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Dear investors,

I am proud to welcome you to the very first edition of AGT Arena - our new quarterly magazineoffering you further insight into the world of AGT.

AGT is the leading information portal and trading platform in the global Verified Carbon Market.

We trade VCS approved Carbon Credits for discerning individuals, hedge funds and organisationsalike whilst pioneering industry best practice wordwide. In addition, our corporate consulting armadvises industry-leading organisations who seek to offset their carbon footprint in their quest forcompetitive advantage, and higher share prices. The pages within this magazine will go some way to demonstrating how we achieve this and our objective is to help you learn and trade in comfort within the world’s fastest growing commodity market. However, the proof in our pedigree lies in the warmth, welcome and achievements of our team, available through all of our worldwide locations.

Currently, the world is still feeling its way through the financial crisis and a cacophony of disasters abound. While the Eurozone’s debilitating fever reaches its peak and entire countries are being saved from bankruptcy, the renewable energy sector is enjoying an aggressive surge of fundingsuccesses - the green agenda is glowing under the spotlight.

The extension of the Kyoto Protocol under the COP17 agreement last December has refuelled the Carbon Credit debate with corporates worldwide demanding more credits to help meet objectives and deliver on their CSR agendas. In response, billions of dollars are being funnelled into green projects worldwide to keep Planet Earth the way we like it, the way we need it to remain. Carbon Credits have become THE issue of the day.

We look forward to receiving your thoughts and suggestions over the coming months.

Best wishes,

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#09 Lotus Formula 1™ Team #20 Microsoft Goes Green

#13 Birth of a New Commodity#22 Bumpy Skies Ahead

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Traditionally a safe haven for investors, the priceof gold has seen an almost unprecedented surge generated by demand driven by a variety of factors.

The VCS programme is the most widely usedquality assurance system of accounting forgreenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions.

As environmental issues are becoming increasingly important to consumers and businesses, the Lotus F1™ Team always ahead of the pack, set itself thegoal of becoming carbon neutral in 2012.

Last month saw the world’s largest softwarecompany declare war on carbon emissions byannouncing it was becoming carbon neutralby 2013.

The international drive to lower greenhouse gas emissions has created a multi-billion dollar global market for Carbon Credits.

In perhaps one of the most ambitious attemptsto curtail carbon emissions, the European Unionhas unilaterally sought to widen the scope ofits Emissions Trading Scheme to coverthe Aviation Industry.

AGT at the South African Business Council’s South Africa Freedom Day at The Westin Dubai. AGT’s carbon neutral talk at the International Business Women’s Group Dubai. AGT’s day out with thechildren from Dubai Autism Centre.

The markets have moved and financial engineering has reshaped the investor landscape.

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TOPNEWSglobal carbon market valuehits record $176 billion

According to the World Bank

Carbon market trading reached a record value of $176 billion in 2011, rising 11 percent spurred by secondarytrading volumes which offset lower prices and slowing economies, the World Bank said last month.

Companies and governments areturning to emissions trading as a tool for fighting climate change; with the European Union by far the most active since its cap-and-trade scheme began in 2005 under the Kyoto Protocol.

Worldwide emissions trading volumes rose 17 percent year on year to 10.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, with permits in the EUEmissions Trading Scheme (ETS)accounting for more than threequarters of the total.

The rise in volume lifted the value of the EU market to $148 billion from a revised $134 billion in 2010, despite average EU carbon prices falling 4 percent year on year to $18.8 a metric ton.

“Carbon markets were not immune to the economic volatility,” the World Bank report said, citing events such as the Arab Spring, Japan’s Fukushima disaster and the Eurozone debt crisis.

“A considerable portion of the tradesare primarily motivated by hedging,portfolio adjustments, profit takingand arbitrage.”

Secondary trading volumes forinternational offsets regulated by the United Nations also soared in 2011,rising 43 percent year on year to 1.8billion units valued at $23 billion.

The main reason for this was a risein demand for U.N.-backed emissions offsets, because a certain number ofthe credits can be used for compliancein markets such as the EU ETS.

It suggested recent and emergingcap-and-trade schemes in Australia,California, Mexico, South Korea and Quebec could contribute to future growth in overall carbon trading.

(Reuters.com)

A window into Microsoft’squest to become ‘carbon neutral’In May, Microsoft announced a commitment to achieve ‘carbon neutrality’ for its energy use companywide during its upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1st. It’s a bold and somewhat unusual plan, but consistent with thesoftware giant’s other recent sustainability initiatives, which favour sophisticated, IT-fuelled projects conducted in a transparent and accountable fashion.

