London, 1 March 2011

ETF Securities (ETFS) has today listed the ETFX Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Fund and ETFX Dow Jones Brookfield Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Both funds, which are part of ETF Securities' equity ETF platform ETF Exchange (ETFX), are designed to track specialist infrastructure indices created by Dow Jones Indexes and Brookfield Asset Management, a global asset manager focused on property, power and infrastructure assets.

Constituents in the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index and the Dow Jones Brookfield Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index are required to derive a significant amount of cash flow from infrastructure lines of business and aim to provide exposure to all sectors of the infrastructure market, from  oil & gas storage and transportation to toll roads and ports. The indices are believed to offer broader exposure to pure-play infrastructure than many other listed infrastructure products currently available to investors in Europe.

* First ETF in the world to track Dow Jones Brookfield Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index

* First ETF in Europe to track Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index

* Both funds aim to provide pure-play infrastructure exposure across a broad range of sectors, enabling investors to benefit from the expected long-term global growth in this space

The ETFX Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Fund currently provides exposure to 90 securities across 20 countries with a focus on developed markets. The ETFX Dow Jones Brookfield Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund focuses on developing economies and currently provides exposure to 71 securities across 16 countries.

Commenting on the launch, Mark Weeks, CEO, ETF Exchange, said: "For the first time, investors in Europe can access the Dow Jones Brookfield Infrastructure Index family via ETFs. Listed infrastructure is a natural addition for ETF Exchange, given the platform's emphasis on long-term global themes and the company's expertise in commodities and resources. We have sought to provide a compelling thematic solution for investors looking for more targeted exposure to developed and emerging markets.

Commenting, Michael A. Petronella, President, Dow Jones Indexes, said: "ETF Securities' decision to list two funds that track the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index and the Dow Jones Brookfield Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index demonstrates ETFS' resolve to satisfy the market's increasing appetite for long-term, pure-play infrastructure investments.  Along with our partner, Brookfield Asset Management, we believe the creation of these two ETFs underscores our leadership position in the global infrastructure indexing space."

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