Financial Services News

DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL (MARKET WIRE) Thomas E. Riley, Regional President of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) and Adi Hochman, President of Tavor Corp., of Denville, New Jersey, have announced the asset acquisition of Tavor Corp. by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc.

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SAN JOSE, CA (MARKET WIRE) St. John's Capital Group Inc. (www.stjohncapital.com), a private investment and capital management firm known for providing investors high yield and secured return on investments via its unique value investment strategy, announced today that it is allocating $100,000 in Q4 of 2007 to its non-profit service division. The donation is intended for various non-profit organizations, charities, and

FRANKLIN, LA (MARKET WIRE) The Board of Directors of Teche Holding Company (AMEX: TSH), holding company of Teche Federal Bank, elected Ernest Freyou and Robert L. Wolfe, Jr. to the Board of Directors at the monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Mr. Freyou and Mr. Wolfe were each previously elected and presently serve on the board of Directors of Teche Federal Bank.

LAS VEGAS, NV (MARKET WIRE) Phoenix Technology Holdings Inc., a leading provider of end to end customer retention solutions, leveraging the Smart Chip Technology (Schimatic Cash Transactions Network.com, Inc.) platform (PINKSHEETS: SCTN), is pleased to announce that it has become an IBM Business Partner.

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) All amounts are in Canadian dollars.

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Pink Sheets, LLC, the leading electronic inter-dealer quotation system, trading technology and financial information provider for over-the-counter (OTC) securities, today announced that Rhodia S.A., the France-based chemicals company, has switched from the New York Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) are now trading on the International OTCQX market tier. Beginning today, Rhodia's ADSs will

MIAMI, FL (MARKET WIRE) Atlantis Business Development Corporation (OTCBB: ATLB) announced today that, pursuant to an immediately effective Form N-54C filed on 09/19/2007, the board has elected to withdraw the company's status with the SEC as a business development company in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The board was acting on behalf of the shareholders that approved the action by a

DUNEDIN, FL (MARKET WIRE) ISM International (PINKSHEETS: ISML) signed two groundbreaking Letters of Intent with companies that will form the cornerstone of ISM International's Outdoor Division. ISM CEO Mario Quenneville says, "These deals are consistent with our business philosophy of bringing groundbreaking products and services with highly competent management teams into a single entity to provide shareholders with unprecedented value."

LAS VEGAS, NV (MARKET WIRE) Centra Capital Corporation (PINKSHEETS: CENC) today announced that it is fully revitalized as an operating corporation. On June 15, 2007, a telephonic shareholders meeting was held to discuss the current situation of the company, to elect a new interim chairman and CEO with the mandate of revitalizing the company's delinquent filing position and begin the process of seeking out and qualifying new business