"This outsourcing contract will apply to all of our closed end funds and will deliver significant operational efficiencies as we continue to expand our funds platform. "We are pleased by this new mandate win and by Middlefield's commitment to our outsourcing capabilities," said John Lockbaum, Managing Director, Canada for RBC Dexia Investor Services. "This demonstrates the added value our investor services model can deliver to a fund management business that operates across different jurisdictions." RBC Dexia Investor Services was recently ranked number one overall in the Global Investor Global Custody Survey for the sixth consecutive year (2004 - 2009). RBC Dexia also excelled in the annual R&M Consultants Global Custody Survey, and was ranked the number one service provider by fund managers and number one for Europe in Global Custodian's 2009 Global Custody Survey.