WICKS Press Releases and Other Information

2007:

Summit Business Media Announces the Completion of Wicks Business Information Acquisition
July 9, 2007, New York, N.Y. – Summit Business Media, LLC, a leading business-to-business media and information company serving the insurance, financial and professional services markets, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Wicks Business Information, a publishing and professional education company serving financial services, accounting and legal professionals in North America.

Summit Business Media Announces Intent To Acquire WICKS Business Information
June 8, 2007, New York, N.Y. – Summit Business Media, LLC, a leading media company serving the business-to-business market, today announced it signed an agreement to acquire Wicks Business Information (WBI), a leading media company serving financial services and legal professionals in North America. Summit is filing for Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust approval, and expects to consummate the transaction by the end of June. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Morningstar Market Barometer Enhances InvestmentAdvisor.com
New York, N.Y. (May 31, 2007) – Investment Advisor has partnered with Morningstar, Inc. to provide visitors to its Web site with Morningstar's dynamic online Market BarometerSM (http://www.investmentadvisor.com/morningstar/).

Lewis Schiff to Share Unique Insights on the Wealthy for Investment Advisor Readers
New York, N.Y., and Shrewsbury, N.J. (April 10, 2007) — The United States stands on the brink of an unprecedented wealth boom spearheaded by a new breed of high-net-worth people, and those investment advisors who understand the behavior—and can meet the expectations—of these lucrative clients will have a striking competitive edge.

2006:

InsideCounsel Names Palmer New Publisher
Chicago, Illinois (January 3, 2007) – WICKS Business Information, LLC (WBi) announced today that Brion D. Palmer has joined the company as publisher for InsideCounsel magazine, reporting directly to John Whelan, vice president, group publisher.

WICKS Business Information Promotes Gentile to Publisher of Credit Union Times
Fairfield, Connecticut - November 20, 2006 – Credit Union Times, The Weekly Independent Report On Credit Unions, has promoted Paul Gentile to Publisher. In his new role, Gentile will assume full responsibility for every aspect of the publication, while grooming a long-term successor as Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper.

InsideCounsel’s design wins award from Society of Publication Designers
Chicago, IL - March 2, 2006 – The Society of Publication Designers selected InsideCounsel as a Merit Award winner in its prestigious 41st Annual Magazine Design Competition, honoring the magazine’s redesign.

Investment Advisor Readers Pick 16th Annual Broker/Dealers of the Year
Shrewsbury, New Jersey – August 7, 2006 - Nearly 5,000 representatives of independent broker/dealers judged their own broker/dealers in 15 separate areas—from the quality of home office personnel to technology support—and those broker/dealers that gained the highest composite scores were awarded the honors in four different divisions based on the number of producing reps.

S&P Announces Winners of Second Annual U.S. Separately Managed Accounts Awards
New York, March 21, 2006 - Standard & Poor's and its awards partners, Prima Capital and Investment Advisor magazine, announced today the winners of the second annual Separately Managed Accounts Awards.

Credit Union Times applies for BPA Worldwide Business Publication Membership
Shelton, CT March 13, 2006 – Credit Union Times, The Weekly Independent Report On Credit Unions has applied for membership in BPA Worldwide.

WICKS Business Information names Haddock as new Vice President of Technology
Fairfield, Connecticut, March 13, 2006 - WICKS Business Information, LLC (WBi) announced today that Joe Haddock has joined the company as Vice President of Technology, reporting directly to John Whelan, VP, Group Publisher.

WICKS Business Information continues to grow with acquisition of Executive Enterprise Institute
Fairfield, Connecticut, March 6, 2006 – WICKS Business Information, LLC (WBi) announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Executive Enterprise Institute, LLC (EEI), a leader in compliance and best practices live training, in a move that reinforces WBi’s commitment to meet the compliance and regulatory needs of the financial and corporate markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

InsideCounsel’s design wins award from Society of Publication Designers
Chicago, IL, March 2, 2006 – The Society of Publication Designers selected InsideCounsel as a Merit Award winner in its prestigious 41st Annual Magazine Design Competition, honoring the magazine’s redesign.

Investment Advisor names Sonnenberg new Publisher
Fairfield, Connecticut, January 26, 2006 – WICKS Business Information, LLC (WBi) announced today that Andy Sonnenberg has joined the company as Publisher for Investment Advisor magazine, reporting directly to John Whelan, VP, Group Publisher.

2005: WICKS Business Information names John Whelan Vice President, Group Publisher
Fairfield, Connecticut, October 7, 2005 – Wicks Business Information, LLC (WBi) announced today that John Whelan has joined the company as Vice President, Group Publisher reporting directly to Doug Manoni, WBi CEO.

WICKS Business Information adds to its portfolio with acquisition of "Credit Union Times"
Fairfield, Connecticut, September 30, 2005 – WICKS Business Information, LLC (WBi) announced today that it has acquired Credit Union Times from C. U. Times, Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Corporate Legal Times Unveils Its New Look & New Name with "InsideCounsel" Magazine
Chicago, IL, September 6, 2005 – With 15 years experience as the leading monthly magazine for general counsel and other in-house legal executives, Corporate Legal Times is relaunching the magazine under the name InsideCounsel beginning with the January 2006 issue. A complete redesign of the magazine and web site will accompany the name change.

Green Named Editor-in-Chief of Investment Advisor Magazine
Fairfield, Connecticut, August 5, 2005 – Douglas J. Manoni, chief executive officer of WICKS Business Information, LLC (WBi) announced that James J. "Jamie" Green has been named editor-in-chief of Investment Advisor magazine, effective immediately, with responsibility for directing the editorial operations of the magazine and its electronic newsletters. Green, who has been serving as editor of the magazine, will also be responsible for program development of Investment Advisor’s annual conference, the Wealth Advisor Summit.

Investment Advisor Announces the IA 25
Shrewsbury, N.J., April 26, 2005 — Investment Advisor magazine today announced its third annual IA 25—the most influential people in and around the financial planning industry. IA’s editors determined that these 25 people stand out not only for their influence today but are also defining the issues, posing challenges, forming solutions, and building the companies and associations that will lead the profession into the future.

Investment Advisor, S&P, and Prima Announce Winners of First Annual U.S. Separately Managed Account Awards
New York, NY, March 22, 2005 – Seven management teams within the separately managed account industry were deemed "best in class" by Standard & Poor’s and its awards partners, Prima Capital and Investment Advisor Magazine, today in the first annual U.S. Separately Managed Account Awards. Each of the winning management teams, recognized for consistently demonstrating rigorous investment processes along with strong levels of performance, will be acknowledged and profiled in the April 2005 Issue of Investment Advisor Magazine.

WICKS Business Information Acquires Corporate Legal Times
Fairfield, Connecticut, February 22, 2005 – WICKS Business Information, LLC (WBi) has acquired certain assets of Corporate Legal Times, LLC, WBi CEO Douglas J. Manoni announced today. Corporate Legal Times is the leading monthly magazine for General Counsel and other in-house corporate counsel and the producer of the annual SuperConference. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

WICKS Business Information Announces Sale of Briefings Publishing Group to Douglas Publications, Inc.
Fairfield, Connecticut, January 19, 2005 – WICKS Business Information, LLC (WBi) has sold Briefings Publishing Group of Alexandria, Virginia, to Douglas Publications, Inc. of Richmond, Virginia, Douglas J. Manoni, WBi’s Chief Executive Officer, announced today. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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