Whether or not it succeeds, the effort demonstrates the potential of pushing the responsibility for improving energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions and increasing use of renewable energy down to every business unit andoperation across more than 100 countries, while creating economic incentives for them to do so.

Those incentives come in the form of a ‘carbon fee chargeback model’ to be administered by the company’s CFO, which levies a fee for carbon emissions to the business groups responsible for incurring them. The fees will be usedto build an investment fund with which Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will purchase renewable energy and offsets.The company intends that those purchases will enable it to reduce net emissions and achieve carbon-neutral status.

(Greenbiz.com)

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ALL THATGLITTERSIS GREEN

Omar Al Jaddou MAGroup Special Projects Director

Traditionally a safe haven for investors, theprice of gold has seen an almost unprecedented surge, with demand driven by a variety of factors, ranging from the increasing emergence of anaffluent middle class in heavily populatedcountries such as China and India to the growing economic turmoil including most recent fearsof instability in the Eurozone.

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Economic uncertainty, particularly with regard to the finances of sovereign states, has engendered wariness ininvestors, demonstrated in the increasing cost of state borrowing, which will undoubtedly have a detrimental impact on countries whose national budget is reliant on debt to fund the shortfall between income and expenditure. This stark reality has ushered in what the pundits have labeled an ‘age of austerity’, this socio-economic reality has seen the rise of far-right/ultra-nationalist political parties in several European states.

Tied to the fortunes of the currencyexchange market, gold is far fromimmune from the economic forces which drive demand and determine prices in the commodities market, and as such has seen something of a marked decline over recent months. In the long term, limited supply and increasingdemand will see the price of goldappreciate, but most investors are

both risk-averse and keen to generate returns over the short and medium term rather than the long term. A diversified investment strategy represents onepotential method of achieving these aims, given the old adage, with risk comes reward, allocating a proportion directly dependent on the term of yourinvestment strategy to alternativeor exotic investments is generallyaccepted wisdom within the worldof finance. In other words, it would be wise to avoid gambling lifesavings ona risky stock tip the year beforeretirement in the same way it wouldnot be wise to save for retirement byputting some cash under the carpetevery month for 20 years.

The most sought after investments within the alternative investmentbracket are those which arenon-correlated, that is, not impactedby movements in traditional equitymarkets. One example of this is theVerified Carbon Market (VCM)

specifically through Verified Emission Reduction (VER) Carbon Credits, amarket in which demand is driven and governed by the growing environmental movement and increasing pressureon companies and organisations tominimise and/or offset theircarbon footprint.

With investors seeing a return in excess of 25 percent in the past year, theVerified Carbon Market benefitsprojects which have been audited andaccredited by the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) to generate VER’s/VCU’s and demand is growing at an ever-increasing rate due to expectations from corporations to meet Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) objectives.

The relentless growth of the global environmental movement has sparked something of a paradigm shift inconsumer values and behaviour,particularly in the West. VER Carbon Credits offer investors the opportunity to

‘...With investors seeing a return in excess of 25 percent in the past year, the VER Carbon Credit market benefits from some of the same realities governing the long-termfuture of gold...’

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invest in, and profit from, the universally accepted reality that this planet we occupy will be mankind’s only home for some time to come, a reality which will

eventually drive companies to be more responsible for the one asset whose value cannot be measured – Planet Earth.

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As environmental issues are becoming increasingly important to consumers and businesses, the Lotus F1 Team, always ahead of the pack, placed increasing emphasis on reducing its carbon footprint in 2012. In pursuit of a more robust environmental strategy and to support existing policies at the team’s headquarters in Enstone, Oxfordshire, Lotus F1 Team entered into a multi-year partnership with AGT.

Lotus F1 Team’s CEO, Patrick Louis, commented,

“Lotus F1 Team takes environmental concerns very seriously, and this has long been the case for teams based at Enstone. The site of the team’s headquarters is itself based in a former quarry with every effort made to limit the impact on the local environment. We are currently scrutinising every aspect of our business, so to have a new perspective from AGT who have the particular objective of minimising our environmental impact is invaluable”.

