International Assets Holding Corporation Announces Acquisition of Risk Management Incorporated ("RMI")

International Assets Holding Corporation (INTL) (Nasdaq:IAAC) today announced that it has acquired Risk Management Incorporated (RMI), a Chicago-based Introducing Broker (IB), and RMI Consulting, Inc., companies that together specialize in the development and execution of price-risk and credit-risk management programs in the energy sector.

RMI provides execution and consulting services to some of the largest natural gas consumers in North America, including municipalities and large manufacturing firms, as well as major utilities. In addition to its risk-management and brokerage services, RMI also offers a wide range of other programs, including a proprietary online energy procurement platform.

As a result of the all-cash transaction, which closed on April 1, 2010, the RMI companies will become wholly owned subsidiaries of INTL's integrated commodity risk-management firm FCStone Group, Inc.  RMI's senior management team, as well as its employees in Chicago and Topeka, Kansas, will remain in place following the acquisition. 

Commenting on the transaction, Sean O'Connor, Chief Executive Officer of INTL, noted, "This acquisition adds extensive and proven expertise in the natural gas, electricity and related energy markets where RMI has a leading presence, as well as a broad range of long-term relationships with some major organizations. Together with the existing FCStone capabilities in energy risk-consulting and execution, we are now able to offer a substantial capability across all energy markets to a broader and more diversified customer base both domestically and internationally."

The three principals of RMI, John Snell, Dan Conrath and Shane Mathis, all have more than 20 years of experience in managing commercial risk in the energy markets. 

"We are very excited to become part of the INTL-FCStone family," commented Snell. "We have always felt that our conservative but creative approach to risk management had a lot in common with FCStone's, and we also share a strong emphasis on customer service. My partners and I believe that INTL/FCStone provides a unique platform and opportunity for us to significantly leverage our expertise in our markets, and to strengthen and expand our relationships."

About International Assets Holding Corporation

International Assets Holdings Corporation (INTL) provides execution and advisory services in commodities, currencies and international securities. INTL's businesses, which include the commodities advisory and transaction execution firm FCStone Group, serve more than 10,000 commercial customers in more than 100 countries through a network of offices in eleven countries around the world. Further information on INTL is available at www.intlassets.com. 

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