Invesco PowerShares and Daytona International Speedway to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Jan. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 
Invesco PowerShares, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square along with representatives from Daytona International Speedway to celebrate PowerShares QQQ multi-year partnership as the title sponsor for the NASCAR XFINITY Series season opening race, the PowerShares QQQ 300.

In honor of the occasion, Dan Draper, Global Head of Invesco PowerShares, and Joie Chitwood III, President of Daytona International Speedway will join colleagues to ring the Opening Bell.

*Dan and Joie will both be available to discuss the partnership and related business themes before and immediately following the Opening Bell.

Where:
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET  

Invesco PowerShares Media Contact:
Matt Kobussen                                      Jeaneen Terrio
[phone]                                       [phone]
[e-mail]                [e-mail]     

Daytona International Speedway Media Contact:
Jonathan Pocius
[phone]
[e-mail]

Nasdaq MarketSite:
Emily Pan
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Webcast:
A webcast of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Invesco PowerShares:
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is leading the Intelligent ETF Revolution^® through its lineup of more than 140 domestic and international exchange-traded funds, which seek to outperform traditional benchmark indexes while providing advisors and investors access to an innovative array of focused investment opportunities. With franchise assets of nearly $100 billion as of October 2, 2015, PowerShares ETFs trade on both US stock exchanges. For more information, please visit us at invescopowershares.com or follow us on Twitter @PowerShares.

Invesco Ltd. is a leading independent global investment management firm, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. Operating in more than 20 countries, the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.

About PowerShares QQQ:
PowerShares QQQ™, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on the NASDAQ-100 Index®, is one of the largest and most traded ETFs in the world. Under most circumstances, QQQ will consist of all of the stocks in the index which includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.

About Daytona International Speedway:
Daytona International Speedway is the home of "The Great American Race" - the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup event garners most of the attention - as well as the largest audience in motorsports - the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe, thus earning it the title of "World Center of Racing." In addition to eight major weekends of racing activity, the Speedway will host the inaugural Country 500 – The Great American Music Fest at DAYTONA over Memorial Day Weekend in 2016. Rarely a week goes by that the Speedway grounds are not used for events that include civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.

About Nasdaq:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,600 listed companies with a market value of approximately $8.8 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.

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