Read Windows into Mutual Funds © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Click for details Read Back Issues

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Step-by-Step: News Maker © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC A connection between industry headlines and the day- to-day filings to the SEC’s EDGAR system Stay current with the industry’s movements inside the filings Quickly identify articles of interest Perform research on a topic instantly with direct links into EDGAR Search trends using the News Maker's Archive

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Access Historical Reviews © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Search by Keywords

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Simfund Connect With the new Simfund Filing website, you are one click from sharing valuable and critical data between Simfund desktop and Simfund Filing website. For the first time ever, a 360-degree view of every single fund is available with ease and timely data. From within Simfund, a user of both Simfund Filing and Simfund, can link through the web into Simfund Filing. From Simfund Filing, a user will be able to access an increasing amount of Simfund generated analyses relevant to Simfund users © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Simfund Connect cont With the advent of Simfund desktop 5.0 you will be able to from within the tool: ◦ Export and/or create an alert for any newly registered funds defined by your peer group analysis ◦ Export and/or create an alert for any fund changes from over 50 specific categories defined by your peer group analysis ◦ Read the latest prospectus and/or annual report for any of your funds' peer group © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Set-up Save / Alerts © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC To set-up an alert, you will need to save your query All searches will have the same save / alert dialogue You can set alerts on a daily, weekly or monthly basis

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Set-up Save / Alerts cont © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC All saves searched can be managed from the “My Saved Searches” on the top right corner links You can load, edit or delete any saved screen You can change the alert frequency

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Getting Help Check our FAQ webpage © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Getting Help © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Call for Support Register for Access

STRATEGIC I N S I G H T Getting Help – Click on Help Button on All Search Screen © Copyright 2007 Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC Get Detail Help