Federated InterContinental Fund Earns Lipper Fund Award

PITTSBURGH, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE: FII), one of the nation's largest investment managers, today announced that the Federated InterContinental Fund (RIMAX) received a Lipper Fund Award recognizing its category-leading performance. Lipper, a leading global provider of mutual fund research and analysis, based the award on the calculation of consistent five-year risk-adjusted performance as of Dec. 31, 2009.

Federated InterContinental Fund earned the Lipper Fund Award in the International Multi-Cap Core Funds classification and ranked best out of 107 funds for the five-year period.  The fund seeks to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation, primarily from investments in foreign equities in both developed and emerging markets through a country selection process.

"This award recognizes our investment management strategy of providing consistent, high-quality products and services to meet the varied and evolving needs of investors," said John B. Fisher, president and chief executive officer, Federated Advisory Companies. "We appreciate Lipper's recognition of the talented investment professionals who contributed to the fund's performance."

Federated Investors, Inc. is one of the largest investment management firms in the United States, managing $389.3 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, 2009. With 145 funds and various separately managed accounts, Federated provides comprehensive investment management worldwide to nearly 5,200 institutions and intermediaries including corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/dealers.

The currency for the calculation corresponds to the currency of the country for which the awards are calculated and relies on monthly data. Classification averages are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classification. The calculation periods extend over 36, 60, and 120 months. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value within each eligible classification determines the fund classification winner over three, five, or ten years. For a detailed explanation please review the Lipper Leaders methodology document on www.lipperweb.com.

Although Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Lipper.  Users acknowledge that they have not relied upon any warranty, condition, guarantee or representation made by Lipper.  Any use of the data for analyzing, managing or trading financial instruments is at the user's own risk.  This is not an offer to buy or sell securities.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The fund is the successor to the Rochdale Atlas Portfolio pursuant to a reorganization that took place on August 24, 2007. Prior to that date, the fund had no investment operations.

International investing involves special risks including currency risk, increased volatility, political risks and differences in auditing and other financial standards. Prices of emerging markets securities can be significantly more volatile than the prices of securities in developed countries, and currency risk and political risks are accentuated in emerging markets. Mutual funds are subject to risks and fluctuate in value.

For more complete information, visit FederatedInvestors.com or contact your investment professional for prospectuses.  You should consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before you invest.  Information about these and other important subjects is in the fund's prospectus, which you should read carefully before investing.

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

SOURCE Federated Investors, Inc.