TheMarkets.com Signs Real-Time Research Distribution Agreements with Over 700 Brokers and Independent Research Firms

NEW YORK, January 27 - TheMarkets.com, a leading provider of research, estimates and workflow
solutions to the buy-side, today announced that over 700 brokers now publish
their content to the Company's global research platform, more than
quadrupling the number of contributors from one year ago. TheMarkets.com is
used by over 2400 investment management firms worldwide for one-stop access
to global research, estimates, filings, events, transcripts and other company
and industry content.

Contributing brokers have access to a buy-side audience that includes 21
of the 25 largest U.S. asset managers, 39 of the top 50 European asset
managers, and 73 of the world's largest 100 hedge funds. "The vast, global
user base of TheMarkets.com is incredibly attractive to potential providers.
Contributors need to be where their clients go for research," said Amy
Kadomatsu, Chief Product Officer of TheMarkets.com. TheMarkets.com enables
participating brokers to reach investors in 51 countries across the globe.

TheMarkets.com has recently increased its research coverage in Asia
through the addition of over one hundred top-tier and boutique research
providers in the region. Recent notable additions to the platform include BNP
Paribas Asia, CLSA, Macquarie Securities, and Nomura. "We continue to target
research providers covering high-growth markets, where demand for information
is increasing exponentially," said Kadomatsu. TheMarkets.com distributes
native-language research from brokers and independent firms in 59 countries.
The online software's search function supports keyword searches in languages
ranging from Japanese to German, among many others.

"Along with our global research coverage, TheMarkets.com provides global
support to our clients and research providers. Our full-service contributor
relations teams offer them a single point of contact and prompt handling of
requests. These international teams provide personalized, efficient service
and support to each of our partners," said Kadomatsu.

About TheMarkets.com

TheMarkets.com is an award-winning provider of research, estimates, and
workflow solutions to over 2400 institutional investment management firms
worldwide. TheMarkets.com is owned by: Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:
BAC), Citi (NYSE: C), Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS), Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), The
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Morgan Stanley
(NYSE: MS), UBS Investment Bank (NYSE: UBS), and Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI;
TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL: Nasdaq; TRIN).

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    TheMarkets.com
    +1-212-812-4631
    jswann@TheMarkets.com

Jasmine Swann, TheMarkets.com , +1-212-812-4631, jswann at TheMarkets.com