FIM Group will publish its results for the second quarter on 25 August 2006

FIM Group Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 17 August 2006 at 10:30 a.m. Finnish time Invitation to FIM Group Corporation’s Q2/2006 press conference and conference call: FIM Group's Interim Report for April-June 2006 will be published on Friday, 25 August 2006 at approximately 8.00 a.m. Finnish time. A press conference in Finnish will be held on Friday, 25 August, at 10.00 a.m. Finnish time at FIM Group Corporation’s head office, Pohjoisesplanadi 33 A, 00100 Helsinki. After the publication of the results, the interim report will also be available on FIM’s web site at www.fim.com. A telephone conference and webcast in English will be held for analysts and investors on Friday, 25 August at 2.00 p.m. Finnish time. Additional information concerning the phone conference and webcast can be found at www.fim.com/conference. Welcome! FIM Group Corporation For additional information, please contact: Niklas Geust, CFO, tel. +358 9 6134 6210 Please notify us of your intention to participate in the press conference by 24 August, 2006 the latest, to FIM Group Corporation, niklas.geust@fim.com 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, which is located in Helsinki, FIM has regional offices in Espoo, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa and, as of September 2006, also in Riihimäki. 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 employs approximately 260 persons. www.fim.com.