has been listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange.

The Listing Committee of The Bermuda Stock Exchange announced last week that it had approved the listing of up to 4 million shares of the IIG Equity Opportunities Fund comprising of Class A Shares and Class B Shares.

The fund was incorporated as an exempted mutual fund company on February 22, 2000 under the laws of Bermuda.

The BSX said the investment objective of the fund is to achieve high absolute rates of return while preserving capital through opportunistic investments in privately negotiated placements in public companies.

The BSX said the fund will invest in a variety of equity and debt instruments of entities in the US and abroad while employing various hedging strategies.

The listing of the IIG Equity Opportunities Fund is sponsored by Harbour Financial Services Ltd.

The Fund is being listed under the BSX Listing Regulations for Collective Investment Schemes and the provisions for Restricted Marketing.

Martin Silver of IIG Equity Opportunities Fund said: "The Bermuda regulatory and economic environment are highly respected by investors throughout the world. These factors contributed significantly to our decision to incorporate the IIG Equity Opportunities Fund in Bermuda and to list its Shares on the Bermuda Stock Exchange.

"We are further excited by the opportunities provided by the listing of the Fund's Shares on the BSX.''