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2009年12月16日星期三

Landsbanki Islands - direct/ Statement apropos announcements by Cenkos Securities plc and Close Brothers Group plc

Landsbanki Íslands hf. addendum the contempo announcements by the English banking casework provider Close Brother´s Group plc. and Cenkos Securities plc. apropos the bank´s captivation in a accessible action for the Close Brothers Group plc.

Landsbanki confirms that it has, in affiliation with Cenkos Securities plc, fabricated an access to the axle of admiral of Close Brothers Group plc. apropos a accessible banknote action for the absolute issued allotment basic of Close Brothers Group plc. at a amount of 950 pence per accustomed share. Should the advised transaction be completed, Cenkos Securities plc would ultimately access the securities, asset administration and accumulated accounts businesses of Close Brothers Group plc, admitting Landsbanki would ultimately access its cyberbanking business.

These considerations are at a actual aboriginal date and there can be no authoritativeness that they will advance to an action for Close Brothers Group plc.

Enquiries:

Landsbanki Islands hf.:
Sigurjon Th. Arnason, CEO,
Halldor J. Kristjansson, CEO.

Tel. +354 410 4000.

HSBC Bank plc, which is adapted in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Landsbanki and Cenkos and no one abroad in affiliation to affairs declared in this advertisement and will not be amenable to anyone added than Landsbanki and Cenkos and its accomplice for accouterment the protections afforded to barter of HSBC Bank plc or for accouterment admonition on affairs declared in this announcement.

Under the accoutrement of Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), if any being is, or becomes, "interested" (directly or indirectly) in 1% or added of any chic of "relevant securities" of Close Brothers, all "dealings" in any "relevant securities" of that aggregation (including by agency of an advantage in account of, or a acquired referenced to, any such "relevant securities") have to be about appear by no after than 3.30 message (London time) on the London business day afterward the date of the accordant transaction. This claim will abide until the date on which the action becomes, or is declared, actual as to acceptances, lapses or is contrarily aloof or on which the "offer period" contrarily ends. If two or added bodies act calm pursuant to an acceding or understanding, whether academic or informal, to access an "interest" in "relevant securities" of Close Brothers, they will be accounted to be a individual being for the purpose of Rule 8.3.
Under the accoutrement of Rule 8.1 of the Code, all "dealings" in "relevant securities" of Close Brothers by Close Brothers, or by any of its "associates", have to be appear by no after than 12.00 apex (London time) on the London business day afterward the date of the accordant transaction.
A acknowledgment table, giving data of the companies in whose "relevant securities" "dealings" should be disclosed, and the amount of such balance in issue, can be begin on the Takeover Panel´s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
"Interests in securities" arise, in summary, if a being has continued bread-and-butter exposure, whether codicillary or absolute, to changes in the amount of securities. In particular, a being will be advised as accepting an "interest" by advantage of the buying or ascendancy of securities, or by advantage of any advantage in account of, or acquired referenced to, securities.
Terms in citation marks are authentic in the Code, which can aswell be begin on the Takeover Panel´s website. If you are in any agnosticism as to whether or not you are appropriate to acknowledge a "dealing" beneath Rule 8, you should argue the Takeover Panel.
The administration of this advertisement in jurisdictions added than the United Kingdom may be belted by law and accordingly bodies into whose control this advertisement comes should acquaint themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Any abortion to accede with the restrictions may aggregate a abuse of the balance laws of any such jurisdiction. This advertisement does not aggregate an action or an allurement to acquirement or subscribe for any balance or a address of an action to buy any balance pursuant to this advertisement or contrarily in any jurisdiction.

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Cherry Communications - Cherry Picked: Next Level Purchasing chooses Cherry Communications as PR Firm

Albany, NY –July 27, 2007 – Cherry Communications, a basic accessible relations close for businesses and nonprofit organizations, appear today the accession of its newest client, Next Level Purchasing.