The new relationship with AGT will see every aspect of Enstone come under greater scrutiny than ever before, with the objective of minimising carbon emissions from all processes and procedures at the race team’s base. AGT also aims to work with Lotus F1 Team partners to help achieve their environmental plans and Corporate Social Responsibility goals.

In return, the AGT logo will appear on the Lotus F1 Team E20 cars driven by the 2007 F1 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen and the 2011 GP2 World Champion Romain Grosjean. This and other important team branded items, have served to raise awareness of the verified carbon market and the invaluable projects that it supports, among the vast audience that Formula 1™ reaches.

…and here’s something else worth knowing – under its various guises, Lotus F1 Team have won 3 F1™ World Championships: Michael Schumacher 1995, Fernando Alonso 2005/06. Best of luck to the team for the remainder of the 2012 season!

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Patrick Louis, CEO Lotus F1™ Team

Remaining Races of the 2012 Season

German Grand Prix - Hockenheim, 20-22 July

Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring, 27-29 July

Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, 31 August - 2 September

Italian Grand Prix - Monza, 7-9 September

Singapore Grand Prix - Singapore, 21-23 September

Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka, 5-7 October

Korean Grand Prix - Yeongam, 12-14 October

Indian Grand Prix - New Delhi, 26-28 October

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina, 2-4 November

United States Grand Prix - Austin, 16-18 November

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FROM CARBONEMISSIONS TOCARBON CREDITS;the birth of a new commodityThe international drive to lower greenhouse gas emissions has created a multi-billion-dollar global market for Carbon Credits.

Leona Curtis-Oliver MBAGroup Marketing Director

The humble Carbon Credit has come a long way in a short space of time. From Kyoto to COP17, the year thus far has seen a record number of articles and press releases across the media highlighting market growth. With the World Bank valuing the carbon market at $176 billion, it’s important to understand why and how we arrived here. Let’s take a look back at howcarbon became a tradable commodity.

Carbon emissions have been tracked for 40 years. Scientists in the 1960’s estimated that the effect of carbon

emissions would become apparent by the year 2000 and they were, more or less, correct. However, the scientists, the politicians and the concerned public at large were aware of the effect of carbon emissions before 2000. With the alarming statistic showing the top 10 countries in the world emit 67.07% of the world total, the Kyoto Protocol thenintroduced the cap-and-trade system and the concept of Carbon Credits.

Anthropogenic factors are human activities that change the environment and influence the climate.

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Carbon CreThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, said that by 2080, 1.1-3.2billion people would be experiencing water scarcity, 200-600 million hunger and 2-7 million coastal flooding every year. The global larder is running outof food.

In May, Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency’s Chief Economist, told Reuters: “When I look at this data, the trend isperfectly in line with a temperatureincrease of 6 degrees Celsius (towards the end of this century), which would have devastating consequences forthe planet.”

Scientists predict the effect of carbon emissions will be seen by 2000

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IPCC publish report statingglobal warming exists

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Kyoto Protocol comes into effect and Australia, Canada, Japan etc sign up

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2050 projected 685 double the safe upper limit for humans

Data courtesy of Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii

In some cases the chain of causality is direct and unambiguous while in others it is less clear. In 1870, the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in the atmosphere was 290 parts per million (ppm) and the mean global temperature was 13.6 degrees Celsius. Today, there are 396.18 parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere, according to CO2now.org. The upper safety level for atmospheric CO2 is 350 parts per million. The world’s most current data for atmospheric CO2 is measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

Carbon Credit Timeline

Both renewable energy and carbon saving projects may generate Carbon Credits which can then be traded by institutions, traders and wholesalers. Companies looking to achieve CSR goals offset their carbon emissions to become carbon neutral by calculating their carbon footprint and purchasing the equivalent value of VCS approved Carbon Credits which are retired from the system on purchase.

The reality: trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, store carbon in their trunks, release oxygen into the atmosphere and polluters may offset their emissions by paying for

“Scientists say ensuring global averagetemperatures this century do not rise more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is needed to limit devastating climate effects like crop failure and melting glaciers.”

(Reuters)

The first Carbon Credit in thecompliance market is created

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The first Carbon Credit iscreated in the verified market

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Carbon dioxide levels exceedwhat is considered safe for humans

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CO2 pollution projected to bedouble what is safe for humans.

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Projected water scarcity, hunger andcoastal flooding for 1-3 billion people

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reforestation projects, wind farms and methane captures. Hence, the firstCarbon Credit was traded in 2005, the first verified Carbon Credit was traded in 2007 and a new commodity was born.

