Receives top rankings in all four overall performance categories and seven regional categories, including Americas, Europe and Asia

Service category firsts include best sales coverage, best service overall for asset managers and hedge funds, technical research, most improved service, capital flows, risk management, hedging capabilities, and technology integration

NEW YORK, March 24, 2010 — Outstanding levels of service to foreign exchange clients on a sustained basis have earned BNY Mellon a compelling number of first-place awards in Global Investor/isf magazine's 2010 Foreign Exchange Survey. BNY Mellon ranked first in the survey's four overall performance categories, captured top rankings in seven regional categories, including the Americas, Europe and Asia, and received firsts in 14 of 20 service categories, including best service overall for asset managers and hedge funds, risk management, hedging capabilities, capital flows, technical research and technology integration.

Results for all 40 categories included in this year's survey appear in the March issue of Global Investor/isf.

"Our standing as a leader in FX service delivery reflects our longstanding strategic focus on adding value to our FX client relationships by providing innovative products and unsurpassed levels of client service," said Jorge Rodriguez, executive vice president and head of global foreign exchange sales for BNY Mellon Global Markets.

BNY Mellon Global Markets encompasses The Bank of New York Mellon's foreign exchange, interest-rate and equity risk management businesses. Maintaining sales and trading desks around the world and active in more than 100 currency markets, Global Markets is a major presence in world financial centers and provides a full array of trading, research and e-commerce products to institutional fund managers, corporations and government entities throughout the world. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com/globalmarkets.

BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets.  BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team.  It has $22.3 trillion in assets under custody and administration, $1.1 trillion in assets under management, services $12.0 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.6 trillion per day.  Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.

Foreign exchange and other Global Markets products and services are provided by subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.