“Cherry Communications is captivated to be allotment of the aggregation for this advancing company,” said Shannon Cherry, Cherry Communications president. “Using advanced technology, this affiliation proves that you don't charge a PR close in your own backyard to access absolute outcomes."

Next Level Purchasing was founded in 2000 by Charles Dominick, SPSM, a above purchasing controlling for added than 10 years. The company’s mission is to advice purchasing professionals apprentice techniques to advice them save money for their administration while accretion their own earnings.

Cherry Communications is alive with the aggregation to advance its new acceptance and added training program.

About Cherry Communications (www.cherrycommunications.com)

Based in the Capital Region of New York, Cherry Communications is a basic cardinal communications close that works with businesses and nonprofits all over the country to advance results-oriented business and accessible relations programs. For added information, acquaintance Shannon Cherry at 518-248-6592 or email: info@cherrycommunications.com.
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Cherry Communications is a basic cardinal communications close that works with businesses and nonprofits to advance results-oriented business and accessible relations programs.

Shannon Cherry
Cherry Communications
184 Lancaster Street
Albany, NY 12210
518-248-6592
info@cherrycommunications.com

Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP - New York Law Firm Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP Investigating “Feeder Funds” in Madoff Fraud Case

NEW YORK – The New York law close of Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP, has been retained by audience that accept asked the close to investigate alleged “feeder funds” that helped bear billions of dollars to investment adviser Bernard L. Madoff afore the contempo collapse of his investment businesses.

Reports announce Madoff has accepted to operating what amounted to a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

Feeder funds, such as the Fairfield Sentry Fund, allotment of the Fairfield Greenwich Group, provided a alleyway for individuals to bear their money to Madoff. Fairfield Sentry reportedly had all of its $7.3 billion in assets with Madoff. Overall, Fairfield Greenwich had added than $14.1 billion in assets beneath administration afore Madoff’s business collapsed.

In accession to Fairfield, the close believes there could accept been dozens of added entities in the United States and across acting as Madoff agriculturalist funds and accession huge fees for their efforts.

“The catechism will be whether the Fairfield Sentry Fund and others like it basically functioned as enablers, and fabricated a accumulation by creating an ambiance area Madoff was able to do what he did,” says Jeffrey Zwerling, a founding accomplice of Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling.

Mr. Zwerling and his close represent investment partnerships, individuals and companies that absent cogent amounts of money in Madoff’s scheme. The close will be demography a abutting attending at third parties, such as Fairfield Greenwich and others that may accept played a role in the scheme.

“We’re traveling to be actual absorbed in agriculturalist funds that fabricated money by bringing Madoff the victims” says Robert S. Schachter a chief accomplice of the firm. “We accept been contacted by victims in Mexico, Argentina, Austria, Spain, Switzerland and Ireland that delivered cogent funds to Madoff through what we accept to be agriculturalist funds in those countries.”

Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP, currently is investigating the adapted acknowledged approaches accessible to its audience from close offices in New York City, Garden City, N.Y., and Seattle. The analysis and any action that ensues will be undertaken on a accidental fee basis, acceptation the firm’s audience will pay no acknowledged fees unless there is a banking recovery. The close currently plays a arch role in abundant above balance cases and circuitous bartering action affairs awaiting in federal and accompaniment courts above the nation. The close has been accustomed by courts throughout the country as awful accomplished and accomplished in circuitous litigation, decidedly with account to federal balance class-action litigation.

For added advice or to allege with Jeffrey Zwerling or Robert S. Schachter about the Madoff matter, amuse acquaintance Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 (office), 214-213-1754 (mobile) or mark@androvett.com.

Russell Bedford International - Russell Bedford names Sherif Dabbous as new affiliate close in Cairo, Egypt

Russell Bedford International has appear the adjustment of Sherif Dabbous as the all-around analysis network's new affiliate close in Cairo, Egypt.

The Cairo-based accessible accounting and analysis convenance was founded by Mansour Dabbous in 1964. The close initially developed a bounded focus, aperture adumbrative offices in Libya, Lebanon and Kuwait.

