ASSET INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS MANAGEMENT AND
ONLINE PUBLISHING EXPERTISE WITH NEW EVP ADDITION

Stephen Moylan brings successful track record in B2B media and online publishing to
Industry-leading global B2B financial media property

March 16, 2009 - STAMFORD, CT - Asset International today announced the appointment of Stephen Moylan, 47, to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Jim Casella.

Mr. Moylan will oversee the maintenance, growth and expansion of Asset International media products, including well-established brands PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISER and Global Custodian. He also will employ his proven experience in online publishing to direct Asset International's expansion strategies in web-based and alternative media.

“Stephen has the talent and proven experience to help raise the Asset International brands and business to an entirely new level,” said Casella. “His background is ideally suited to help us extend our global presence and embrace new technologies and techniques that will make our outstanding editorial and customer-driven content more accessible and valuable to our audiences.”

Mr. Moylan has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the B2B publishing and online media industries. He held various senior management positions at International Data Group/Infoworld for more than eight years, where he first met and worked with Mr. Casella. The two reunited at Reed Business Information, where Mr. Moylan held the positions of Division President and EVP of Global Sales and Marketing. During his four-year tenure at RBI, Mr Moylan led the global expansion of print, online and conference products in the UK, Europe, China, Japan and other Asian markets.

Most recently, Mr. Moylan was owner and President of Local Leaders, LLC, which focused on helping companies better utilize the power of technology and search engine marketing to manage and grow their business.

Mr. Moylan earned his MBA in International Business with honors from the University of San Francisco in 1993 and graduated from Boston University in 1984.

“Asset International has a tremendous opportunity to build on the outstanding brand loyalty that Charlie Ruffel, Nevin Adams and Dominic Hobson have built through consistent delivery of valuable and insightful content,” said Moylan. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with Jim again and be part of a team that is expanding and enhancing products and solutions for this loyal audience base, while others in the industry are cutting back.”

About Asset International

Asset International is a privately-held publisher and information provider to global pension funds, asset managers, financial advisers, banking service providers, and other financial institutions in the private and public sector. Asset International produces and distributes print and digital publications, conferences, research and data resources via its industry-leading brands PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISOR and Global Custodian. The company was acquired in January 2009 by Austin Ventures and has offices in Stamford, CT, New York and London.

About Austin Ventures

Austin Ventures has worked with talented entrepreneurs and executives to build valuable companies for nearly 25 years. With $3.9 billion under management, AV is the most active venture capital and growth equity firm in Texas and one of the most established in the nation. With a focus on business services, information services, integrated media, computer and communications hardware, and enterprise software, AV invests at all stages of company development, from $100,000 "planned experiments" in early stage ideas to $100+ million investments in expansion rounds, minority recapitalizations, and buyouts of middle-market growth companies. Visit www.austinventures.com for more information.

PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISER and GLOBAL CUSTODIAN ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF ASSET INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Contact: Elon Green, Ben-Abraham Associates, 212.867.0131, elon@benabe.com

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