FIM’s Monthly Statistics April 2006

FIM Group Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement 5 May 2006 at 2.30 p.m. Finnish time FIM’s Monthly Statistics April 2006 FIM shall from this day forward publish a monthly review on the key figures of the company's operations. The objective is to provide investors with information concerning the company and its operating environment in one release. Among others the following information will be published: FIM Asset Management’s assets under management, assets under management in funds and assets under management in equity funds as well as the shares of FIM Brokerage of OMX Helsinki’s turnover. Sales figures for FIM Investment Banking’s structured notes will be released quarterly. The reported information is available in public sources with the exception of the information concerning the total amount of assets under FIM Asset Management’s management. FIM in April FIM Asset Management’s assets under management were 3,128 million euros in end of April 2006, representing an increase of 81 percent over the same period in 2005. Assets under management in funds were 2,025 million euros and assets under management in equity funds were 1,524 million euros. FIM Brokerage's share of the euro volume on OMX Helsinki in April was 3.0 percent, while at the corresponding time last year it was 2.7 percent. The share of trades executed remained at the same level as last year at 3.3 percent. The full report including tables can be downloaded from the enclosed link. FIM Group Corporation Jan Forsbom CEO For additional information, please contact: Jan Forsbom, CEO, tel. +358 9 6134 6205 Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange The 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, which is located in Helsinki, FIM has regional offices in Espoo, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa and, as of May 2006, 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.