BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is a European leader in traditional, indexed and structured investment management. Original core activity of BNP Paribas Investment Partners, BNP Paribas Asset Management has euro 244 billion of assets under management as of 30 June 2007, and more than 800 people servicing clients in 69 countries. It offers a wide range of management capabilities with a shared focus on innovation, robustness and consistency of investment processes as well as accuracy of risk control. BNP Paribas Asset Management’s excellence is reflected by Fitch’s second-highest rating: M2

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