After pursuing countless generations of continuous growth, the human species is confronted with one of its greatest challenges; how to live sustainably on planet earth. In a just world, it would appear that profligacy has a price.

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Q: CarbonNot a day passes without news of market Armageddon affecting us all. Between Greece’s all but bankrupt economy,coupled with the Eurozone crisis in the West, rising of prices related to Iran’s nuclear standoff in the Middle-East and China strengthening its puppet strings on the geo-political balance in the Far-East, there has never been a more volatile time in the financial markets.

The markets have moved and financial engineering has reshaped the investor’s landscape. Forward to today, last quarter saw the demigods of the financial world including Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan amuse us with a BIG facebook IPO that turned out to be not be so big. Even the big boys can get it wrong…still!

It doesn’t matter what you know or which investment has performed for you, no one can ignore a growth market.Traditional asset classes have beenhammered during the crisis. Real estate was replaced with gold during the last24 months. Looking at the marketstoday, this shiny metal with oncesparkling returns has lost its lustre.Gold is in decline and investors aresecond-guessing the market once again. Forex offers high rewards for higher risk and is essentially for gamblers, so if you can afford to…why not. But if you want to protect your money – or dare I say even grow your money – most investors don’t know where to turn!

Enter the carbon market. Carbon has not been immune to the financial turmoil yet news has spread to show investors an alternative does exist. According toReuters, The World Bank has reported that ‘Carbon market trading reached a record value of $176 billion in 2011, rising

11 percent spurred by secondary trading volumes which offset lower prices and slowing economies’. Is double-digit growth still possible in such trying times? The report continues citing that ‘a considerable portion of trades is primarily motivated by hedging, portfolio adjustments, profit taking and arbitrage’. This suggests the bankers and money managers around the world are still making money in something seen as ‘airy’!

That’s good news for institutional clients, but what about the individual investor? Where does that leave youand me? Interestingly, the report citesthe ‘verified market’ achieving aphenomenal 37 percent. If that’spossible on ANY level, investors haveto ask serious questions about theirportfolio. It is this secondary, voluntaryor verified market, which has seen the most traction in the last 12 even 24 months allowing individual investors to take advantage of the carbon market at bite-size levels.

Advanced Global Trading (AGT) is the global leader in the Verified CarbonMarket (VCM) and has become the largest trader for Verified Emission Reduction (VER) Carbon Credits worldwide. To correlate the above market figures, AGT has delivered 30.2 percent ROI to all investors worldwide in 2011. AGT is the first to offer high levelsof liquidity and the first to deliver an online trading platform, offering investors complete control to enter and exit their carbon positions 24/7.

If you would like to diversify your portfolio and enter the carbon market, call us to discuss your options with one of our Carbon Investment Consultants.

Adham K Faris BSc (Hons)Senior CarbonInvestment Consultant

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The Verified Carbon StandardThe Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) was established in 2009 by The Climate Group, The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), The WorldEconomic Forum and The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), with the aim of establishing a credible and authoritative standard for VER offsets. The VCS has consolidated its position as the market leader, with 58% of all VERs issued in 2011 accredited by it according to a new Bloomberg report. The VCS Association was incorporated as a non-profit in Washington, DC in 2009, with a professional staff to manage ongoing operations and development of the VCS Standard and Program. Today VCS is managed by staff with input andguidance from the board. The VCS relies on expert committees to ensure existing and new requirementsreflect state of the art knowledge and global good practice. The VCS convenes new committees of global experts on a regular basis to guide the development of new requirements. With input from experts the VCS is steadily expanding the scope of the program to respond to the need for new innovative and trusted carbon accounting tools.

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MicrosoftGoes GreenLast month saw the world’s largest softwarecompany declare war on carbon emissions byannouncing it was becoming carbon neutral in 2013.

Adham K Faris BSc (Hons)Senior CarbonInvestment Consultant

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The tech giant issued a 16-page infodoc citing a ‘be lean – be green – be accountable’ theme reasserting itsefforts since Steve Ballmer’s public statement on reducing the company’s carbon emissions by at least 30 percent per unit of revenue by 2012; given the market effects of the financial crisis, this is welcome news - more so better late than never.

Times have changed, markets have moved and companies are still finding money and allocating resources togo green. Microsoft is not the first commercial king to go carbon neutral, but is joining the growing list of tech companies trying to reduce their environmental footprint. Companies such as Samsung and Google have been pursuing carbon neutrality long enough, defining global green strategies and implementing initiatives to achieve this one objective.

