For Immediate Release

EPOCH ANNOUNCES 15% INCREASE IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) - January 9, 2007 -- Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.
("Epoch" or the "Company"), a leading investment manager and investment adviser
and the operating subsidiary of Epoch Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: EPHC), today
announced that its assets under management ("AUM") increased to $4.41 billion as
of December 31, 2006 from $3.84 billion as of September 30, 2006.

"We continue to be heartened by the interest shown in Epoch from the
institutional, sub-advisory, and consulting communities. Epoch had a strong 2006
for portfolio returns and growth in assets," said William W. Priest, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. "Assets increased 15% in the quarter ended
December 31, 2006 and virtually doubled for the calendar year in total. We
maintain our confidence that we will be able to serve the changing needs of our
clients well into the years ahead, especially as the paradigm shifts we see in
the investment markets continue to unfold and the importance of free cash flow
becomes more and more apparent to investors."

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 an office 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 Equity Shareholder Yield;
and International Small Cap Value.

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


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its earnings outlook.

Media Contact:

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