TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 12, 2012) - You are invited to participate in Brookfield Asset Management's (TSX:BAM.A)(NYSE:BAM)(EURONEXT:BAMA) 2012 Third Quarter Conference Call & Webcast on Friday, November 9, 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 November 9^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.ca/links/bam121109.html ]. For those unable to participate in the Conference Call, the telephone replay will be archived and available until midnight December 9^th, 2012. To access this rebroadcast, please call 1-800-319-6413 or 1-604-638-9010 (password: 2811#).

If you have any questions about the Conference Call, please contact Linda Northwood, Director, Investor Relations at 416-359-8647 or by email at [ inquiries@brookfield.com ].

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global alternative asset manager with over $150 billion in assets under management. The company has over a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on property, 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 Brookfield with a 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 BAM.A, respectively, and on NYSE Euronext under the symbol BAMA.

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