For over 35 years, SEI has been a leading provider of financial services and technology-based investment systems. Beginning as a technology company, SEI has evolved into an increasingly sophisticated and multifaceted global financial services company administering (through our subsidiaries and partnerships in which we have a significant interest) $426 billion in mutual fund and pooled assets*.

SEI's Investment Manager Services Unit provides total operations outsourcing solutions to investment managers focused on mutual funds, hedge funds, separately managed accounts and institutional client services. We are a leading provider because of our key differentiating factors:

• Commitment to Superior Client Service – Alfred P. West, Jr., SEI’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, frequently reminds us, “Our clients are the true measure of our success.” As a company, we understand that the reason for our existence is to deliver value to our clients. All activity starts and ends with you, the client. We believe that this statement and the client experience that we strive to deliver separate us from other service providers.
  
  
• Flexible Open Architecture & Integration Model – SEI provides industry-leading fund accounting and administration and seamlessly integrates additional services from other best-of-class providers. This approach gives clients the advantage of cutting-edge technology that best fits their needs. As an outsourcing service provider, SEI encourages its clients to focus on their core competencies and outsource all non-core functions. Not only does SEI advocate this approach for our clients, we’ve adopted it across all of our businesses.
  
  

• Thought Leadership – In the current environment of change and uncertainty, developing and implementing winning business strategies is tougher than ever. An important component of SEI’s efforts to provide clients with these insights is the SEI Knowledge Partnership. The SEI Knowledge Partnership has been created to provide our investment manager clients with expert, forward-looking analysis of critical business questions. Part think-tank, part senior executive forum, the SEI Knowledge Partnership provides an ongoing stream of action-oriented business intelligence and direction-setting insights.
  
  

• Technology-Enabled Fund Services Solutions & Technology Support – SEI’s roots in technology are deep. From the development of the first commercially accepted trust processing system over 35 years ago, SEI has a long history of developing innovative technologies to improve client efficiencies and product quality. As a company, we invest significant capital on research and development annually. We have developed many state-of-the-art tools to support our fund services business, including the SEI Manager Dashboard for fund managers and separately managed account managers.
  
  

• Culture of Compliance – In the current regulatory environment, effective compliance programs are no longer taken for granted. They are a competitive advantage as well as a requirement for long-term success. SEI offers clients access to our ComplianceAdvantage Program which is designed to provide clients with timely interpretation of new and pending regulations; identification of emerging industry best practices; tailored, client-specific guidance and consultation; and various monitoring tools to assist them with all aspects of their own compliance programs.
  
  

• Commitment to the Business – Ever since we entered the fund administration business in 1981, we were determined to provide investment managers with the highest quality services and tools to help them grow and adapt to changing times. So it was natural that when managers increasingly began adopting alternative investments, we developed capabilities to serve them. And recently, as separately managed accounts have garnered momentum, SEI again has created an industry proven solution. As the investment management business continues to evolve, SEI is committed to growing with our clients and delivering world-class solutions.

*as of December 31, 2007