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All Rights Reserved. cs@marketwire.com 10 en-us http://www.marketwire.com/IMAGES/marketwire.gif http://www.marketwire.com Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:21:00 GMT TORONTO, CANADA (MARKET WIRE) Canadian General Investments, Limited (the "Company") (TSX: CGI)(TSX: CGI.PR.A)(TSX: CGI.PR.B)(TSX: CGI.PR.C)(LSE: CGI) today announced that it has provided notice to holders of its $60,000,000 5.40% Cumulative Redeemable Class A Preference Shares, Series 1 that the Company will redeem all of such Shares on October 6, 2008 for the redemption price of $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends (from and including the last scheduled dividend payment date, September 15, 2008, to but excluding the date of redemption, and being in the amount of $0.07767 per share), less any required http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=423146&tsource=3 Financial Services CGI CGI.PR.A CGI.PR.B CGI.PR.C Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) DUNDEE REIT (TSX: D.UN) today posted its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Dundee REIT's management team will be holding a conference call to discuss the results on Friday, August 8th at 9:00 a.m. (ET). To access the conference call, please dial (416) 340-2220 in Toronto and overseas or 1-866-226-1798 elsewhere in Canada and the United States. A taped replay of the call will be available from August 8, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to August 15, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Please dial 416-695-5800 or 1-800-408-3053 and use passcode 3265962 to access the replay. The call will also http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=423133&tsource=3 Financial Services Real Estate and Construction D.UN Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:48:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) MPL Communications Inc. (TSX VENTURE: MPZ) announces that its majority shareholders have made a proposal to acquire all of the common shares of MPL that they do not already own. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=423127&tsource=3 Financial Services MPZ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:21:00 GMT PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) Not only is the weakening U.S. economy creating challenges for students and parents trying to pay for college this year, it's also forcing colleges and universities to find new tactics to maintain their enrollment numbers and accommodate students' growing need for student loans and other forms of financial aid. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=423070&tsource=3 Financial Services Education and Training Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:09:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Energy Savings Income Fund (TSX: SIF.UN) - http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=423019&tsource=3 Financial Services SIF.UN Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) High net-worth consumers rated Fidelity Brokerage Services the most trusted retail broker in the new 2008 Luxury Brand Trust Index (LBTI) survey from the independent New York City-based Luxury Institute (www.LuxuryInstitute.com). Respondents who said they trust this firm say it has provided "excellent service and ideas for making money," "holds the investor's concerns as a priority," and has "your best interests at heart." Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Wachovia Securities rank second and third, respectively. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422062&tsource=3 Financial Services Professional Services Retail Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:32:00 GMT WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) Haley Limited, the world leader in policy automation, management and enforcement, today announced the appointment of financial services technology executive Matthew Nestor as strategic account director. Based in the banking hub of Charlotte, North Carolina, Nestor is working with lending institutions to design and deliver solutions that improve loan underwriting, credit quality, and due diligence. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422969&tsource=3 Financial Services Government Computers and Software Professional Services Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:09:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) In conjunction with the release of its 2008 second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2008, Altus Group Income Fund ("Altus") (TSX: AIF.UN) will host a conference call at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, August 14, 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422980&tsource=3 Financial Services Professional Services Real Estate and Construction AIF.UN Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:24:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd. ("Goodman & Company"), in accordance with regulatory requirements, announces that on August 5, 2008 Goodman & Company and its affiliates, on behalf of client accounts and investment funds managed by them, acquired through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange 50,000 common shares of Aurelian Resources Inc. ("Aurelian"). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422955&tsource=3 Financial Services Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:15:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. The Company noted that results of operations for the same period in 2007 had benefitted from the recognition of previously deferred revenue totaling $45.9 million as a result of CPA(R):16 - Global meeting its performance hurdle in June 2007, which contributed $21.6 million to net income. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422833&tsource=3 Financial Services Real Estate and Construction WPC Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT SAN FRANCISCO, CA and AUSTIN, TX (MARKET WIRE) Western Independent Bankers and WIB Service Corporation announced today the endorsement of BancVue's REWARDChecking(R) and FIRST ROI's FIRSTBranch(TM) as WIB-endorsed "Value & Income Programs" (VIPs). