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First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Portfolio Manager Update Call for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities

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  Published in Business and Finance on Wednesday, July 21st 2010 at 13:45 GMT by Market Wire
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WHEATON, Ill.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--First Trust Advisors L.P. (aFTAa) announced today that First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: FGB) intends to host a conference call with Confluence Investment Management, LLC (aConfluencea), the Funda™s investment sub-advisor, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 4:15 P.M. Eastern Time. The purpose of the call is to hear the Funda™s portfolio management team provide an update for the Fund.

• Dial-in Number: (866) 865-6631; International (706) 679-1727; and Passcode # 83965869. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the teleconference.
• Telephone Replay: (800) 642-1687; International (706) 645-9291; and Passcode # 83965869. The replay will be available after the call until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August27, 2010.

FTA has served as the Funda™s investment advisor since the Funda™s inception. FTA, along with its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset management, financial advisory services, and municipal and corporate investment banking, with collective assets under management or supervision of over $29 billion as of June 30, 2010 through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, mutual funds, separate managed accounts and exchanged-traded funds.

If you have questions about the Fund that you would like answered on the call, please email your questions to [ cefquestions@ftadvisors.com ] and refer to FGB. The Funda™s daily closing price and net asset value per share as well as other information can be found at [ www.ftportfolios.com ] or by calling (800)988-5891.