Leading Risk Analytics Provider, Measurisk, Joins J.P. Morgan's Alternative Investment Services

Business Wire, Sept 2, 2008

NEW YORK -- J.P. Morgan's Investor Services announced today that leading risk analytics provider, Measurisk, LLC, has become an integral part of its alternative investment services.

Measurisk, which was previously affiliated with The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., as Bear Measurisk, LLC, is a leader in providing institutional investors and asset managers with sophisticated risk transparency and risk measurement solutions, including value-at-risk, stress testing and position-based analytics, for multi-manager, multi-asset class, global portfolios. Measurisk's independent, third party solutions address the risk analytics and reporting needs of fund of funds, pension plans, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors.

More then 1,000 hedge funds, representing over $650 billion in assets, provide data each month to Measurisk making it the leader in hedge fund risk solutions.

"The addition of Measurisk complements the already strong portfolio of fund administration and back office services that J.P. Morgan provides to hedge funds, fund of hedge funds and private equity funds globally," said Robert Caporale Managing Director of J.P. Morgan's Alternative Investment Services. "For investors to be successful in today's marketplace they must have a comprehensive understanding of their risks. The addition of Measurisk demonstrates J.P. Morgan's commitment to providing our clients with world class products and services."

Andrew Lapkin, President of Measurisk, added, "We are thrilled to be a part of the J.P. Morgan global franchise. By leveraging the resources and analytics capability of J.P. Morgan we will be able to expand our product and our reach in the global marketplace. J.P. Morgan is a leading, global provider of alternative investment, operation and fund administration solutions and thus represents a perfect home for Measurisk. We look forward to incorporating our risk solutions into J.P. Morgan's broad array of client solutions."

Measurisk will operate as an affiliate of J.P. Morgan and will continue to maintain client and manager data confidentiality as its highest priority. For more information go to www.measurisk.com.

About Measurisk

Measurisk, LLC is the leading risk and quantitative analytics provider to institutional hedge fund investors. Measurisk analysis and reports enable improved investment decisions, management oversight and investor communications. The company specializes in acting as an intermediary between hedge funds and their investors, using the best available information to model risk on the funds; positions, exposure or returns.

About J.P. Morgan Investor Services

J.P. Morgan Investor Services is a premier asset servicing provider that helps institutional investors and alternative asset managers optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue. Part of J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Investor Services leverages the firm's unparalleled scale, leading technology and deep industry expertise to service investments around the world. It has $15.5 trillion in assets under custody and $4.7 trillion in assets under administration.