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Acadian Core International Equity Fund

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March 31, 2009

Investment Objective

The objective of this fund is to achieve long-term investment returns through a portfolio of international equities that are sufficiently diversified to minimize investment risk. The fund may hold an aggregate of up to 5% in cash or cash equivalents.

Fund Details

• Fund Inception: October 1, 2000
• Net Assets: $156.4 million
• Primary Investments: Non-North American stocks
• Distributions: Monthly as required
• Not RRSP eligible

Growth of $1,000*

Growth of $1,000

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Regional Mix

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Annual Returns to March 31 (%)*

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2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

-7.8

-23.5

44.7

9.4

25.8

21.6

-15.4

-41.4

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Annualized Returns to March 31, 2009 (%)*

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Qtr**

6 mo**

1 yr

2 yr

3 yr

4 yr

5 yr

6 yr

7 yr

10 yr

-13.3

-23.0

-41.4

-29.6

-15.6

-6.7

-3.7

3.1

-1.2

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Top 10 Equity Holdings (%)

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(As a percentage of the total portfolio)

Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Sanofi-Aventis
France Telecom S.A.
Novartis AG
Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.
Nippon Tel. & Tel. Corp.
Santos Ltd.
Vivendi S.A.
AstraZeneca PLC
EADS N.V.

4.6
3.9
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.2
3.1
2.1
2.1
1.9

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Regional Mix (%)

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Region

MSCI-EAFE Index

INTEGRA

U.K.
Europe
Japan
Pacific Basin
Emerging Markets

20.7
44.6
24.3
10.4

16.3
39.0
28.0
7.7
9.0

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*Pursuant to securities legislation the fund cannot disclose performance returns prior to the date it commenced offering its units to the public by way of a prospectus.
†Growth is calculated based on compounded monthly returns.
**Performance for the quarter and 6 months to March 31 represent the actual total return of the funds for the period, and are not annualized.

Acadian Asset Management - Value Manager
Boston, MA., founded 1978, managing $37.5 billion U.S.

Acadian identifies market inefficiencies and exploits them using a structured, multi-factor process and sophisticated portfolio optimization techniques.

Global equity markets saw negative results in what was another highly volatile quarter. Dismal returns in January and February were mitigated by more favourable results in March after the U.S. initiated some well-received moves in economic policy – helping to restore investor confidence in the equity asset class.

Despite the March rally, Europe’s collective performance for the full quarter was markedly negative. Germany’s manufacturing sector continued to contract amid a sharp downturn in orders. France saw business confidence slump to its lowest level on record, while retail sales in Italy continued to languish. The U.K. saw further deterioration in consumer spending and investment as credit conditions remained tight.

Asia performed modestly better than Europe for the quarter, but was still negative. Japan’s equity market was hurt by waning factory output and a sizeable drop in exports. Australia saw favourable data on the housing front assuage the effects of near-record low business sentiment, while reports of rising unemployment in Hong Kong was tempered by news that home values saw a moderate recovery year-to-date.

The U.S. realized negative returns for the quarter, as equities were battered by the announcement of dismal fourth-quarter earnings and massive layoffs at a number of large companies. Investors reacted favourably, however, after President Obama signed a $787 billion economic stimulus plan into law and proposed a public-private partnership to absorb banks’ toxic assets.

All performance is presented in Canadian dollar terms, gross of investment management fees. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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