While the corporate world has beenevangelising the green agenda for several years, it is only recently that this drive has stepped into fifth gear. Organisations such as the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the World Business Council forSustainable Development (WBCSD) have helped galvanise the effort to push, even enforce, the green agenda at board level. Companies are getting serious about their

impact on the environment and the trend is only likely to continue as governments enforce their national agendas under last year’s COP17 agreement.

Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) is finally a big issue with many blue-chip companies, global organisations and SMEs making changes to the way they operate to reduce their carbon emissions. The shift, driven at C-level, is purely voluntary with companies understanding the crucial role they now play in the global effort to tackle climate change. However, CSR is no longer just a PR exercise. It has moved from being a cost centre to becoming a profit centre with companies adopting new CSR models to boost the bottom line whilst putting ethical practice at the heart of the business plan. Higher profits meanonly one thing – a healthier shareprice and happier shareholders.

The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) was setup to help address the voluntary requirements-come-demands by corporates to offset their carbon footprint, through Verified EmissionReduction (VER) Carbon Credits.The operational changes, including purchasing VCS VER credits known as Verified Carbon Units (VCUs), mean not only are companies on the right road to

becoming carbon neutral, but they are also preparing for what most feel will be the inevitable legislation to offset the majority of carbon emissions market-wide. This is known as ‘pre-compliance’ and is becoming a major factor currently driving demand to purchase Carbon Credits voluntarily.

While corporate agendas are governed by corporate budgets and the world is still suffering from the aftereffects of the global financial crisis, corporate spend on CSR has increased together with spend to purchase VER credits to offset their carbon footprint, in line with meeting corporate directives. This trend is set to continue based on reports from Bloomberg, Barclays Capital, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs and with demand growing strongly year-on-year, industry leaders like Microsoft will keep the momentum on carbon neutrality a real and viable objective.

Microsoft may not be the first to go green, but it certainly won’t be the last tech titan to take the initiative to deliver the ‘go green’ message.

“We will make more environmentallyresponsible choices by purchasingrenewable energy and investigatinginvestment options in renewableenergy projects.”R Robert Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist, Microsoft

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BumpySkiesAheadIn perhaps one of the most ambitious attempts to curtail carbon emissions, the European Union has unilaterally sought to widen the scope of its Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to cover the Aviation industry. The scheme consists of a cap-and-tradepolicy, whereby all airlines would have their annual emissions capped at a stated limit, which if exceeded would obligate thepurchase of Carbon Credits from other organisations whoseemissions have been below the capped amount, creating aneconomic incentive to reduce emissions.

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The furor this measure has engendered among developing and developedcountries has signaled something of a water-shed moment for climate change policy-making. It is clear that the EU ETS would punish pollutants in one of the worst CO2 emitting industries on our planet today, whilst encouraging greater focus on cutting emissions and being environmentally friendly. Global politics and the new realities emerging from the ongoing economic crisis have helped to shape the context of this debate, there are never any black and white arguments in international trade agreements, only shades of grey.

A recent analysis of the potential impact of the EU ETS carried out by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, found thatAirlines would be forced to pay around 500m Euros for the carbon emissions they cause. This figure might seem steep but when put in the context that according to the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, 9.7m flights are expected to fly in European Airspace in 2012 it does beg for a more pragmatic analysis of the slight disparity between the Public Relations campaign being forcefully engaged in by theAirline Industry and reality.

Understandably, unilateral decisionmaking doesn’t make you many friends, and this is no different with the EU’s attempt to be at the forefront of the climate change issue. Engaging with stakeholders, creating a consensus and moving forward in a group, something which world leaders have tried and failed to do at almost every singleClimate Change summit in recenthistory, is a more favorable option. The EU, known to be more left-leaning and welfare conscious, appears motivated by this lack of concerted action indealing with the continued increase in pollution, and whilst environmentalists look with horror at the associated and expected increases in emissions from economic development in thedeveloping world, the developing world can perceive an unjust hypocrisy in these same environmental measures as stalling the economic growth they may see as key to lifting their people out ofpoverty and into prosperity.

