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

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

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
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.

J.P. Morgan
Pam Snook, 212-552-7195
pamela.v.snook@jpmorgan.com

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