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APB News The Asia Pacific Fund Web Site Named Best Mutual Funds IR Site
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Asia Pacific Fund (NYSE:APB) today announced that its Web site, www.asiapacificfund.com, was awarded the “Best Mutual Fund IR Website Award” in the Web Marketing Association’s 2006 competition.
This award demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement in shareholder communication and full disclosure of financial information to the investment community. The entries were judged on design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and ease of use. Judges included members of the media, advertising executives, site designers, content providers and Webmasters.
The Asia Pacific Fund, via its website, strives to ensure timely and accurate information to the investment community, and the Fund works diligently to make sure its shareholders and the investment community are provided with a platform that will allow them to access information on the Fund in the quickest and easiest manner possible. The WebAward further demonstrates the Funds commitment to shareholder value.
The WebAward competition, now in its tenth year, is hosted by the Web Marketing Association, Inc. (WMA), an independent volunteer organization founded for the purpose of evaluating, recognizing and increasing the standard of excellence on the World Wide Web. Web sites entered in the annual WebAwards competition are judged based on Internet and specific industry standards. This year, the award recognized the best Web sites in 96 industries with nominations for best Web site coming from interactive agencies and Web site marketing departments in more than 33 countries.
About The Asia Pacific Fund: The Asia Pacific Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "APB." The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in equity securities in the Asia Pacific countries (excluding Japan). The Fund is managed by Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited. For further information on The Asia Pacific Fund, please call our toll free line at 1-888-4-ASIA-PAC or visit www.asiapacificfund.com.