With key states such as the United States, Russia, China and India banning their airlines from taking part in theEU ETS, it is clear that this unilateral approach which the EU has adopted may have an utterly negative affect on

consensus building for environmental and climate change policy globally.The potential scenarios in the eventof non-adherence has been said toinclude the impounding of aircraft, withdrawal from Open Skiesagreements and other measures that may degenerate into an unprecedented 21st Century Trade War, ironically the biggest loss will be felt in areassupposedly championed by themost vocal supporters on either side-international trade and the environment.

‘’Airlines would be forced to pay around 1 bn Euros for the carbon emissions they cause.”

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Since becoming the first official carbon neutral partner to the Lotus F1™ Team, the request we hear the most is - have you got any tickets to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

So it comes as no surprise that - at an event for the UAE South AfricanBusiness Council to celebrate SouthAfrican Freedom Day - AGT hosteda competition to win 2 VIP tickets to the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to celebrate their new partnership with the Lotus Formula 1™ Team.

The event was held at The Westin Hotel, Dubai - surrounded by tall buildings, we traded Group HQ for a balmy breezy beach setting complete with ubiquitous swaying palm trees.

AGT’s Commercial Director Dean Arden commented “Thirteen year old Braden Thompson and his Dad will be VIP guests of AGT at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November.”

Braden’s Mum Nikki Thompson said “The big question is, who is going? My husband and I are fighting forpole position!”

AGT proves again that glamourand green are compatible as theywill offset all the carbon emissionsproduced by the Lotus Formula 1™ Team.

Charitable work withDubai Autism CentreAre you

carbon neutral? At AGT, we want to work with individuals and companies who care about the world they inhabit and are willing to use their talents for the benefit of people less privileged and fortunate than themselves; Engagement with charitable causes is, therefore, a key part of the AGT philosophy.

AGT has an impressive commitment to raising awareness about the environment and the increasing number of VCS quality assured sustainable projects around the world. So when we heard that an increase in the numberof children developing autism has been empirically linked to pollutionin the environment we were first in the queue to offer to help out the Dubai Autism Centre. To foster a spirit of active concern we arranged a day out at Children’s City at Creek Park where the children were engaged in LEGOlearning at the Bricks Academy followed by a tour of the play facilities and a healthy lunch packed by the AGT Charities Committee. The next step is forAGT to make the new centre, which is still under construction, carbon neutral.

AGT Charities Committee Dunia Fakhouri, Peter Doyle and Chantal Brocca

with Dubai Autism Centre children, April 23rd, Children’s City, Dubai.

Given the UAE’s commitment toreducing the country’s carbon footprint by 20 percent by 2015, AGT employees are encouraged to promote carbonneutral awareness amongst the local community. We believe thatempowering the wider communityto understand sustainable initiatives is an essential part of global citizenship. This month we were invited to give a lecture to the International Business Women’s Group.

We are always keen to explain thedifference we can make and AGT hasan enviable number of achievements to date too, which include being the first Sustainable Investment Group withlocations across four continents; thefirst with the technology to permit investors to trade online and the first official carbon neutral partner to the Lotus F1™ Team!

IBWG committee member Sue-Sharyn Ward, commented that “feedback from IBWG Members after the lunch was very positive, indicating an enthusiasm to learn more and become involved in this initiative. We have forwarded website connections to everyone so they can calculate their own carbon footprint. The draw for 2 VIP Experience Tickets to the Grand Prix attracted a great deal of interest and IBWG Member KarlyEdwards was thrilled to win thiswonderful prize.”

Sue Sharyn Ward IBWG Founding Committee Member, Karly Edwards, Wealth Manager PIC and Franklin Connellan, Head of Investments AGT.

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LETTERSTO THE EDITOR

Dear investors,As this is the first issue we thought we would sharewith you a small number of testimonials from our clients.Please email [email protected] questions you may have regarding the verified CarbonMarket. Likewise, if you want to comment on one of our storiesor just want to give us your views, this is your spaceto open the debate.

Leona Curtis-Oliver MBAGroup Marketing Director

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AGT caught my eye due to certain key strengths I saw in the company from the outset, strong leadership, integrity, good regulation, and transparency of communication through my account manager. I had access to an onlinetrading platform that empowered me with decision making on my account, and mobile access through the iPhone app. Not only have I achieved personal goals of ensuring my investments are benefiting others and the environment, the lifetime returns on my account have stood around 30% which I would find very hard to beat on other markets right now. The whole experience with AGT has been an incredibly satisfying one.”

JH, Business Owner. UAE.

