Products August 21, 2007

Dow Jones Announces Commodity Index-Based ETF

Dow Jones Indexes has announced the launch of The Dow Jones - AIG Commodity SwapEX, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for which the Dow Jones - AIG Commodity Index has been licensed to INDEXCHANGE Investment AG to serve as the underlying index.
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The Dow Jones – AIG Commodity Index is a diversified and highly liquid benchmark for the commodities markets, and is composed of futures contracts on physical commodities, according to the announcement. The 19 commodities currently in the Dow Jones – AIG Commodity Index are: aluminum, cattle, coffee, copper, corn, cotton, crude oil, gold, heating oil, hogs, natural gas, nickel, silver, soybeans, soybean oil, sugar, unleaded gas, wheat, and zinc.

The index is designed to minimize concentration in any one commodity or sector. No single commodity can comprise less than 2% or more than 15% of the index, and no sector can represent more than 33% of the index as of the annual re-weightings of the index.

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The new ETF was launched on Tuesday on the XTF segment of Deutsche Boerse.

Further information on the Dow Jones – AIG Commodity Index can be found at http://www.djindexes.com.

Products August 21, 2007

Pacific Life Offers Guide to Retirement Products and Strategies

Pacific Life Insurance Company and Pacific Life&Annuity Company have introduced the "Road to Retirement" guide and the Retirement Income Needs fact finder to help financial professionals address the need for additional retirement income with their clients.
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The new Road to Retirement guide provides an overview and comparison of retirement products and options for maximizing savings, according to Alyce Peterson, vice president of marketing services for the Life Insurance Division of Pacific Life.

Advisers can get a copy of the “Road to Retirement’ guide by contacting their Pacific Life or Pacific Life & Annuity representative, or by calling 866-722-9555.

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In addition, financial professionals appointed with Pacific Life and/or Pacific Life & Annuity can access interactive retirement tools and other retirement related materials at the new virtual Retirement Center at www.Lifeline.PacificLife.com. The Retirement Center includes retirement calculators, Retirement Architect software, sales ideas featuring life insurance, and PowerPoint presentations for clients.

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