Market Wire - Financial Services

American Realty Advisors: American Realty Advisors Signs Major Tenant in New York City - June 23, 2008

GLENDALE, CA (MARKET WIRE) American Realty Advisors is pleased to announce that Newsweek, Inc. has signed a 15-year lease for approximately 163,000 square feet at 395 Hudson Street, a 600,000 square foot Class-A 10-story office building located in downtown New York City, which is owned by the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund. "The Carpenters Union Pension Fund is pleased to welcome Newsweek to 395 Hudson," said Stuart GraBois, Executive Director of the New York City...
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CommerceWest Bank: CommerceWest Bank Named as One of the Friendliest Banks to Small Businesses in Orange County, California - June 23, 2008

IRVINE, CA (MARKET WIRE) CommerceWest Bank (OTCBB: CWBK) was named as one of the friendliest banks to small businesses in Orange County, California as reported in the Orange County Register. The Bank was ranked as one of the highest among Orange County-based lenders in small-business lending, according to a report released last week by the Office of Advocacy with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The scores are a combination of data, including the ratio of small business loans to...
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Brompton Advantaged Oil & Gas Income Fund and Brompton Oil & Gas Income Fund: Brompton Completes Reorganization of Its Oil & Gas Funds - June 23, 2008

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Brompton Advantaged Oil & Gas Income Fund (TSX: AOG.UN) and Brompton Oil & Gas Income Fund (TSX: OGF.UN) -
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Reportlinker.com: Focus on the Online Banking in the Age of Web 2.0 (Strategic Focus) - June 23, 2008

LONDON, UNITED (MARKET WIRE) Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Online banking industry is available in its catalogue.
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Sentry Select Capital Corp. and Select 50 S-1 Income Trust II and Select 50 S-1 Income Trust: Unitholders Approve Merger of Select 50 S-1 Income Trust - June 23, 2008

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Board of Directors of Sentry Select Capital Corp. ("Sentry Select" or the "Manager") is pleased to announce that at a special meeting held today, the unitholders of Select 50 S-1 Income Trust II ("Terminating Fund") (TSX: SDE.UN) approved the merger of the Terminating Fund with Select 50 S-1 Income Trust (TSX: SON.UN) ("Continuing Fund") (the "Merger").
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Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation: Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation Declares Regular Second Quarter Dividend of 13 Cents per Share - June 23, 2008

ELKIN, NC (MARKET WIRE) The Board of Directors of Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation ("the Company") (NASDAQ: YAVY), the holding company for Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company ("the Bank"), announced today a regular cash dividend of 13 cents per share for second quarter of 2008. The dividend is the 82nd consecutive quarterly dividend and provides an annualized return of 3.7% on today's opening stock price of $13.88 per share. Payment will be made on July 25, 2008 to shareholders of record.
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Terra Nova Financial Group, Inc.: Terra Nova Financial, LLC Named "Broker of the Year for Emerging Managers" for Second Consecutive Year - June 23, 2008

CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) Specialized financial services firm Terra Nova Financial LLC, a subsidiary of Terra Nova Financial Group, Inc. (OTCBB: TNFG), has been named "Broker of the Year for Emerging Managers" for the second consecutive year at Opal Financial Group's 2008 Emerging Manager Summit.
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Paramount Gold and Silver Corp.: Paramount Announces Assay Results Under the Strategic Alliance With Mexoro From the Cieneguita Mine Including 59.5 Me - June 23, 2008

CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (MARKET WIRE) - Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (AMEX: PZG) (TSX: PZG) (FRANKFURT: P6G)(WKN: A0HGKQ) announces assay results from their strategic alliance with Mexoro Minerals (OTC: MXOM.OB). The assays are from three additional holes from the Cieneguita project, located in Chihuahua, Mexico. Drill holes CI-21 to CI-24 were part of the recently completed drill project at Cieneguita, consisting of 31 core holes totaling 7,166 meters. The Company has also included the...
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S3 Investment Company: S3 Investment Company Issues June 2008 Newsletter, Which Reviews Redwood Capital Subsidiary Participation in China Internationa - June 23, 2008

DANVILLE, CA (MARKET WIRE) S3 Investment Company, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SIVC) and its wholly owned Redwood Capital subsidiary, which assists private Chinese companies in accessing the U.S. capital markets through reverse mergers into public companies, today issued the company's June 2008 investor newsletter, which highlights the recent participation of Redwood Capital at a major investment event in China.
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Bearclaw Capital Corp.: Bearclaw Capital Corp. Commences Exploration Programs at Wakeham Basin and James Bay - June 23, 2008

MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Bearclaw Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE: BRL) (FRANKFURT: 5BQ) is pleased to announce that it has commenced its summer exploration programs on its two prospective Quebec uranium properties: Wakeham Basin and James Bay.
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