H.P. – Gulf FX Trading - Dubai

Jihad AL Hajjar - Manager – Branch & Operations - Dubai

“I was first introducedto the potential benefitsof carbon investmentback in early 2010through a friend.

“Very good company, good investment,extensive and personalized service, great followup and updates, and finally professional team.”

“Exceptional team of staff who look after the client’s needs.”

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“When I first noticed AGT and the carbon market, it was from reading The National newspaper here in Abu Dhabi. To behonest, I did not know what to expect, but I knew the fundamentals were sound for the carbon market. Overall, AGT has been gracious in handling my requirements, and were very transparent when it came to their dealings or the state of the carbon market. The performance of this asset class was nothing short of amazing in 2011.

While other parts of my portfolio were either breaking even or experiencing outright losses, my allocation to carbon managed to obtain a 30 percent return in six months! If you consider thefundamentals of the industry, you’ll know that this was not a fluke! Expectations are high for carbon’s performance in 2012, but I am sure that it will not disappoint. And with AGT taking care of me, with their high standards of integrity and their keen insights into the carbon market, I know I am in good hands.”

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AGT Head of Investments, Franklin Connellan was born inSeptember 1977, Dublin, Ireland. Between 2005 and 2010 Franklin was the Managing Partner of an Investment company specialising in Food & Beverage Investments. In his native Ireland, hesuccessfully opened a chain of Asian Fusion restaurants which he later sold. He has over 13 years of experience in consumer and commercial businesses around the world more notablyIreland, Australia, Belgium and lately the United Arab Emirates.

An MBA Graduate from the University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Business School in Ireland; his studies led him to realise the future global significance of sustainability and the shared burden of responsibility. Franklin continues to enact sustainable changes in his latest role for the Consulting arm of the sustainable investment group AGT at their global headquarters in Dubai.

“AGT is a growing company with fantastic ambitions and I amprivileged to be a part of this professional team.”Franklin Connellan, Head of Investments AGT Group HQ, Dubai.

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TAGTAGT was founded in 2010 and its transition into one of the world’s firstSustainable Investment Groups with the technology to empower you to trade on the move, is nothing short of remarkable. The brainchild of a group of elite high net worth individuals, AGT is on track to achieve its goal of 14 offices worldwide by the end of 2012.

Their pioneering beliefs in the value of technology within the traders space hasdetermined many of AGT’s distinguishing characteristics: that investors shouldbe able to monitor their positions on the move; that investors should have highliquidity and that clients should be able to trade 24/7 has made investing inCarbon Credits accessible to everyone. With ROI’s of 38 percent over the last18 months you can be certain that they have happy customers who continueto increase their positions.

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<< Franklin playing Scrum Half at Rugby, Dublin, 2011.

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Door-to-door serviceThe new carbon neutral AGT S-Class Mercedes made its debut this month amid a fanfare of approval. The AGT door-to-door service offers clients the privilege of being chauffer driven to and from AGT’s flagship office in Emaar Squareand an unforgettable travel experience. This will save time and reduce exposure to the balmy summer heat. The luxury long wheel base saloon and its chauffeur will be made available to clients visiting AGT’s group headquarters in Dubai. The spacious car is equipped with leather upholstery and air conditioning to ensure you arrive in style.

This graph demonstrates the significant growth in demand for verified Carbon Credits over the past twelve months.

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Opening 2012

Toronto

New York

Beverly Hills

Operational

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Dubai (Group Headquarters)

Singapore

Kazakhstan

Sydney

Abu Dhabi

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For more information regarding AGT and Carbon Credits please visit www.advancedglobaltrading.com

Or call +971 (0) 4435 8100 to speak with one of our representatives.

Group Headquarters: 7th Floor, Barclays Building, Emaar Square, Downtown Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE PO BOX 283437.

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Dubai (Headquarters) 7th Floor, Building 6, Emaar Square, Downtown Burj Khalifa,Dubai, U.A.E PO Box 283437 | Telephone: +971 (0) 4435 8100

Abu Dhabi 15th Floor, Khalidiya Tower,Abu Dhabi, U.A.E PO Box 113306Telephone: +971 (0) 2441 1544

Doha Level 12, Commercial Bank Plaza,Doha, Qatar PO Box 27111Telephone: +974 (0) 4452 8976

Johannesburg Unit 1, 1 Melrose Boulevard,Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, South Africa 2193Telephone: +27 11 6841185

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Public Relations+971 5046 61368

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