AER Advisors, Inc., Investment Sub-Advisor for two PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Funds Enters the Market RYE BEACH, N.H., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- AER Advisors, Inc., a private financial services firm focused on product development of actively managed equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced that two actively managed equity "PowerShares Active Alpha ETFs" began trading on Friday, April 11, 2008 on the NYSE Arca for which AER Advisors is the Sub-Advisor. The ticker symbols and portfolio names are as follows: -- PQY - PowerShares Active AlphaQ Fund -- PQZ - PowerShares Active Alpha Multi-Cap Fund "AER Advisors is pleased to be partnering with an industry leader, Invesco PowerShares as we reach this long-awaited milestone in the ETF industry," said Carol O'Leary, CEO and President, AER Advisors, Inc. "I believe Invesco PowerShares has the ability to take the ETF revolution to an entirely new level through its utilization of actively managed equity ETFs," added O'Leary. The two PowerShares Active Alpha ETFs are based on a flexible universe of approximately 3,000 U.S. exchange listed stocks and seek to outperform traditional index benchmarks. "AER's research methodology is 100% proprietary," said David J. O'Leary, AER Advisors Chairman and Chief Investment Officer. "We follow approximately 3,000 U.S. traded stocks representing essentially all companies with over $400 million market capitalization. This allows us to find unique growth candidates, undervalued stocks relative to growth, and companies that are not widely covered and owned by the investment community," added O'Leary. Mr. O'Leary, AER Advisors Chairman and Chief Investment Officer has created behind AER Advisors' proprietary stock selection methodology, the investment strategy incorporated into the PowerShares Active Alpha ETFs. This methodology is largely based on the relationship between stock prices and earnings over time. The PowerShares Active AlphaQ Fund (NYSE:PQY) is an actively managed (ETF) which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of approximately 50 securities listed on the Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to the proprietary stock screening methodology developed by AER Advisors, Inc. This investment process seeks to achieve returns in excess of the NASDAQ 100(C) Index. The PowerShares Active Alpha Multi-Cap Fund (NYSE:PQZ) is an actively managed ETF which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of approximately 50 securities selected pursuant to the proprietary stock screening methodology developed by AER Advisors, Inc. This investment process seeks to achieve returns in excess of the S&P 500(C) Index. About AER Advisors, Inc. AER Advisors Inc. is a private financial services firm located in Rye Beach, N.H. primarily focused on product development of actively managed exchange-traded equity ETFs. The firm is sub-advisor to Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC for two actively managed equity ETFs traded on the NYSE Arca. About Invesco Powershares Invesco PowerShares is leading the intelligent ETF revolution through its family of more than 100 domestic, international and active exchange-traded funds. With assets under management of $12.75 billion, PowerShares ETFs trade on all of the major U.S. stock exchanges that trade ETFs. For more information, please visit us at http://www.invescopowershares.com/. Invesco PowerShares is a part of Invesco, Ltd. a leading independent global investment management company, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. By delivering the combined power of its distinctive worldwide investment management capabilities, including AIM, Atlantic Trust, Invesco, Perpetual, PowerShares, Trimark, and WL Ross, Invesco provides a comprehensive array of enduring investment solutions for retail, institutional and high net worth clients around the world. Operating in 20 countries, the company is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at http://www.invesco.com/. Risks of Owning Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Funds There are risks involved with investing in the Funds. The Funds are actively managed and because actively managed ETFs have a limited trading history, there can be no assurance as to whether and to what extent the Funds' shares will trade at premiums or discounts to net asset value. Shares are not FDIC insured, may lose value and have no bank guarantee. You may lose money investing in the Funds. Additionally, the PowerShares Active AlphaQ Fund and PowerShares Active Multi-Cap Fund may be subject to market risk, equity risk and small- medium-capitalization risk. Small- and mid-cap companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and more volatile than larger companies. Shares are not individually redeemable and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Fund and tender those shares for redemption to the Fund in Creation Units only, typically consisting of aggregations of 50,000 shares. The two Funds will be advised by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC and sub-advised by AER Advisors, Inc. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of the PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust. An investor should consider each Fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds. For more complete information about the Funds or to obtain a prospectus, call 800.983.0903. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. DATASOURCE: AER Advisors, Inc. CONTACT: Margaret M. Ponzer, AER Advisors, Inc., , +1-603-964-4499 O, +1-603-205-6133 C Web site: http://www.invescopowershares.com/ http://www.invesco.com/

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