Swedbank Robur named Fund Manager of the Year for 2007

Press Release January 21, 2008

Swedbank Robur named Fund Manager of the Year for 2007

Swedbank Robur has received the “Grand Prix” award as Sweden's Fund Manager of
the Year from the business daily Dagens Industri and investment research firm
Morningstar for its “strong fund performance in 2007.”  

“This award shows that we have succeeded in building a unique management model
that stands up well to the competition. We are pleased and proud to be chosen
Fund Manager of the Year and that we can offer our customers top-ranked funds,”
says Mats Lagerqvist, President of Swedbank Robur. 

Stefan Franzén and Ingemar Syréhn received gold medals in the categories Global
Funds and Sweden Funds, small and mid-cap. The fund management firm with the
highest combined medal points that also meets the requirements for customer
friendliness is named Grand Prix - Fund Manager of the Year. 

Swedbank Robur also received the Grand Prix - Fund Manager of the Year award in
2003 and in every one of the last five years has been awarded a medal in one of
the various categories. 


For further information, please contact:
Mats Lagerqvist, President, Swedbank Robur, telephone: +46-8-585 924 00
Sara Hägg, Press Liaison, Swedbank Robur, telephone: +46-730-45 27 57 


Swedbank Robur is a wholly owned subsidiary of Swedbank. Founded in 1967, Robur
was one of the first fund managers in Sweden. On December 1, 2006 Robur changed
its name to Swedbank Robur. Thanks to the strong performance of our managers and
a unique local presence through the branch network of Swedbank and Sweden's
savings banks, we are now the leader in the investment sector in the Nordic
region. Today we manage the capital of 3.1 million investors. In the Swedish
mutual fund market, Swedbank Robur has over 26 percent of assets under
management.