Nanotechnology impacts most industries, including electronics, natural resources, energy, clean technology and life sciences.

HONG KONG, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Cedrus Investments( http://www.cedrusinvestments.com/index.html ), a global leader in the nanotechnology investment arena( http://www.cedrusinvestments.com/our_business/nanotechnology.html ), announced today the first half 2012 performance of its two global nanotechnology indices, both launched in October 2009 -- Cedrus Nanotechnology Index - Diversified (CNID)( http://www.cedrusinvestments.com/about/index.html ) and Cedrus Nanotechnology Index - Pure (CNIP)( http://www.cedrusinvestments.com/about/index.html ). Both CNID and CNIP outperformed many of the major global indices including S&P 500, MSCI World Index, Russell 3000, Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite in first half of 2012 with a respective return of 8.37% and 11.43%.

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Cedrus maintains two indices in order to meet the needs of diverse investors. These indices serve as performance benchmarks for nanotechnology investing. Cedrus' diversified index (CNID) includes equally-weighted companies spanning all five nano-markets, including electronics, manufacturing, energy, life sciences and clean technology and is inclusive of both diversified companies that have nanotechnology as only one of many growth drivers, and pure-play companies that have nanotechnology as their primary driver of growth. Cedrus' pure index (CNIP) is a concentrated index, comprised of equally-weighted pure-play companies spanning all five nano-markets and is best-suited for small-cap investors.

About Cedrus Investment Ltd.

Cedrus Investments Ltd( http://www.cedrusinvestments.com/index.html ). is a boutique global investment services firm, specializing in private wealth management( http://www.cedrusinvestments.com/our_business/private_wealth_management.html ), asset management( http://www.cedrusinvestments.com/our_business/asset_management.html ) and financial advisory services( http://www.cedrusinvestments.com/our_business/financial_advisory_services.html ) for institutional investors, corporations, family offices, high net worth individuals and other sophisticated investors, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Jakarta and Grand Cayman.

For further information about Cedrus Investments, please visit http://www.cedrusinvestments.com.

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