Bailard Named "International Equity Manager of the Year" by Emerging Manager Monthly

FOSTER CITY, CA, April 22, 2008 - Bailard, Inc. was chosen as “International Equity Manager of the Year” for 2007 in Emerging Manager Monthly’s second annual Emerging Manager Awards. Bailard’s quantitative international equity strategy was selected over two other finalists in the International category. A reprint of the award is available here.

The awards were announced in the newsletter’s April 2008 issue. In all, 525 strategies were considered for the seven award categories via a quantitative screening process conducted in conjunction with eVestment Alliance. Three finalists were named in each category and the winners were chosen by a panel of four judges from investment firms and pension funds.

Among other things, the newsletter noted the large jump in assets the strategy incurred between 2006 and 2007 (from $272 million at 12/31/2006 to $421 million by 12/31/07) and ranked the strategy in the 13 th percentile of international equity managers in 2007. More information on the Emerging Managers Awards, is available at www.emergingmanagermonthly.com.

“We feel especially honored to have been singled out by a panel of our investment management peers and institutional investors,” said Peter Hill, Chief Executive Officer of Bailard and the head of Bailard’s International Equity management team.

The Bailard International Equity strategy is available to qualified institutional clients via separately managed accounts. More information on the strategy can be viewed here.

About Bailard

Bailard, Inc., founded in 1969, is an independent investment management firm based in Foster City, California. Bailard manages over $2 billion for institutional and high net worth investors, offering innovative investment solutions ranging from traditional investments to specialty products.