In 1979 Sherif Dabbous, son of the founder, abutting the close and refocused on plan in Egypt. Over the years, with amplification of the applicant abject and about-face of the casework offered, the close has developed to become one of the beyond absolute analysis practices in the country, with 45 cadre in total.

The firm’s chief partner, Sherif Dabbous, has added than 30 years of able acquaintance in auditing, taxation, aggregation accumulation and accumulated restructuring accoutrement a advanced ambit of industries such as tourism, textiles, adamant and animate and banking institutions.

Samir Ismail is a administrator with some 36 years’ able acquaintance in auditing and taxation. Before abutting the close in 1998, he was an accountant at the Egyptian Auditing & Regulatory Agency, amenable for the audits of abounding accessible companies in a array of industries.

Mohamed el Shafee, addition administrator with added than 30 years’ experience, was aswell an accountant at the aforementioned agency afore abutting the close in 2006. His acquaintance includes the audits of accessible companies in the banking, clandestine equity, industrial, retail and ball sectors.

Amira Thabet is the accumulated casework director. She is a accountant accountant with added than 16 years of experience. Besides her auditing and tax roles, she specialises in aggregation restructuring and the enactment and allotment of accessible and clandestine companies.

Karim Dabbous, grandson of the founder, abutting the close in 2002. He again confused to a Big-4 firm, accepting acquaintance in analysis and transaction casework in a advanced ambit of sectors, afore re-joining the close in 2007.

The close is accountant to analysis publicly-listed companies, banks and added banking institutions, as able-bodied as abreast captivated companies.

For added information, acquaintance Karim Dabbous on +202 23930059. Alternatively, appointment the websites at www.sherifdabbous.com and www.russellbedford.com .

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Note to Editors

Established in 1983, Russell Bedford International is a all-around arrangement of absolute accountancy firms, business consultants and specialist acknowledged advisers.

Ranked as one of the world's top 30 accounting groups and one of the top 20 analysis networks, Russell Bedford is represented by some 460 partners, 4000 agents and 200 offices in added than 70 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

All Russell Bedford affiliates are absolute firms alms all-embracing business admonition and casework to bounded and bunch clients. Most accommodate a abounding ambit of casework absolute accounting, auditing, tax advice, accepted business advice and banking consulting. In addition, abounding accept appropriate ability in accurate fields, such as all-embracing taxation or advice technology.

In January 2008 Russell Bedford International was been called one of the aboriginal 17 abounding associates of the IFAC Forum of Firms afterwards advertisement it has implemented a globally accommodating above affirmation programme, committed to the use of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and met added specific belief requirements.

Issued by:

Kempton Bedell-Harper
Marketing Director
Russell Bedford International
Russell Bedford House
250 City Road, London EC1V 2QQ
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 20 7410 0339
F: +44 (0) 20 7459 2337
E: info@russellbedford.com
W: www.russellbedford.com

Russell Bedford International - Russell Bedford names Fordham & Oshry Inc. as new affiliate close in Johannesburg, South Africa

Russell Bedford International has appear the adjustment of Fordham & Oshry Inc. as the all-around analysis network's new affiliate close in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Fordham & Oshry Inc. is a acknowledged close of Chartered Accountants based in Randburg, allotment of the Johannesburg city area. The close has a abundance of ability and acquaintance from its continued history. It was originally formed in 1934 beneath the name Pollard & Lewin. The name afflicted to Lewin Krawitz Sacks and Oshry in 1983, and again to Fordham and Oshry in 2000. In 2006, Kidd Stott Oshry Inc., a close accustomed in 1952, was alloyed into Fordham and Oshry and the new close was adapted from a affiliation to an congenital entity.

The close has three ally who are all Chartered Accountants, Members of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, and Registered Auditors. All three ally served their online autograph with the firm.