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422737&tsource=3 Financial Services Computers and Software Retail Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT WALTHAM, MA (MARKET WIRE) OpenPages, the leading provider of enterprise GRC management solutions that optimize business performance, today announced extraordinary momentum and success in the first half of 2008. Building on a strong performance in Q1, OpenPages' GRC growth progressed in Q2 with new bookings growth of 55% over the same quarter last year. The company's accelerated momentum was fueled by new product introductions, significant product innovations and industry recognition for the company's technological excellence. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422710&tsource=3 Financial Services Computers and Software Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Consumers' Waterheater Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: CWI.UN), announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to purchase all of the outstanding shares in Stratacon Inc. ("Stratacon"). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422888&tsource=3 Financial Services CWI.UN Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Quality Planning, the company that validates policyholder information for auto insurers, has released proprietary findings that show Americans are changing their driving habits as gas prices hit record levels this year. Based on telephone conversations with drivers around the country, the firm concludes that a majority will drive less in the coming year, with the biggest planned cutback occurring in "pleasure use" (when a vehicle is not being used for commuting or work-related purposes). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422839&tsource=3 Financial Services Automotive Energy and Utilities Environment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:10:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) DundeeWealth Inc. ("DundeeWealth")(TSX: DW) is today reporting its financial results as at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements, along with Management's Discussion and Analysis as at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 have been filed on SEDAR on August 6, 2008. Interested parties may access these statements at www.sedar.com or www.dundeewealth.com. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422771&tsource=3 Financial Services DW Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:50:00 GMT ISELIN, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX), a provider of water and wastewater and related services in New Jersey and Delaware, today reported higher operating revenues and net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 over the same period in 2007. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422705&tsource=3 Financial Services Government Energy and Utilities MSEX Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:42:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Charter Real Estate Investment Trust ("Charter REIT") (TSX VENTURE: CRH.UN) is pleased to announce its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422727&tsource=3 Financial Services Real Estate and Construction CRH.UN Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:15:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) today announces financial results for its fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. Additionally, Apollo Investment Corporation announces that its Board of Directors has declared its second fiscal quarter September 2008 dividend of $0.52 per share, payable on September 29, 2008 to stockholders of record as of September 18, 2008. The dividend will be paid from taxable earnings whose specific tax characteristics will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422673&tsource=3 Financial Services AINV Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:37:00 GMT ROCKVILLE, MD (MARKET WIRE) Rydex Investments today announced the distribution declarations for seven CurrencyShares exchange traded products: CurrencyShares(SM) Australian Dollar Trust (NYSE: FXA), CurrencyShares(SM) British Pound Sterling Trust (NYSE: FXB), CurrencyShares(SM) Canadian Dollar Trust (NYSE: FXC), CurrencyShares(SM) Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE), CurrencyShares(SM) Mexican Peso Trust (NYSE: FXM), CurrencyShares(SM) Swedish Krona Trust (NYSE: FXS) and CurrencyShares(SM) Swiss Franc Trust (NYSE: FXF). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422677&tsource=3 Financial Services FXA FXC FXB FXE FXM FXS FXF BK JPM Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:45:00 GMT FAIRFIELD, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: KRNY) (the "Company"), the holding company of Kearny Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 of $825,000, or $0.01 per diluted share. The results represent a decrease of $1.8 million compared to net income of $2.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and an increase of $606,000 compared to net income of $219,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Management attributes the decrease in net income between linked quarters primarily to a loss on impairment of securities http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422643&tsource=3 Financial Services KRNY Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:14:00 GMT TORONTO (MARKET WIRE) Oxford Investments Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: OXIHF) is pleased to announce that one of its China subsidiaries has the ability, through a joint venture, to process electronic payments for financial institutions, merchants, and individual customers. We can facilitate electronic payments and e-commerce transaction processing between merchants and their customers. The ability to integrate merchants for processing has now been realized, and we intend to commence processing immediately. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422614&tsource=3 Financial Services Retail OXIHF Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:08:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) TayCon Capital Corporation ("TayCon") (TSX VENTURE: TYC.P) announced today that Paul G. Smith has been appointed as a director of TayCon effective August 6, 2008 to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors. Mr. Smith has simultaneously been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of TayCon. The Board of Directors also today granted Mr. Smith a total of 67,792 options to purchase shares of TayCon at the exercise price of $0.30 per common share pursuant to TayCon's stock option plan (the "Option"). The Option has a term of five (5) years from the date of grant. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422626&tsource=3 Financial Services TYC.P Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:52:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) DundeeWealth Inc. (TSX: DW) (TSX: DW.PR.A) announced today that its board of directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29688 per first preference share, series 1 payable on September 30, 2008 to shareholders of record on September 16, 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422613&tsource=3 Financial Services DW DW.PR.A Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:51:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) DundeeWealth Inc. (TSX: DW) announced today that its board of directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per common and special share, payable on October 1, 2008, or as otherwise provided under the terms of any applicable escrow agreements, to shareholders of record on September 17, 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422612&tsource=3 Financial Services DW Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:03:00 GMT PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) National Future Benefits (NFB), Arizona's premier estate planning firm, today announced it has opened a Tucson branch to support the continued growth of the company. NFB has experienced double-digit year-over-year growth and has added 12 new employees to the firm within the last six months. The company saw an increase in revenue of more than 28 percent from 2006 to 2007 and anticipates exceeding 2007 revenue this year. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422372&tsource=3 Financial Services Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:30:00 GMT LAS VEGAS, NV (MARKET WIRE) Business Credit Services, Inc., a pioneering provider of financial solutions for small business owners, today announced three new programs aimed at helping new and existing businesses get the advice and financial support they need to thrive in a difficult economy. The initiatives -- SmallBusinessConsulting.com, the BCS Angel Network, and the BCS Affiliate Program -- leverage the power of Business Credit Services' experts and investment partners, as well as one of the most valuable networks of all: other successful entrepreneurs. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422200&tsource=3 Financial Services Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:20:00 GMT MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Manitex Capital Inc. (TSX: MNX) announced today that it has sold the remaining balance of its investment in Fieldturf Tarkett Inc. in a private transaction. The sale generated a pre-tax gain of Cdn $1,873,000. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422539&tsource=3 Financial Services MNX Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:30:00 GMT CORONA, CA (MARKET WIRE) Vineyard National Bancorp (the "company") (NASDAQ: VNBC), parent company of Vineyard Bank, N.A. ("Vineyard") and other subsidiaries today reported a loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 of $62.5 million, or $6.46 per common share, compared with net earnings of $6.0 million, or $0.53 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. The net loss for the second quarter of 2008 was due primarily to $40.5 million of provision for loan losses, principally associated with Vineyard's land and single family residential ("SFR") tract construction loans originated between 2005 and http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422193&tsource=3 Financial Services Professional Services Real Estate and Construction VNBC Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:46:00 GMT MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Empirical Inc. - The Dialogue Architects (TSX VENTURE: EM) (the "Company" or "Empirical") announced that further to its press release of May 28, 2008, Quorum Investment Pool Limited Partnership ("Quorum") has advanced an additional $625,000 by way of four additional demand promissory notes ranging in principal amounts and issued between May of 2008 and July of 2008 (each a "Promissory Note" and collectively, the "Promissory Notes"). Each Promissory Note is due on demand and bears interest at 10% per annum, calculated quarterly and not payable in advance. Default under any Promissory Note http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422474&tsource=3 Financial Services EM Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) C2 Global Technologies Inc. ("C2" or the "Company") (OTCBB: COBT) today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. All amounts are stated in US dollars. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422440&tsource=3 Financial Services COBT Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:34:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) DundeeWealth Inc. (TSX: DW) reported total revenue earning fiduciary assets at July 31, 2008 of $65.6 billion. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422271&tsource=3 Financial Services DW Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:26:00 GMT MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Senvest Capital Inc. (TSX: SEC) today reported net earnings of $3,133,022 or $1.19 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2008. This compares to $4,419,696 or $1.61 per share for the same period in 2007. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, net earnings were $3,024,124 or $1.15 per share compared to $8,658,473 or $3.27 per share the prior year. Book value was $60.51 per share at the end of the second quarter. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422267&tsource=3 Financial Services SEC Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:20:00 GMT ATLANTA, GA (MARKET WIRE) CompuCredit (NASDAQ: CCRT) reported a second quarter 2008 GAAP net loss of $44.9 million, or $0.96 per fully diluted common share, versus a second quarter 2007 GAAP net loss of $11.0 million, or $0.23 per fully diluted common share. The second quarter 2008 GAAP net loss from continuing operations was $42.8 million, or $0.91 per fully diluted common share, as compared to a GAAP net loss of $6.6 million, or $0.14 per fully diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2007. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422105&tsource=3 Financial Services Professional Services CCRT Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:03:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Core Canadian Dividend Trust (the "Fund") (TSX: CDD.UN) has declared its monthly distribution of C$0.04415 per unit payable August 29, 2008 to unitholders of record as of August 15, 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422246&tsource=3 Financial Services CDD.UN Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:03:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Mulvihill Pro-AMS RSP Split Share Corp. (the "Fund") (TSX: SPL.A)(TSX: SPL.B) has declared its monthly distribution of $0.05417 on each of its Class A Shares payable August 29, 2008 to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2008. To the extent that any portion of the distributions are ordinary taxable dividends and not capital gains dividends, they will be eligible dividends. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422247&tsource=3 Financial Services SPL.A SPL.B Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) PennantPark Investment Corporation (the "Company") (NASDAQ: PNNT) today announces financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422060&tsource=3 Financial Services PNNT Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:45:00 GMT MADRID, SPAIN and DENVER, CO (MARKET WIRE) Zed, the leading mobile content company worldwide in terms of revenue and geographical presence, has succeeded to sign a loan for a total amount of USD 143.8 Million (EUR 92,5 Million*). The credit agreement has been signed by five leading Spanish and international financial institutions and will expire in 2013. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422228&tsource=3 Financial Services Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:03:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) E-L Financial Corporation Limited ("E-L Financial") (TSX: ELF) (TSX: ELF.PR.F) (TSX: ELF.PR.G) today reported that for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, it earned net operating income(1) of $39.1 million or $11.00 per share compared with $37.5 million or $10.51 per share for the comparable period last year. On a year to date basis, E-L Financial earned net operating income of $33.5 million or $8.56 per share compared with $47.8 million or $12.84 per share in 2007. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422218&tsource=3 Financial Services ELF ELF.PR.F ELF.PR.G Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:33:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Editors Note: A photo is included with this press release. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422204&tsource=3 Financial Services Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:30:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Payoneer, Inc., a provider of co-branded reloadable prepaid MasterCard(R) cards, announced today that it received an $8 million Series B investment led by Carmel Ventures. Additional investors in the round include Greylock Partners, Crossbar Capital, Zohar Gilon, and others. Funds will be used to accelerate the expansion of Payoneer's payment service offerings and to enhance its technology with advanced compliance tools that bring a new standard of confidence to international payments. Payoneer's offerings simplify the process of making international payments by allowing corporations to http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422131&tsource=3 Financial Services Computers and Software Professional Services Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:01:00 GMT TORONTO, CANADA (MARKET WIRE) Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX: CGI)(TSX: CGI.PR.A)(TSX: CGI.PR.B)(TSX: CGI.PR.C)(LSE: CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at July 31, 2008 was $26.24, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of -17.5% and -19.7%, respectively. These compare with the -0.2% and 0.6% returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422160&tsource=3 Financial Services CGI CGI.PR.A CGI.PR.B CGI.PR.C Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:48:00 GMT TORONTO, CANADA (MARKET WIRE) Canadian World Fund Limited (TSX: CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at July 31, 2008 was $5.90, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns of -24.3% and -22.6%, respectively. These compare with the -11.0% and -15.4% returns of the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index, in Canadian dollar terms, for the same periods. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=422157&tsource=3 Financial Services CWF Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:30:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. (OTCBB: SRCO), a leading provider of consumer finance solutions to the powersports industry, announced today that its relationship with an aggregator partner of online consumer credit applications for the acquisition of powersports vehicles has resulted in a much higher than anticipated volume of consumer credit applications being processed by its iPLUS(R) credit decisioning engine during the last three months. