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The Intrepid Small Cap Fund has garnered noteworthy media attention this year due to its strong performance. View MPI’s performance attribution report here. Non-subscribers: Please complete this online form and the analysis will be sent to you shortly.

On October 29, MPIÕs Jeff Schwartz will share his insights on ÒDue Diligence in the Post-Madoff EraÓ at the 3pm Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.

MPIÕs Alexandre Dussaucy will present on ÒNew Directions in Manager Research, Portfolio Construction and ReportingÓ at the CFA Institute European Investment Conference, October 21-23, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Michael Markov shares his insights on risk with InvestmentNews. View MPI’s blog for recent risk and manager performance analysis.

Institutional Investor features Michael Markov’s opinion piece, “Using Daily Returns To Identify Bond Fund Risks”. View MPI’s quantitative analysis of the Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund here.

On September 15, MPI’s Jeff Schwartz will chair the Performance Measurement & Attribution stream at the Technology Solutions for Asset Managers conference in Jersey City, NJ.

Jeff Schwartz will speak on the ÒIn Search of AlphaÓ panel at the IMN Foundations and Endowments Summit on September 22-23, 2009 in North San Diego, CA.

MPI’s Jeremy Bach participated in the panel session, ÒUncovering the Madoff FraudÓ alongside a team of industry experts who first discovered the Madoff scandal.

Michael Markov interviewed by Pensions & Investments: “There were plenty of red flags at Oppenheimer Core Bond that these states and other investors could have picked up on.” View MPI’s Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund analysis here.

Using Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund as an example, MPIÕs new case study demonstrates how returns-based style analysis and high-frequency data could have alerted investors and analysts to the fundÕs risks long before its collapse.