Credit Suisse Asset Management Announces Reduction of Expenses on Credit Suisse Institutional Prime Portfolio Money Market Fund; Fee Waiver Expected to Increase Yield to Fund's Shareholders.

NEW YORK -- Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC is pleased to announce that, effective February 1, 2005, it has reduced expenses on each of Credit Suisse Institutional Money Market Fund Prime Portfolio's classes of shares by 5 basis points - bringing down the expense ratio for Class A shares to 15 basis points annually.*

CSAM expects that the yield to the Fund's shareholders will be increased by reducing the expenses on each of the Fund's classes of shares. As of February 1, 2005, the fee waiver would have placed the Fund's Class A shares in the top 15% of its peer group for both highest 7-day yield and lowest total expense ratio.**

Jo Ann Corkran, head of CSAM's Short Duration Fixed Income business said, "The industry has seen substantial growth in short duration and cash assets over the years as institutional investors have sought higher yields and more sophisticated solutions to meet their growing cash balances. CSAM's clients are a diverse group of leading multinational corporations, drawn to our expertise in credit and cash management solutions."

Credit Suisse Institutional Prime Portfolio Money Market Fund is available to investors with US $1 million or more by calling Bruce Barrett on 1-212-538-9058, or by visiting the CSAM website at www.csam.com/us. Separate account strategies also are available for larger mandates.

*CSAM has agreed contractually to reduce each share class of Credit Suisse Institutional Money Market Fund Prime Portfolio by 5 basis points through December 31, 2005. After such time, CSAM expects the expense reduction to continue on a voluntarily basis but may reduce or discontinue this expense reduction at any time.

**Money Fund Report, First Tier Institutional AAA rated average, a service of iMoneynet, Inc.

Notes to editors:

Credit Suisse Asset Management is the institutional and mutual fund asset management arm of Credit Suisse First Boston, part of the Credit Suisse Group, one of the world's largest financial organizations with approximately USD 978 billion in assets under management. Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) is a leading global investment bank serving institutional, corporate, government and individual clients. CSFB's businesses include securities underwriting, sales and trading, investment banking, private equity, financial advisory services, investment research, venture capital, correspondent brokerage services and asset management. CSFB operates in 69 locations in 33 countries across five continents. CSFB is a business unit of the Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group, a leading global financial services company. For more information on Credit Suisse First Boston, please visit our website at www.csfb.com.

As of September 30, 2004, Credit Suisse Asset Management employed 1861 people worldwide and had global assets under management of approximately USD 308.2 billion. Please note that this is not an offer for advisory services by Credit Suisse Asset Management. For more information on Credit Suisse Asset Management, please visit our website at www.csam.com.