ADVISORY/PIMCO's William Gross to Speak; Receive Award From Anderson School At UCLA.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Nov. 14)

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WHAT:  The Anderson School at UCLA will honor alum William Gross with
       its prestigious Exemplary Leadership in Management award. Gross
       will deliver keynote speech at the awards dinner. More than 400
       business leaders, Anderson students and alumni are expected
       to attend the dinner.

WHO:   William Gross, chief investment officer, founder and managing
       director of leading institutional money manager Pacific
       Investment Management Company (PIMCO). Dubbed the "Baron of
       Bonds" by "Barron's," Gross is widely considered to be the best
       bond fund manager in the country, and has been recognized by
       his peers as the most influential authority on the bond market.
       Gross manages PIMCO's top-performing Total Return fund, the
       largest bond fund in the world with more than $35 billion in
       assets.

       In 1997 he authored the book "Everything You've Heard about
       Investing is Wrong!," released in both the United States and
       Japan. Gross was recently inducted into the Fixed Income
       Analyst's Society Hall of Fame for his major contributions to
       the advancement of fixed-income analysis and portfolio
       management.

WHERE:  Beverly Hilton Hotel
        Beverly Hills, CA

WHEN:   Tuesday, November 14
        6:00 pm  Cocktail Reception
        7:00 pm  Dinner
        7:45 pm  Program begins
        8:00 pm  William Gross speaks