KURT LUNDMARK APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FIM CORPORATE FINANCE LTD AND A MEMBER OF FIM GROUP CORPORATION’S MANAGEMENT BOARD

FIM Group Corporation PRESS RELEASE August 28, 2006 at 10.00 a.m. Finnish time KURT LUNDMARK APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FIM CORPORATE FINANCE LTD AND A MEMBER OF FIM GROUP CORPORATION’S MANAGEMENT BOARD The Board of Directors of FIM Group Corporation has appointed Kurt Lundmark (45) Managing Director of FIM Corporate Finance Ltd and a member of FIM Group Corporation’s Management Board, effective September 1, 2006. The aim of the appointment is to add momentum to the FIM Group’s actions to develop its investment banking services, particularly for companies operating in Finland. Kurt Lundmark’s brief will initially be to ascertain, together with FIM’s other senior executives, how the FIM Group can significantly reinforce its position in the M&A and capital markets in Finland. Along with his main duties, Kurt Lundmark will participate in developing FIM Group Corporation’s other operations as a member of the Management Board. Kurt Lundmark has more than 20 years of experience in the investment banking and financial sector. He has served as Managing Director and founding shareholder at both Mandatum and HLP Corporate Finance. He moved to Mandatum from Union Bank of Finland, which is now part of Nordea Bank Finland Plc. Mr Lundmark holds an M.Sc. degree from the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration in Helsinki. "We are very satisfied that Kurt Lundmark is joining our team. His long experience of investment banking will further reinforce our own expertise and make us significantly better placed to offer competitive corporate finance services in the years ahead," observes Risto Perttunen, CEO of the FIM Group. "On Finland’s investment banking scene, structural changes have been taking place in recent years, and the FIM Group’s desire to strengthen its position within M&A arrangements and capital market transactions offers a sound basis for building a competitive full-service corporate finance operation as part of the overall FIM brand," comments Kurt Lundmark. For additional information, contact: FIM Group Corporation Risto Perttunen CEO +358 (0)9 613 46 303 +358 (0)400 605 632 risto.perttunen@fim.com Kurt Lundmark +358 (0) 44 3377 672 Distribution: Principal 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, 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.