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8 May 2007

Canadian Hedge Fund Launch

Goodman & Company Investment Counsel Ltd. announced the launch of the Dynamic Global Value Balanced Fund, a balanced fund offering global diversification.

The fund highlights active hedging as risk management, minimizing sensitivity to interest rate and credit spread changes and foreign currency exposure, tactical asset allocation, and diversification.

"With this fund, investors can participate as stock markets rise while bonds help to safeguard their portfolio against stock market downturns," said David Fingold. "What's most unique about this fund is the complete flexibility we have to go wherever there is value on both the equity and the fixed income side. We are not constrained by any index and we have all the tools we need to control risk."

Two award-winning hedge fund managers have joined forces to build and manage the Dynamic Global Value Balanced Fund portfolio. Goodman & Company's global equity specialist David Fingold will manage the fund's value-style equities, and Barry Allan, founder of Marret Asset Management Inc., will manage the high-yield bond portion of the portfolio.

David Fingold is also the lead portfolio manager of Dynamic American Value Fund and two other global value funds, including Dynamic Global Discovery Fund, which won Global Equity Fund of the Year at the first annual Lipper Fund Awards 2007 Canada.

Barry Allan is also the lead portfolio manager of Dynamic High Yield Bond Fund, which won High-Yield Bond Fund of the Year at the 2005 Canadian Investment Awards. He also co-manages two other Dynamic value funds, including Dynamic Value Balanced Fund, which was named Canadian Balanced Fund of the Year at the Lipper Fund Awards 2007 Canada.

Goodman & Company has more than $24 billion in assets under management and offers wealth management solutions to mutual funds, hedge funds and high net-worth investment counsel.

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