Fitch Webcast: Global Fund Quality Ratings Powered by Lipper Data, Today, 9 AM ET / 2 PM UK

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings together with Lipper will host a Webcast to discuss the recent launch of Fund Quality Ratings today at 9:00 a.m. US Eastern time/ 2:00 pm UK time/ 3:00 pm Central European Time.

Fund Quality Ratings, launched on September 19th, combine Fitch's expertise in qualitative fund analysis with rankings and performance data from Lipper, a ThomsonReuters company and leading provider of fund performance data.

Fund Quality Ratings offer an independent, forward-looking assessment of a fund's key performance and risk attributes and consistency of longer-term returns, relative to peer group or benchmarks.

Participants can access the Webcast directly on the Fitch Ratings web site at 'www.fitchratings.com' or by cutting and pasting http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=82309 into their browser.

Participants who cannot access streaming audio can also dial +1 888-669-0684 (US toll free) or +1 201-604-0469 (international) to hear the presentation. There will be opportunity for Q&A following the presentation.

For more information on Fund Quality Ratings, visit 'www.fitchspotlight.com/FQR.'

'Fund Quality Ratings Criteria' dated Sept. 19th, 2011 and Fitch's ratings guide 'Definitions of Ratings and Other Forms of Opinion' which has been updated as of Sept. 19th, 2011 to reflect the new Fund Quality Rating (FQR) scale, are both available on www.fitchratings.com.

Fitch's Fund and Asset Management Group consists of 40 analysts covering 70 asset managers and over 800 funds globally.

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

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