Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan announces launch by Subsidiary Organization of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan JSC Halyk Finance of trading platform Halyk TradePro from July 1, 2011

/KASE, June 23, 11/ - Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (Almaty), whose securities are officially listed at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release of June 23, 2011: quote A subsidiary organization of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, the joint-stock company Halyk Finance, is due to launch on July 1, 2011 "Halyk TradePro", a trading platform designed for on-line trading at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. Halyk Finance pays special attention to developing remote sales channels, providing convenient tools for Internet-based exchange trading which, in turn, help widen the circle of local investors, attract peoples' savings into the economy. Having this purpose in mind, engineers have come up with the trading platform Halyk TradePro, which enables Halyk Finance's customers to trade in securities submitting their orders for sale or purchase of shares listed at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange from anywhere in the world. What is more, the platform provides the users with all necessary information about trading going on at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, including data on quotations of financial instruments, charts depicting their value changing over a particular period of time, prices quoted by trading participants and volumes of demand/supply. The trading platform also makes it possible to monitor transactions and the state of accounts at any time suitable for the client. The new product by Halyk Finance features a high level of safety. Paperwork circulating between the client and the broker is sealed with an electronic digital signature issued by the Kazakhstan Center for Interbank Settlements, and that means meeting all requirements for electronic trading systems set by the current legislation. Customers using the Halyk TradePro trading platform enjoy special tariffs reduced several times for brokerage services and nominal holding services. In addition, such customers get access to analytical reviews by Halyk Finance. In the near future Halyk Finance is planning to make the trading platform more functional. Once launched, its clients will be able to use services enabling transfer of money and securities and trading in other types of financial instruments with the current market situation and customer needs taken into account. Press service of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan tel. +7 727 2 590 816 unquote [2011-06-23]