FIM and the Finnish Savings Banks Association agree on co-operation in brokerage in the Nordic Exchange

FIM Group Corporation PRESS RELEASE October 3, 2006 at 10.00 a.m. Finnish time. FIM and the Finnish Savings Banks Association agree on co-operation in brokerage in the Nordic Exchange FIM and the Finnish Savings Banks Association have reached an agreement on co-operation in brokerage. FIM will act as the intermediary in the securities transactions of the member savings banks of the Finnish Savings Banks Association in all trades executed on the Nordic Exchange. The savings banks will use FIM Securities as their intermediary in securities transactions as of fall 2007. The Finnish Savings Banks Association is the central organization of savings banks with 39 member savings banks. The savings banks have 210 offices in Finland and 530,000 customers. The clientele is mainly comprised of retail customers, agriculture and forestry entrepreneurial enterprises as well as small and medium-sized companies. The savings banks' own product and service portfolio covers all key basic banking services. The services offering is complemented by services and products offered by partners. FIM Brokerage is a member of the Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo stock exchanges. Furthermore, FIM is a member of the OMX and Eurex derivatives exchanges. FIM offers a wide selection of brokerage services from extensive market research analysis to execution of securities trades by phone and electronically. FIM Securities Ltd Pekka Väisänen Managing Director +358 (0)9 613 46 343 pekka.vaisanen@fim.com Distribution: Main media About FIM Established in 1987, FIM is a Finnish investment services group that offers asset management, brokerage and investment banking services for private persons and organizations. In addition to the head office in Helsinki, FIM has regional offices in Espoo, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Riihimäki, Tampere, Turku, and Vaasa. FIM also operates in Stockholm and Moscow. The company's net sales in 2005 were 63.2 million euros and operating profit 19.1 million euros. FIM employed 270 persons in the end of June, 2006. www.fim.com.