London / New York, 18 September 2007 - Tullett Prebon Information, a leading global provider of Financial Market data, and the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), today announced that Tullett Prebon Information has become the exclusive provider of real-time money market, foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income pricing to AFP. The Tullett Prebon Information Key Rates service will be available to AFP members via the AFP Web site (www.afponline.org), offering them real-time access to a concise, consolidated view of key benchmarks including US Treasuries, Repo, Interest Rate Swaps, Agencies, Mortgage-backed securities, spot FX and other fundamental interbank rates.
Henry Ann, Global Head of Tullett Prebon Information, said, "Corporate financial professionals require the best and most transparent fixed income and money market pricing information from a trusted industry benchmark, and that is what Tullett Prebon Information provides. Tullett Prebon Information's Key Rates service offers the highest quality quotes in a timely, concise and user-friendly display. We are pleased the AFP has chosen Tullett Prebon Information as a partner to offer this member benefit. This offering will provide vital interbank quotes to CFO's, Treasurers, Controllers and other financial professionals to meet their price discovery needs for compliance, financing and cash management."
Jim Kaitz, AFP president and CEO added, "As the global resource and advocate for the finance profession, providing products, education and training for treasury and corporate finance professionals we are excited to offer the Key Rates service to our members. This offering will help our members and their organizations in their daily compliance, financing and cash management responsibilities by increasing transparency and efficiency in the pricing of money market, FX and fixed income securities. We look forward to building on this relationship to support the evolving demands of our financial membership."
About Tullett Prebon Information ( www.TPInformation.com )
Tullett Prebon Information Limited is the leading provider of real-time price information from the wholesale inter-dealer brokered financial markets. Tullett Prebon Information is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tullett Prebon PLC, a fully diversified inter-dealer broker with a leading presence in global Fixed Income Securities, Money Markets, Capital Markets, Equities and associated derivative products. The data is delivered via industry leading information vendors and also via direct feeds to some of the world's largest financial institutions. The information is relied upon by thousands of market professionals around the globe moving billions of dollars of assets daily for the purposes of trading, derivatives and FX pricing, risk management and portfolio valuations.
About the Association for Financial Professionals
The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) serves more than 16,000 individual members throughout all stages of their careers in treasury and financial management. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, AFP provides professional certification, continuing education, research, development of industry standards, financial tools and publications, training and career development and representation to legislators and regulators. AFP's global reach includes AFP of Canada, a Toronto-based membership organization and gtnews, a London-based, on-line resource for the treasury and finance community AFP is the daily resource for its members to seek answers, solutions, best practices and collaboration with peers. For more information about AFP, visit www.AFPonline.org.