NEW YORK, April 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- International Monetary Systems, Ltd. (OTCBB:INLM) has enrolled in the unique shareholder empowerment platform administered by Investrend Communications, Inc., a provider of financial intelligence programs. . Benchmark analyst coverage will be initiated by Investrend Research analyst Benjamin P. Chui, CFA, and the company will also be participating in Investrend Broadcast's CEO of the Week(tm) webcast in partnership with ON24. Investrend Research is located on the web at http://www.investrendresearch.com
Founded in 1989, International Monetary Systems currently serves more than 5,000 customers nationwide. Based in New Berlin, Wis., the company is one of the largest publicly traded barter companies, with offices in eight U.S. cities and two in Canada, and is continually expanding its exchange locations. The company's proprietary transaction network enables companies and individuals to trade goods and services throughout North America, using an electronic currency known as trade dollars.
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An InvestorPower(tm) page has been created regarding the company at http://www.investrend.com/company/list.asp?sPathParam=yes.
Benjamin P. Chui, CFA, is a member of AIMR and the Securities Analysts of San Francisco. He has served as a buy-side security analyst and portfolio manager for San Francisco based American Pegasus Investment Management for five years. American Pegasus is a hedge fund firm focusing on U.S. equities. Prior to that, he worked with Silicon Valley Venture Partners, a technology hedge fund firm in San Jose as general partner for two of their technology hedge funds. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with honors in economics and statistics.
Investrend Research has been the leading independent equity research publishing and distribution program since 1996, with over 65 AIMR-qualified professional analysts posting more than 550 reports to date. Anyone may enroll a company in the Investrend platforms. Enrollment fees for the Benchmark Research platform is $1,150 per month, and the CEO of the Week(tm) program, which provides shareholders with a dynamic view into the company's operations and its chief executive officer, is listed at $2,485. These enrollment fees are being paid in advance via barter by the company. Analysts are paid in advance for their initial reports by Investrend Research to limit or eliminate pecuniary interests, and no one associated with the program may own or trade in the equities of companies under coverage.
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