Swedbank Robur named best fund manager in the Nordic region

Press Release March 19, 2008

Swedbank Robur named best fund manager in the Nordic region

For the second consecutive year, Swedbank Robur has been named the best fund
manager in the Nordic region by the international analyst firm Lipper. At
yesterday's awards ceremony, Swedbank Robur received a total of eight awards,
two for the best fund company and six for individual funds.

“We're delighted to be able to offer our clients funds that have received top
rankings by both Swedish and international players. That we have now been named
the best fund manager in the Nordic region for the second consecutive year is
proof that our management model is successful,” says Mats Lagerqvist, President
of Swedbank Robur. 

The fund company awards received by Swedbank Robur were the “Best Fund Group
over Three Years, Mixed Assets Group - Large” and “Best Fund Group over Three
Years, Overall Group - Large.”

Swedbank Robur Euro Räntefond (fixed income fund), Mixfond MEGA (mixed fund),
Norrmix, Privatiseringsfond (privatization fund), Småbolagsfond Sweden (Swedish
small cap fund) and Svensk Aktieportfölj (Swedish equity portfolio) were the
funds that were best in their particular category. 

Earlier this year, Swedbank Robur was also named “Fund Manager of the Year” by
Morningstar and Dagens Industri for the “strong fund performance in 2007.”


For further information, please contact:
Pär Bäckman, Head of Information, Swedbank Robur, telephone: +46 70-655 92 33
Sara Hägg, Press Liaison, Swedbank Robur, telephone: +46-730-45 27 57 


Swedbank Robur is a wholly owned subsidiary of Swedbank. Founded in 1967, Roburwas 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.