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Principal Protected Notes Q4 2007 Commentary
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE Principal Protected Notes
are 100 principal-guaranteed by Société Générale
such that the full principal amount is repaid at
maturity regardless of market performance. In
addition, investors receive any investment return
earned by the investment managers, net of fees.
The Pro-Hedge Principal Protected Notes provide
selected leading fund managers in the world
available to all Canadian investors and are
designed to deliver consistent performance
regardless of market conditions.
  • THE QUARTER IN REVIEW
  • The Principal Protected Notes Series 2, 3 and 4
    modestly outperformed the SP500 during the
    fourth quarter but slightly under-performed the
    Lehman Bond Index. As a group, the 23 investment
    managers within the Ontario Partners Global
    Master Fund performed well but, more importantly,
    the investment return during the year
    outperformed the SP500 by nearly 5.
    Maintaining this investment ensures that you get
    the full principal back at maturity and also
    provides protection from market declines. You
    have excellent fourth-quarter relative
    performance with these notes and it probably
    compares very favorably with returns earned by
    those investors who invest directly into the
    markets,.
  • As we expected, the performance of the US markets
    is being affected by the sub-prime mortgage
    market and declines in real estate values. To
    date, the reaction has been somewhat muted but we
    do expect more of an effect as financial
    institutions report earnings in the future. The
    situation is not yet resolved.
  • Inflation is still subdued and US Treasury rates
    remain low. The Fed is continuing to reduce
    interest rates to minimize the effect on their
    domestic economy. Credit spreads on poor quality
    debt instruments have widened considerably
    especially for high-yield and distressed
    securities.
  • The Canadian dollar has gained against both the
    US dollar (15) and the Euro (6) throughout 2007
    ending at US0.99. The price of crude oil has
    moved up 57 since the beginning of the year to
    US96 and gold has appreciated 31 to US838.
    Large-cap equities moved higher in Canada
    resulting in a gain of 7 for the TSX. The US
    market did not fare so well in Canadian dollars
    due to the weak dollar resulting in a loss of 8
    by the SP500.
  • During the quarter, our heaviest investment
    manager exposure was to Ontario Partners and they
    added 2.8 during the quarter. Our modest (10)
    exposure to our other managers reduced the
    overall performance to 1.5 for the Series II
    notes. One of the other investment managers,
    Winton Capital Management was small and we
    eliminated it just after the end of the third
    quarter. However, in summary, the overall
    positive performance resulted in excellent
    relative performance and bodes well for the
    future while you are still guaranteed to receive
    full repayment at maturity.

Contd
Calculations for the above funds were based on
net asset values after deductions for management
fees, performance fees, and operating expenses.
The above fund values change frequently and past
performance may not necessarily be repeated. This
communication contains information about
Pro-Hedge Funds Inc. but under no circumstances
should be construed as a public offering to sell,
or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
An eligible investor should refer to a funds
confidential offering document prior to purchase.
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Principal Protected Notes Q4 2007 Commentary
WHY IS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NOTES DIFFERENT
FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THE UNDERLYING FUND? The
performance of the Note at maturity will be
solely dependent on the performance of the
underlying fund portfolio. Prior to maturity,
however, the value of the Notes will be dependent
on several factors including Fund performance,
time to maturity, market volatility, and interest
rates. At the high level, these deposit notes are
constructed using a zero-coupon bond, to provide
principal protection at maturity, and a call
option, to provide the linkage to the performance
of the underlying fund portfolio. The price of
the Notes on any particular day is calculated
simply as the sum of (1) value of the zero coupon
bond, and (2) the value of the call option.
During the life of the Notes, many factors can
influence the monthly price, including changes in
interest rates, credit spreads, volatility, and
underlying manager performance. The sensitivity
to each of these factors will also change over
time. For example, it is expected that changes in
both interest rates and market volatility will
impact the Note disproportionately in the earlier
years and less so as the Note gets closer to
maturity, when the performance of the underlying
managers will be more influential. Recently,
rising interest rates have hurt the performance
of the Notes despite positive underlying manager
performance. In addition, volatility has fallen,
which has also hurt near-term performance. Over
time however, these variables will become less
significant and will not materially impact the
performance of the Notes if held to maturity. As
such, the monthly fluctuations in interest rates
and volatility should not be of major concern for
those investors who intend on holding the Notes
to maturity. What does matter in the long-term is
the performance of the underlying Fund, which has
been positive over the duration of the Note.
For additional information please contact
Pro-Hedge Funds Inc., a registered trade name of
Pro-Financial Asset Management Inc., at
1-877-566-5145.
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