Released on: Nov. 23, 2012 Author: Olympia Risk Services Olympia Capital Research, Ltd.

, the leader in the connected interests of Eastern Europe and South East Asia financial sectors, today announced plans to launch G lobal Risk Management Services for its Institutional Clients. The Division will build upon connecting the two financial regions in the application of a gold sta ndard risk assessment and management service exclusively for Asia and Eastern Eu ropean equity and bond portfolio managers. With links to leading universities and recognized risk experts around the world, Olympias Risk Services will provide integrative applied research and education a cross multiple risk management disciplines. It will also help foster a sound und erstanding of risk by collaborating with regulators, risk experts, academics, po licy makers and practitioners. Federal and provincial governments as well as private sector donors have made in itial pledges of approximately $3.5 million annually to a special Olympia Sponso red Foundation set up to engage in the award of academic study and research gran ts to further the Industrys knowledge in this regard. Global Risk Management Services is Olympias current initiative resulting from a c omprehensive financial services sector study and strategy designed to attract ne w institutional clients and investment. The strategy, initiated by the Risk Serv ices Group, will support Olympias competitiveness and growth, and will help make the Asia Pacific / Eastern Europe combined region one of the most connected in t he world. The Risk Group will leverage Olympias strong financial record and reinforce our f inancial sector brand, said, Dr. Michael R. Sternberg, CIO and Head of Equity Res earch. Olympia Capital Research, Ltd. is committed to building on the strengths o f each of these respective regions financial systems. We have been a world leader throughout the global financial crisis, and initiatives like the one being laun ched today will only add to our international reputation. Global Risk Management Services contribution will help us capitalize on our strong record in the financial services sector and show-case our highly skilled and di verse workforce. The leadership provided by the group will help ensure the finan cial services sector remains a growth engine for our customers and will continue to protect the risk adverse interests of consumers and investors, continued Dr. Sternberg. The company went on to conclude that running a successful global financial opera tion requires professionals who can access information and manage risks on an in tegrated, enterprise-wide basis. The cross sector and cross professional collabo ration, fostered by the Risk Management Group, is designed to support that objec tive through the identification, creation and promotion of best practices needed by our client financial professionals with whom we deal with on a daily bases.