Australian Franklin Partners Join Forces with Canadian Amstel Securities NV!

NOOSAVILLE, AUSTRALIA, August 31, 2011

Gary FitzGeral head of Australia's leading mortgage investment firm Franklin Partners is today announcing that Peter Sermol , Managing Director of Amstel Securities NV, Canadian investment company, have joined forces.

"With Peter Sermol, who specialises in uncovering uncorrelated high yielding investment strategies and investments for hedge funds, joining forces with us (Franklin Partners] this seems a formidable partnership auguring well for the bourgeoning Australian mortgage investment market," commented FitzGerald.

Amstel, which started out as an equity and equity-derivatives specialist for the Far Eastern markets and has since build an enviable reputation among European institutional investors, covers a very wide product range to include equities and equity derivatives to energy derivatives, high yield and distressed bonds and money markets, swaps, forex and forwards. All of its business it settled on a DVP-basis through its settlement agents Deutsche Bank AG, Kas Bank NV or Pershing LLC.

"In the last six years, we have grown strongly into a global operation with nine offices in all major time zones, employing just over 100 people," said Sermol, who is equally delighted in sharing its expertise with Australia's top mortgage investment house, Franklin Partners.

Franklin Partners, which is a boutique mortgage funder and manager, specialises buying, selling and managing loans as principal and on behalf of individual investors and hedge funds based in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom and Canada. "Many of our clients are Australian Self-Managed Superannuation Funds," said FitzGerald.

About Franklin Partners
Franklin Partners is the result of a collaboration between, Gary FitzGerald, and Craig West, who are supported by a core team of professionals with a wealth of experience in global financial transactions. The team provides you with over 100 years of combined experience covering more than fifty billion dollars in property related transactions.

About Amstel Securities NV
Peter Sermol founded Amstel Securities NV in 1989, and has since held steadfastly on to its two guiding principles: It trades strictly on an agency basis and it only trade with professional and institutional investors. It is management-owned and has always avoided conflicts of interest by not engaging in proprietary trading and investment banking activities. Amstel prides itself on employing a dedicated and experienced sales staff that knows that long-term client relationships can only be built by providing a quality service.

For further information, please contact: , Gary FitzGerald Senior Partner, +61 439810652, gary@franklinpartners.com.au, or visit http://www.franklinpartners.com.au.

Franklin Partners is the result of a collaboration between, Gary FitzGerald, and Craig West, who are supported by a core team of professionals with a wealth of experience in global financial transactions. The team provides you with over 100 years of combined experience covering more than fifty billion dollars in property related transactions.