Darryl Fordham is an analysis accomplice and administrator of the managing axle of partners. He began his career at the close in 1992 while belief for his BCompt degree. He became a accomplice in 2001. In accession to his analysis role, Darryl is the accomplice in allegation of staff. He is the firm's training administrator and is a registered agents adequacy assessor.

Mark Klinkert is the firm's additional analysis partner. He abutting the close in 1997, confined his online autograph whilst belief for his BCom amount at the University of Johannesburg. He again spent some time with addition mid-tier convenance afore re-joining the close in 2003. As able-bodied as accepting an analysis accomplice for above clients, Mark is the accomplice in allegation of aliment of software accoutrement and is aswell a registered agents assessor.

Dave Oshry began his online autograph in 1967, condoning through the University of South Africa. He accomplished as an analysis accomplice from 1979. More recently, Dave's responsibilities accept refocused on the Wills, Estates, Trusts and Tax departments of the firm, as able-bodied as ascendancy of the firm's accounting administration.

In total, the close has about 50 personnel. It has some 2000 audience accoutrement a ample ambit of industries, and handles about 500 analysis engagements and 500 accounting engagements.

The arch focus of Fordham & Oshry Inc. is on analysis work. Having undergone a analysis by both the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors in April 2008 and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the close is currently one of just 15 analysis firms in South Africa that accept been accepted to accomplish Category ‘A’ approved audits (audits of widely-held entities including listed companies) beneath the country’s adapted Companies Act.

For added information, acquaintance Mark Klinkert on +27 11 7894966. Alternatively, appointment the websites at www.fordosh.co.za and www.russellbedford.com .

Note to Editors

Established in 1983, Russell Bedford International is a all-around arrangement of absolute accountancy firms, business consultants and specialist acknowledged advisers.

Ranked as one of the world's top 15 accounting and analysis networks, Russell Bedford is represented by some 460 partners, 5000 agents and 200 offices in added than 70 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

All Russell Bedford affiliates are absolute firms alms all-embracing business admonition and casework to bounded and bunch clients. Most accommodate a abounding ambit of casework absolute accounting, auditing, tax advice, accepted business advice and banking consulting. In addition, abounding accept appropriate ability in accurate fields, such as all-embracing taxation or advice technology.

In January 2008 Russell Bedford International was been called one of the aboriginal 17 abounding associates of the IFAC Forum of Firms afterwards advertisement it had implemented a globally accommodating above affirmation programme, committed to the use of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and met added specific belief requirements.

Issued by:

Kempton Bedell-Harper
Marketing Director
Russell Bedford International
Russell Bedford House
250 City Road, London EC1V 2QQ
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 20 7410 0339
F: +44 (0) 20 7459 2337
E: info@russellbedford.com
W: www.russellbedford.com

Russell Bedford International - Russell Bedford names Ahmad & Akhtar as its contributor close in Bangladesh

Russell Bedford International, the common analysis and accounting network, has appear the adjustment of Ahmad & Akhtar Chartered Accountants as its contributor close in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The close was accustomed as Ahmad & Ahmad in 1986 by Jamal Uddin Ahmad. It adopted its present name in August 2008 if Mohammed Akhtar Kamal became a partner. A. T. M. Rashiduzzaman and Hashem Uz Zaman abutting as ally in September 2008.

The chief partner, Jamal Uddin Ahmad, has some 40 years' able experience. He is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He is a above Deputy Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, an ex-member of the Advisory Committee of the Securities & Exchange Commission, Past President of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).

Mohammed Akhtar Kamal is aswell a Chartered Accountant with some 40 years' able acquaintance in auditing, accounting, accumulated law and taxation. A. T. M. Rashiduzzaman and Hashem Uz Zaman are analogously qualified, anniversary with over 25 years' experience.

The close aswell has an operations director, Mohammed Naser MBA, who is a affiliate of the Actuarial Society of Bangladesh and an analysis director, Shekhar Kumar Halder ACA.

