Why invest in Gold Funds from Select Asset Management?

(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 30, 2007 ) Sydney, Australia -- Select Asset Management's gold fund is a long only gold and precious metals fund whose underlying assets are managed by Baker Steel Capital Managers (Baker Steel), based in London and Sydney. The aim of investing in our gold fund is to provide capital growth over the long-term by investing in a gold fund portfolio consisting principally of gold and precious metal equities globally. The responsible entity for the gold fund is Select Asset Management (SELECT). SELECT is an independent Australian alternative investment group that aims to preserve and enhance wealth across varied market conditions (“absolute return” philosophy), by delivering dependable alternative investment solutions, such as our gold fund, and partnering with world class fund managers. Investment Strategy for the Select Gold FundThe Select Gold Fund has an underlying portfolio with typically 50 stocks in equities of gold and precious metals companies globally, with a small to mid-cap focus and the ability to have up to 50% of the net asset value invested in gold and precious metal bullion.Investment Philosophy for the Select Gold FundThe investment philosophy for the Select Gold Fund is based on four principals;- Bottom up, value oriented philosophy - Generate attractive returns from gold funds that typically do not move in line with mainstream assets - Pursue rigorous fundamentals-based research process - Less constrained portfolio construction process – flexibility to invest in bullion to enhance returns or preserve capital Investment Process for the Select Gold FundThe investment process for the Select Gold Fund has the following key features:- Well established value-oriented and fundamental based research process, enhanced by research visits to companies and projects throughout the word - In- house gold fund valuation database with in excess of 500 gold deposits and 200 gold mining companies for evaluating mining opportunities worldwide - Team base stock selection and investment decision making process - Investment and position limits Competitive Edge for the Select Gold FundThe gold fund differentiate itself in the following ways- Wide experience of principals in investing in the resources sector and complementary investing skills - Strong technical backgrounds in mining and geology - Well established value oriented and fundamental research process - Nimble investment process – no size constraints - Award winning track records of Baker Steel Select Asset Management Limited (SELECT) is an independent Australian alternative investment group founded in 2002. Our aim is to enhance wealth regardless of the economic climate or the performance of traditional benchmarks. This is the philosophy of ‘absolute returns’. It emphasises capital protection and steady gains over the medium to long term. SELECT’s team has extensive experience in investment research and funds management with a core focus on absolute return strategies. If you would like more information on SELECT and our range of funds, including the Select Private Equity Portfolio, you can contact SELECT on 1800 898 398 or email invest@selectfunds.com.au. Alternatively you can visit our website, www.selectfunds.com.au.###This press release was issued through GroupWeb EmailWire.com. For more information on press release distribution, go to http://www.emailwire.com.

Select Asset Management
Nina Dunn

invest@selectfunds.com.au