3.20.2006 ET

(CSRwire) PORTLAND, Maine - IW Financial, a leading provider of research- based technology solutions that enable investment professionals to analyze portfolio holdings based on environmental, social and governance criteria, is expanding its internal research capacities to complement its current third party agreements, the firm announced today.

"Building internal capacity allows us to augment third party research or add research on specific issues, enabling us to better address our clients‚ needs,‰ said Mark Bateman, who was named director of research at IW Financial in February. "We want to be in a position to react quickly to investor and asset manager concerns."

IW Financial currently utilizes several third party research organizations to provide data for the IWF Workstation platform, a Web-based software application that combines research on corporate governance, sustainability, risk and other factors to evaluate the investment suitability of more than 2,000 publicly-traded equity securities. Recently, in response to client requests, IW Financial began including information in their IWF Workstation platform on companies‚ involvement in Sudan to help plan sponsors, asset managers and institutional investors with divestiture requirements.

About IW Financial
Founded in 2000, IW Financial is a leading provider of research based technology solutions that enable financial professionals to identify risks and opportunities, differentiate their services and strengthen relationships with clients. IW Financial offers its applications to money management firms, advisors and institutional investors through the IWF Workstation platform.

IW Financial is based in Portland, Maine. For more information, visit www.iwfinancial.com

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