Re Joint Venture

ADVFN PLC
12 May 2005


News Release
                                                                    May 12, 2005


                 ADVFN announces Japanese joint venture company
  - ADVFN PLC and Creative Link Corporation of Japan join forces to form ADVFN
                                    Japan -


ADVFN is pleased to announce that it has reached heads of agreement for the
formation of a joint venture company with Creative Link Corporation of Japan.

The joint venture company will be based in Tokyo and will operate financial
websites in Japan and Korea. These services will be aimed at the local Japanese
and Korean markets and will provide local and global data, utilising ADVFN's
technology platforms.

During the start up phase of the project ADVFN will be responsible for the
technical aspects of the launch of the joint venture, while Creative Link will
be responsible for local marketing, customer support and finance of the
operation.

Clem Chambers CEO of ADVFN commented: 'Creative Link is a perfect partner for us
in these exciting markets. Creative Link's local knowledge, internet expertise
and corporate backing are a perfect match with ADVFN's plans in Asia. This joint
venture unlocks the potential of two large markets and is important progress in
the global rollout of ADVFN.

Yuki Sanekata, Chairman of Creative Link Corporation said: 'ADVFN Japan will
provide Japanese and Korean investors with unparalleled native-language access
to an extraordinary breadth of worldwide market information. Investors will be
able to use unique analysis tools that are far ahead of anything currently
available, at any price.'


NOTES TO EDITORS

For further press information, please contact: Francesca De Franco on 020 7070
0932 E-mail [e-mail]


About Creative Link

Creative Link Corporation is a Tokyo-based internet company that has incubated,
grown and spun off many services since its founding in 1985.

As the online media asset representative and technology partner for Agence
France Presse in Japan, CLC localizes and delivers AFP's content in real time
via all the major cellphone companies. A broadband service will be announced
shortly.

CLC provides consulting and market entry services to many companies both inside
and outside Japan.

CLC is backed by some of the largest companies in Japan. Its shareholders
include:

ITOCHU Corporation
BANDAI Networks Co, Ltd
NTT DATA Corporation
Bellsystems24 Inc


About ADVFN

ADVFN (www.advfn.com) is Europe's number one stocks and shares Web site. With
full real-time coverage of the London Stock Exchange, the euronext-liffe, OFEX,
NASDAQ, Amex and NYSE, including FTSE, Dow and S&P indices, ADVFN provides
professional quality information to the person on the street.

ADVFN was established in the last quarter of 1999 and floated on AIM in March
2000. It now has over 500,000 registered users who generate in excess of 38
million page impressions a month.

We currently cover the following areas in the UK, France and America:

  • Free real-time prices from the London Stock Exchange
  • EURONEXT-LIFFE
  • EURONEXT - Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam
  • NASDAQ
  • NYSE
  • AMEX
  • OFEX
  • FOREX
  • GTIS FOREX
  • NYMEX
  • COMEX
  • Russian stocks and indices
  • Canadian stocks,  indices, options and derivatives
  • German stocks and indices - Xetra
  • Irish stocks and indices
  • Greek stocks and indices
  • Singapore stocks and indices
  • Helsinki Stock  Exchange
  • Stockholm Stock  Exchange
  • Copenhagen Stock Exchange
  • Warsaw Stock Exchange
  • Swiss Indices
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Johannesburg Stock Exchange and indices
  • Level 2 data
  • Comprehensive fundamental data
  • Streaming stock charts, historic and intraday
  • CREST stock loan data
  • Portfolios
  • RNS and AFX news
  • UK's busiest financial  bulletin boards
  • Historical data  downloads
  • Stock monitors and filters
  • Covered Warrants
  • Trading signals
  • Investor Relations Web site solutions
  • PDA service
  • SMS stock quote  service
  • Weather
  • Headlines - news  headline and archive search



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