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BANK
www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/13/bloomberg/bxswiss.php
Plan would make Switzerland No. 3 financial center in world by 2015 - ZURICH: Swiss banks, insurers and fund managers aim to make Switzerland the world's third-largest financial center within seven years.

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DTCC
DTCC Announces Major Initiatives for Processing Structured Securities
home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070913005493&newsLang=en

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SEC
United States: SEC Alters The Rule On Short Selling In Connection With A Public Offering
www.mondaq.com/article.asp?article_id=52124

www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNRLsmPFHi20&refer=home
Regulators have been cracking down since last year on abuses in the $36 billion market for PIPEs. Investors, led by hedge funds, typically buy the unregistered securities, expecting the SEC will allow them to resell to the public.

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HEDGEFUNDS
SEC Sues Lancaster Hedge Funds for Insider Trading
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNRLsmPFHi20&refer=home

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NSS
OSC Fines Canaccord Cap. for Illegal NSS
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www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070914%5cACQDJON200709141137DOWJONESDJONLINE000695.htm&
US Chamber Urges Further SEC Curbs On Naked Short Sales
camrhon.proboards102.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=mp3s&thread=1189787227


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TREASURY
www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=6288002&subject=economic&action=article
US Treasury's Paulson sees 'some penalty' to US growth amid market turbulence

www.kitco.com/ind/roslin/sep112007.html
Is U.S. Dollar Toast?

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BANKING
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=awWy_qGHKpOc&refer=home
Northern Rock Arranges Emergency Funding From Bank of England

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HOUSING
Fire Sale: Hovnanian Slices Luxury Home Prices
www.cnbc.com/id/20772628

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MINING
biz.yahoo.com/ccn/070914/200709140413192001.html?.v=1
Vaaldiam Resources Ltd.: Pink Diamonds Recovered from Brauna 8 Sampling

biz.yahoo.com/ccn/070914/200709140413137001.html?.v=1
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.: Deep Drill Program on Broulan Reef Gold Project to Commence in Red Lake, Ontario - announces that the 2007-2008 exploration program

biz.yahoo.com/ccn/070914/200709140413217001.html?.v=1
Far West Mining Provides Update on Drilling at the Georgetown Silver-Lead-Zinc Project in Queensland, Australia

biz.yahoo.com/iw/070914/0302399.html
Great Panther Outlines Expansive Geophysical Anomalies and Updates Phase 1 Drilling Program on Mapimi Silver-Lead-Zinc Property

www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2007/14/c8933.html
Rio Tinto Offer for Alcan: Rio Tinto plc Extraordinary General Meeting