Old Mutual Clay Finlay China Fund Receives 5-Star Morningstar Rating

DENVER, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Mutual Clay Finlay China A (USD) Fund has received a 5-star Morningstar rating for the three-year period through year-end 2008.

"This is strong validation that Clay Finlay's research capabilities and investment disciplines have enabled Old Mutual Clay Finlay China Fund to generate attractive results for shareholders," said Henrik Strabo, Clay Finlay's Chief Investment Officer.

The Fund, which seeks to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation, is sub-advised by Clay Finlay for Old Mutual Capital, an affiliate of Old Mutual Asset Management. Old Mutual Clay Finlay China Fund normally invests in equity securities of companies that are organized under the laws of China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan.

Francoise Vappereau, the Hong Kong-based Portfolio Manager/Senior Research Analyst at Clay Finlay, notes that China will not achieve the double-digit growth it enjoyed several years ago, but is expected to be a growth leader among the major economies in 2009. "The nation's fundamentals remain quite strong, and its foreign exchange reserves of close to $1.9 trillion will enable China to assume a position of economic influence during the worldwide slowdown," she said.

About Clay Finlay

Clay Finlay LLC is a focused global equity boutique, headquartered in New York with offices in London and Hong Kong. An experienced team of investment professionals manages long-only global, international and regional equity mandates on behalf of public and corporate institutions, endowments and foundations sourced globally. The firm is owned by active employees and Old Mutual US Holdings, which is wholly-owned by Old Mutual Group Plc.

About Old Mutual Asset Management

Old Mutual Asset Management is the holding company for 19 distinct, boutique firms, including asset managers that specialize in high-quality, active investment strategies for institutional and individual investors; and the Old Mutual Asset Management Trust Company. The group's parent is Old Mutual plc, an international financial services company based in London, with operations in asset management, life assurance, banking and general insurance. More information on Old Mutual Asset Management (US), its member firms and their investment teams and strategies, is available from the group's website at www.oldmutualus.com.

SOURCE Clay Finlay LLC