BluMont Capital Launches BluMont Man-IP 220 Series 3 Notes.TORONTO -- BluMont Capital Inc. ("BluMont") (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension VENTURE:BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) The field in an e-mail header that names additional recipients for the message. It is similar to carbon copy (cc), but the names do not appear in the recipient's message. Not all e-mail systems support the bcc feature. See fcc. ) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, BluMont Capital Corporation, has launched its third series of the BluMont Man-IP 220 Notes ("Series 3 Notes") - a multi-manager/multi-strategy investment product with a 100% principal repayment guarantee from Citibank Canada Citibank Canada is a unit of Citigroup of New York City. The Canadian unit has been operating since 1954, with Canadian headquarters in Toronto. There are also offices in Montreal, Calgary, London, Ontario and Vancouver. . BluMont's Canadian product launch is concurrent with Man Investments' global launch of the Man-IP 220 Limited product in Japan, Germany, Switzerland and Australia. Man Investments, a global leader in alternative investment solutions, manages over US$4.9 billion worldwide in the Man-IP 220 Limited series or similar funds through at least 58 global and private launches (as of November 2005). In Canada, BluMont has raised over C$155 million through its previous offerings of the BluMont Man-IP 220 Notes and over C$430 million in all BluMont Man offerings since March 2003. The Series 3 Notes, while structured specifically for the Canadian marketplace, are modeled upon the original Man-IP 220 Limited fund, which has proven to be one of Man's most successful product structures with an impressive eight-year track record of positive returns each year since its December 1996 inception. As of October 31 2005, the Man-IP 220 Limited fund, which is not available to Canadian investors, has generated an impressive total return of 284.4% since inception (an annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. net return of 16.3%). The Series 3 Notes provide investors access to the Man-Glenwood Portfolio, which specializes in fund-of-hedge funds, and the Man-AHL Diversified Programme, the world's largest managed futures Managed Futures In the context of hedge funds, a style of management that focuses on short-term trading in the futures market. program - each of which has a long track record of success and low correlation to each other as well as to traditional asset classes. In addition to a principal repayment feature provided by Citibank Canada that guarantees the return of an investor's initial investment at maturity, the Series 3 Notes provide the potential for enhanced diversification and positive returns in both rising and falling markets. The Series 3 Notes are 100% RSP RSP right sacroposterior (position of the fetus). eligible as Canadian content and are available to investors until March 22, 2006 for a minimum investment of C$5,000. "The Series 3 Notes represent a unique opportunity for investors to access a proven and highly successful hedge fund hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" structure from one of the world's leading alternative investment firms - Man Investments" says Stephen J. Kangas, President of BluMont Capital. "The impressive performance of the original Man-IP 220 Limited fund and its low correlation to traditional assets demonstrates the potential of the Series 3 Notes to deliver double-digit returns and enhanced diversification irrespective of how stock and bond markets perform." About BluMont Capital BluMont Capital is a leading provider of alternative investment products to Canadian investors. Specializing in hedge funds, the firm offers innovative investment solutions that provide enhanced diversification and robust return potential. BluMont employs 43 people nationwide and has approximately C$770 million in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. . BluMont is 46.1% indirectly owned by Toronto-based Integrated Asset Management Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IAM IAM - Interactive Algebraic Manipulation. Interactive symbolic mathematics for PDP-10. ["IAM, A System for Interactive Algebraic Manipulation", C. Christensen et al, Proc Second Symp Symb Alg Manip, ACM Mar 1971]. ), a leading alternative asset manager with approximately C$3 billion in assets under management and commitments. Further information on BluMont Capital can be found at www.blumontcapital.com. About Man Investments Man Investments ("Man"), the asset management division of Man Group plc, is a global leader in the fast growing alternative investments industry. It provides innovative products and tailor-made solutions to private and institutional investors. Through its core investment managers - AHL AHL American Hockey League AHL Action Half-Life (Half-Life modification) AHL Acyl Homoserine Lactone AHL Aramark Harrison Lodging AHL Acylated Homoserine Lactone AHL Association for the History of Language AHL Architects Hawaii Ltd , Glenwood, Man Global Strategies and RMF RMF Resource Measurement Facility RMF Rich Music Format RMF René Moawad Foundation (Hazmieh, Lebanon) RMF Rich Map Format (Worldcraft Half-Life mapping tool) RMF Relativistic Mean Field - Man Investments has succeeded in developing leadership in hedge funds and has interests in other asset classes. In its core hedge fund asset class, Man offers funds of hedge funds, structured and style products. Its track record stretches back more than two decades and defines the standard for excellence in an industry whose central goal is to provide diversification away from traditional equity and bond investments. Man has a powerful global presence with central operations in Pfaffikon (Switzerland), and London and key centres in Chicago, Montevideo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Tokyo and Dubai and has an extensive network of distribution partners. The TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. Inc. has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. BluMont Capital Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BCC) |
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