TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 17, 2012) - Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A)(NYSE:BAM)(EURONEXT:BAMA) -

You are invited to participate in Brookfield Asset Management's 2011 Year End Conference Call & Webcast on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss with members of senior management our results and current business initiatives.

These results will be released on February 17^th at approximately 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and will be available following the release on our website at [ www.brookfield.com ] under "Press Releases." The Conference Call will also be Webcast live on our website, where it will be archived for future reference.

To participate in the Conference Call, please dial 1-800-319-4610 toll free in North America, or for overseas calls please dial 1-604-638-5340 at approximately 10:50 a.m. The Conference Call will also be Webcast live at [ http://services.choruscall.com/links/bam120217.html ]. For those unable to participate in the Conference Call, the telephone replay will be archived and available until midnight March 17^th, 2012. To access this rebroadcast, please call 1-800-319-6413 or 1-604-638-9010 (password: 2811#).

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global alternative asset manager with approximately $150 billion in assets under management. It has over a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on real estate, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. It has a range of public and private investment products and services, which leverage its expertise and experience and provide it with a distinct competitive advantage in the markets where it operates. Brookfield is co-listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BAM and on NYSE Euronext under the symbol BAMA. For more information, please visit [ www.brookfield.com ].

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