Clark Orsky Joins BNY Mellon Asset Management Boutique

BOSTON and LONDON, November 1, 2010 — Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, the award-winning fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Asset Management, today announced that Clark J. Orsky has joined the firm as senior high yield analyst specializing in the healthcare, utilities and homebuilding sectors.

"Clark brings a wealth of experience in high yield bonds, which comprise a growing business for us as global institutions are increasing their allocations to high income and high yield securities," said David Leduc, chief investment officer of Standish.  "His industry-specific experience will augment our capabilities in corporate bonds."

Orsky, who is based in Boston and reports to Karen Bater, director of high yield strategies, comes to Standish from State Street Global Advisors, where he had been a high yield analyst.  Prior to that, he was an analyst for KDP Investment Advisors, a manager of financial planning systems for Green Mountain Power Corp., and manager of commercial real estate portfolios for Key Bank of Vermont.   He received his bachelor's degree from Babson College.

Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, with $79 billion of assets under management, provides investment management services across a broad spectrum of fixed income asset classes. These include corporate credit (investment-grade and high-yield), emerging markets debt (dollar-denominated and local currency), core / core plus and opportunistic (U.S. and global) strategies. Standish also offers full service capabilities in Insurance and Global Workout Solutions. The firm also includes assets managed by Standish personnel acting as dual officers of The Dreyfus Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon.

BNY Mellon Asset Management is the umbrella organization for BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms and global distribution companies.

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