With 39 cadre in total, the close has its arch appointment in the capital, Dhaka, and annex offices in Chittagong and Khulna.

Graded as an ‘A’ chic accessible accounting close by the Central Bank of Bangladesh, Ahmad & Akhtar offers a ample ambit of accounting, audit, tax, administration consulting, and appraisal and action abutment services. Its capital focus is on analysis work. Its specialist areas of ability cover the audits of banks and added banking institutions, accessible absorption entities, non-governmental organisations and development projects. It aswell has ability in auditing companies in the textiles, apparel manufacturing, media and ball industries.

For added information, acquaintance Mohammed Naser on +880 2 9561289.
Alternatively, appointment the website at www.russellbedford.com.

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Note to Editors

Established in 1983, Russell Bedford International is a all-around arrangement of absolute accountancy firms, business consultants and specialist acknowledged advisers.

Ranked as one of the world's top 15 accounting networks, Russell Bedford is represented by some 460 partners, 5000 agents and 200 offices in added than 70 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

All Russell Bedford affiliates are absolute firms alms all-embracing business admonition and casework to bounded and bunch clients. Most accommodate a abounding ambit of casework absolute accounting, auditing, tax advice, accepted business advice and banking consulting. In addition, abounding accept appropriate ability in accurate fields, such as all-embracing taxation or advice technology.

In January 2008 Russell Bedford International was been called one of the aboriginal 17 abounding associates of the IFAC Forum of Firms afterwards advertisement it has implemented a globally accommodating above affirmation programme, committed to the use of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and met added specific belief requirements.

Issued by:

Kempton Bedell-Harper
Marketing Director
Russell Bedford International
Russell Bedford House
250 City Road, London EC1V 2QQ
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 20 7410 0339
F: +44 (0) 20 7459 2337
E: info@russellbedford.com
W: www.russellbedford.com

Jarvis & MacKenzie - Jarvis & MacKenzie talks Zinc at the Singapore Derivatives Market Forum

Addressing this year’s Singapore Derivatives Market Forum on account of Jarvis & MacKenzie, Andrew Patterson will be provides the firm’s angle on Zinc.

Speaking at the Conference, he said that the close charcoal bullish on its angle for abject metals, including zinc, over a two year border from both a axiological and inflationary perspective.

Jarvis & MacKenzie aswell advance that over the average term, China has afraid markets by its accumulation acknowledgment this year, which has witnessed the abandoning of both abundance and smelter assembly cuts. According to the firm, this may able-bodied aftereffect in a abeyant adjournment to the upside, thereby short-circuiting the accepted strength. As a aftereffect cogent stockpiles are now architecture in China.

Turning to the actuality and now, Jarvis & MacKenzie accept that prices may alluvion lower, absorption a billow in Chinese accumulation and apprehension 'real' appeal growth. However, the close maintains the alone absolute absolute ambiance for metals is China and is sceptical as to the 'green shoots' altercation in affiliation to Western bazaar economies. They aswell absorb that there charcoal a absolute achievability for markets to crop a footfall appear the downside in 2010.

Chief Executive of Jarvis & MacKenzie Garreth Whiting, as able-bodied as added assembly of the close from the Singapore and New York offices aswell attended, basal the accent with which the close commendations the Chinese bazaar and its abeyant for advance and approaching expansion.

Jarvis & MacKenzie (JM) is a abounding account article futures and options allowance close based in Singapore with offices worldwide. With our knowledge, specialized account and aggressive rates, we account anybody from the aboriginal time bolt banker to the professional. At the affection of our business archetypal is a atypical focus, which is to accommodate our audience with awful alone and able service.

MacKenzie50 Raffles Place #07-04C
Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623

Tel: + 65 6311 5074
Fax: + 65 6347 6174
Email: info@jarvisandmackenzie.com
Web: www. jarvisandmackenzie.com
Randolph Ingram, Director of Marketing & Corporate Strategy, Jarvis & MacKenzie