Eastman Witter wins award for Best Commodity Investment Fund

Eastman Witter, is pleased to announce on Monday 18th January that it was awarded Best Commodity Investment Fund (CIF)” in the annual Lipper Fund Awards 2011, Switzerland.

Held in 21 countries, the awards represent an acknowledgement by industry researcher, Thomson
Reuters, as to the quality of investment capabilities and consistency in performance by fund
managers operating in the Global investment markets. Eastman Witter’s award was based on the success of its EWCIF™; a fund of moderate risk for investors who seek a proper return from a mixed range portfolio of commodities. The fund returned 37.67% throughout 2010 against a benchmark of -11.79%.

Mr. Donald Eastman, Chairman of Eastman Witter, said “We are pleased to win this award, especially given the challenging environment. It is a credit to the international teams that we have in place who have delivered this fund. Commenting on the award, Mr. Charles Langford, Senior Analyst at Eastman Witter said, “Our belief is that insightful investment research produces an information advantage. By focusing our investment style on bottom-up fundamental analysis, we
have delivered exceptional performance”.

Eastman Witter is a client-friendly commodity futures firm that puts the needs of the client ahead of its own. We are dedicated to providing the best service available in the industry today and to provide its clients with the tools that can assist them in becoming more successful in their commodity trading.

London Office:
Victory House, 225 Marsh Wall, London E14 9FW
Telephone: +44 20 7060 4988
Fax: +44 20 7060 4989
Email: info.uk@eastmanwitter.com

New York Office:
Lexington Tower, 369 Lexington Avenue,
2nd Floor, 10017, New York.
Telephone: +1 (212) 695 6036,
Fax: +1 (212) 695 6037
Email: info.us@eastmanwitter.com

This release was published on openPR.