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421867&tsource=3 Financial Services Automotive SRCO Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:45:00 GMT BETHESDA, MD (MARKET WIRE) As the school year begins, Europ Assistance USA, the professional ally for people in crisis or distress, is cautioning college students and their parents to take precautions to protect against identity theft. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421667&tsource=3 Financial Services Education and Training Media and Entertainment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:38:00 GMT MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Thalys International has entered into a long-term agreement with ExPretio Technologies to license ExPretio's new generation revenue optimization system. The system, which has been successfully implemented recently, is responsible for dynamically optimizing seat inventory controls over Thalys's network of high-speed railway lines. Thalys International, a European consortium established in Brussels, Belgium, is the property of Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais (SNCF), of Societe nationale des chemins de fer belges (SNCB) and of the German state railways, Deutsche Bahn AG, and is in http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421983&tsource=3 Financial Services Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:33:00 GMT CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) Terra Nova Financial Group, Inc. (OTCBB: TNFG), a specialized financial services firm that through its subsidiaries provides brokerage services and trading technologies for professional traders, hedge funds and money managers, today announced key performance metrics for the second quarter of 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421813&tsource=3 Financial Services TNFG Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:00:00 GMT WILMINGTON, DE (MARKET WIRE) The Company Corporation(R) recently announced that it will sponsor "Incorporation Awareness Month" in August. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421785&tsource=3 Financial Services Education and Training Computers and Software Professional Services Real Estate and Construction Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:30:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) BTIG LLC, a broker dealer specializing in equity trading and brokerage services has appointed Kenneth J. Savio as a senior managing director and co-head of global equities. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421824&tsource=3 Financial Services Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:06:00 GMT PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) Take Charge America, one of the nation's largest non-profit financial education, credit counseling and debt management organizations, is offering financial tips for families faced with rising back-to-school costs. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421735&tsource=3 Financial Services Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:56:00 GMT PRINCETON, IL (MARKET WIRE) Princeton National Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNBC) http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421714&tsource=3 Financial Services PNBC Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Kamakura Corporation announced Monday that its monthly index of troubled public companies showed another sharp decline in global corporate credit quality in July. The Kamakura index has shown declines in credit quality in 11 of the last 12 months. Kamakura reported that troubled companies in July make up 13.9% of the global public company universe, up from 13.2% in June. This is the highest level for the Kamakura index since August, 2003. At the 13.9% level, the index shows that credit conditions are better than only 39.1% of the monthly periods since the start of the index in January, http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421575&tsource=3 Financial Services Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (MARKET WIRE) Quova, Inc., the leading provider of Internet geolocation data services, today announced it has appointed Sonja Schindeler to vice president of partner development. As part of the growing global partner development team, Schindeler is joined by Kevin Mulvey, vice president of partner development, and Jon Heintschel, business development manager. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421420&tsource=3 Financial Services Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:30:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Institutional Investor Events is proud to have James (Jay) E. Hughes, Jr., Esq. take part in its 6th Annual Integrated Wealth Management Forum for an interactive Q&A over breakfast on September 16th at the Union League Club in New York City. This year's Integrated Wealth Management Forum will be co-hosted with the 3rd Annual Women & Wealth Forum on September 17th at the same venue. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421112&tsource=3 Financial Services Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT HOUSTON, TX (MARKET WIRE) A Houston-based firm that provides strategic marketing and advertising services to hundreds of community banks and credit unions nationwide has a new face and a new name. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421585&tsource=3 Financial Services Professional Services Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT ORANGE, CA (MARKET WIRE) Agire Mortgage Corporation, a full service mortgage advisory and solution provider, today announces expansion of their board of directors as well as the re-branding of their advisory services platform to Edge Mortgage Advisory Corporation (EdgeMAC). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=421626&tsource=3 Financial Services