EPOCH

For Immediate Release

            EPOCH HOLDING CORPORATION APPOINTS ENRIQUE R. ARZAC TO BOARD

NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE) - August 9, 2006--Epoch Holding Corporation  (Nasdaq:
EPHC), the parent of Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. ("Epoch" or the "Company"),
a  leading  investment  manager  and  investment  adviser,  announced  today the
appointment  of Enrique R. Arzac to its Board of Directors.  The  appointment is
effective August 7, 2006.

"Enrique Arzac will make an outstanding addition to Epoch's Board of Directors,"
said Epoch CEO William  Priest.  "His leading  research in the field of finance,
extensive fund director experience in the mutual fund industry,  and exceptional
stature  within the academic  community  will be invaluable to our Board and our
investment management team."

Mr.  Arzac is a Professor of Finance and  Economics  at the Columbia  University
Graduate School of Business and the Co-Director of the Mergers and  Acquisitions
program for executives at the London Business School.  He has authored  numerous
academic  articles on financial  economics and has been a consultant to a number
of  corporations  and  financial  institutions  in North and South  America  and
Europe.

Mr. Arzac also serves on the board of directors  of The Adams  Express  Company,
Petroleum & Resources  Corporation and the Credit Suisse Asset Management Funds.
He holds a CPN from the  University  of Buenos  Aires and an M.B.A.,  M.A.,  and
Ph.D. from Columbia University.

The addition of Mr. Arzac brings the  membership of Epoch's board to seven.  The
Board of Directors has determined  that he is an independent  director under the
Nasdaq Capital Market rules and the Company's independence guidelines.

About Epoch Holding Corporation

Epoch Holding Corporation conducts its operations through Epoch Investment
Partners, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary and a registered investment adviser
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Investment management and investment
advisory services are the Company's sole line-of-business. Headquartered in New
York, with offices in Sherman Oaks, CA, the Company's current product offerings
include U.S. Value; U.S. Small Cap Value; U.S. All Cap Value; U.S. Balanced;
Global Small Cap Value; Global Absolute Return; Global Shareholder Yield; and
International Small Cap.

For more  information  about  Epoch  contact  Phil  Clark  at  Epoch  Investment
Partners,   212-303-7210,   pclark@eipny.com   or  visit   Epoch's   website  at
www.eipny.com

Safe Harbor Statement:

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve known and
unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  which  may cause the  actual
results,  performance or achievements of the Company to be materially  different
from any future  results,  performance or  achievements  expressed or implied in
such  forward-looking  statements.  Additional  discussion of factors that could
cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  management's  projections,
estimates  and  expectations  is contained  in the  Company's  SEC filings.  The
Company undertakes no duty to update its forward-looking  statements,  including
its earnings outlook.

Media Contact:

Whit Clay, Sloane & Company, 212-446-1864, wclay@sloanepr.com