Fidelity enhances mobile phone access to investment accounts

FIDELITY ANYWHERETM ADDS NEW FEATURES

Mumbai, September 16, 2008 – Fidelity Asset Management Company today announced that it has expanded its service offering by providing investors access to their accounts through its mobile-friendly web site Fidelity AnywhereTM (www.fidelityanywhere.co.in). The Fidelity AnywhereTM service is free and available across all telecom operators in India.

Investors who are registered for Fidelity’s Online service can use the same login credentials and PIN / password to access their accounts on mobile phones with internet browsers and GPRS connectivity. The enhanced functionality allows investors to login and:

Monitor their Fidelity account – investments in all linked folios, including latest valuations of each scheme
Monitor the last 5 transactions folio wise, whether completed / pending / rejected transactions
View their holding status and investor names, e.g. single or joint holding
Request an account statement via email. The statement will be sent to the investor’s email ID that is registered with Fidelity

Another new feature allows visitors to Fidelity AnywhereTM to view stock market movements, of both the BSE and NSE, with a 15-minute delay. This feature is available without investors having to login.

Ashu Suyash, Managing Director and Country Head – India, Fidelity International, said, “We are pleased to offer our investors a self-service option to monitor their Fidelity Account 24×7 wherever they are. We see an increasing interest among investors to keep track of their investments and Fidelity AnywhereTM gives them another convenient way to do so. As the popularity of wireless devices grows, we will continue to enhance our mobile features to enable investors to access and manage their investments anytime, anywhere.”

Fidelity AnywhereTM   is a VeriSign secured (SSL certificates), mobile-friendly lite web site launched by Fidelity’s domestic asset management company in India. It provides the latest NAVs for Fidelity’s funds in India and allows its customers there to request application forms and investor guides which are then delivered via email.

In addition to the latest NAVs of various Fidelity funds, the fund house has also made available Investing Insights – short investor education pieces covering topics like SIP and the

benefits of long term investing. Customers who are interested in learning more about these topics can place a request through Fidelity AnywhereTM and the guides will be emailed to them immediately on receiving the request. Similarly, application forms can also be requested via this service.

Customers who do not have internet browser and GPRS enabled mobile / handheld devices, can use the SMS service to get the latest NAVs of Fidelity funds. They can send – NAV <code> – to 566771 to get the NAV of the relevant scheme. If they do not have the codes, they can send – CODE – to 566771 and get the relevant codes of various schemes.

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