Behringer Harvard Acquires Luxury Apartment Community in Downtown Fort Worth

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Joe Karmick

Behringer Harvard Acquires Luxury Apartment Community in Downtown Fort Worth

DALLAS, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Behringer Harvard announces its acquisition of Firestone Upper West Side, a Class A urban community of luxury apartments located in the vibrant central business district of Fort Worth, Texas. The community blends luxury amenities with a nostalgic architectural style reminiscent of area homes built in the 1920s and 1930s. It was acquired for Behringer Harvard Strategic Opportunity Fund I LP.

Built in 1999 at 1001 West Seventh Street, the community consists of 11 housing units of two to four stories each, providing 350 apartment homes and a total of 327,294 rentable square feet. The centerpiece of the approximately 11-acre development is the original 1929 Firestone Building, which has been restored to its original facade with refurbished interiors and now serves as the property’s community center. Luxury amenities available to residents include a resort-style pool complex, a community center featuring half-court basketball, a well-equipped health club with locker rooms, and an on-site park and pavilion.

“We believe the Firestone acquisition will allow our investors to capitalize on a stable asset with significant upside potential,” said Robert Behringer, chairman and CEO of Behringer Harvard. “We expect this property to continue to be attractive for both residents and potential future investors such as those interested in condominium conversions. Its highly desirable location on the western edge of downtown Fort Worth puts residents within walking distance of Sundance Square and only minutes from Fort Worth’s renowned cultural district.”

Firestone Upper West Side is 97 percent occupied, and management has been retained by Lincoln Property Company of Dallas.

About Behringer Harvard

Behringer Harvard is a national real estate investment sponsor whose family of public and private real estate investment securities are made available through the independent broker dealer community. The company’s investment products include non-listed REITs, real estate limited partnerships, 1031 exchange and other real estate investment programs that generally invest in institutional-quality commercial real estate. Its finite- life, non-listed funds feature defined holding periods and exit strategies and seek to produce attractive returns for their investors through a balance of current yield and capital appreciation. Behringer Harvard is headquartered in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas, and is one of the nation’s fastest- growing real estate investment firms. For more information, call 866.655.3600 or visit www.bhfunds.com .

This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the business and financial outlook of Behringer Harvard investments, which are based on our current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on any such statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Forward-looking statements in this document speak only as of the date on which such statements were made, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statements that become untrue because of subsequent events. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Source: Behringer Harvard

CONTACT: Katie Myers of Richards-Gravelle, +1-214-891-5842, or
[email protected] , for Behringer Harvard; or Jason Mattox, Senior Vice
President of Behringer Harvard, +1-866-655-3600, or [email protected]

Web site: http://www.bhfunds.com/

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Halal Financial Services Inc – Announces releases of first analyst review on company by Michael Gassner Consultancy

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Joe Karmick

Halal Financial Services Inc – Announces releases of first analyst review on company by Michael Gassner Consultancy

DELAWARE, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Halal Financial Services Inc (HLLF.PK) a Delaware corporation is pleased to announce the release of the first analyst report from Michael Gassner Consultancy.

The research report has been developed over a period of 2 weeks and outlines the key achievements, market place and future developments of Halal Financial Services. Its objective view on the company highlights the key areas that need to be carefully monitored as well as the strengths.

The report can be downloaded from www.halalfinancialservices.com and also www.islamicfinance.de. Highlights of the report include:

– First dedicated Intermediary on the Islamic retail side with a branch
network strategy
– First mover advantage in this niche – established since October 2003
– Financial intermediaries originating 68% of the Mortgage business in
UK
– Outstanding Mortgages of Muslims USD 26.6 bn
– Experienced Management Team with ethnic access
– Price valuation based only on two product lines – others will be
available in the next 2 years and are likely to boost the business
– Current Islamic financial products are just started and in front of a
phenomenal growth – HLLF.PK will benefit

Halal Financial Services – CEO Tariq Mahmood Comments:

“The report is an excellent tool for current and future investors to evaluate the growth and strategies employed by Halal Financial Services. The vision of becoming the leading intermediary for Islamic financial products in the UK by 2007 is on target, as well as branching out by taking on partners and franchises.”

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, and is subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties associated with an emerging company. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of risk factors discussed in Halal Financial Service Incorporated reports that will be on file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: Halal Financial Services Inc.

CONTACT: www.halalfinancialservices.com

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Lloyds TSB Collects Foreign and Old Coins for Marie Curie Cancer Care

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Joe Karmick

Lloyds TSB Collects Foreign and Old Coins for Marie Curie Cancer Care

LONDON, September 6/PRNewswire/ — Get rid of your spare change from your last foreign holiday and all your
old coins by popping into your local Lloyds TSB branch from 19 September.

Coin collection boxes will be available in the branches and all foreign
and old coins will be converted to pounds and donated to Marie Curie Cancer
Care, Lloyds TSB’s charity of the year. Just GBP15 pays for one hour’s care
in a cancer patient’s home so every spare coin lurking in your pocket, purse
and behind your sofa counts.

Marie Curie Cancer Care was chosen by Lloyds TSB employees as their
charity of the year. All the funds will contribute to Lloyds TSB’s target of
GBP1m to raise money to support 70 local Marie Curie Nurses who provide high
quality nursing totally free to cancer patients and their families.

Around 40% of people will develop cancer at some time in their life and
each year cancer claims the lives of 150,000 people in the UK. Research shows
that 64% of us would like to be cared for at home if we were terminally ill,
but only 25% of terminally ill cancer patients currently achieve this. Marie
Curie Nurses care for around 15,000 patients per year.

Notes to Editors

Lloyds TSB is one of the UK’s largest corporate givers with a community
programme valued at over GBP35m in 2004. The Investing in Care campaign is a
key part of our community investment and aims to raise GBP1m to support 70
Marie Curie Nurses.

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high-quality nursing, totally
free, to give terminally ill patients the choice of dying at home supported
by their families.

Get involved and take on a Marie Curie Cancer Care Challenge
Event. For details, please contact the charity’s Events team on the events
hotline: +44-(0)870 240 1021 or visit the charity’s website:
www.mariecurie.org.uk/events

Marie Curie Cancer Care – Registered Charity Number: 207994

Source: Marie Curie Cancer Care

Photography is available on request from Hannah West, Director, Hannah West Communications
Telephone: +44-(0)1628-524949 email: [email protected] For further information contact, Anna Fairbairn, Marie Curie Cancer Care Communications, [email protected]

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ILOG Optimizes Ameriprise Financial’s Key Financial Planning Tool

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Joe Karmick

ILOG Optimizes Ameriprise Financial’s Key Financial Planning Tool

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Lifetime financial planning is complex. Each person has a unique financial situation — with a variety of risk tolerances, investment goals, time tables and tax situations, coupled with inherent life and market changes that must always be taken into account when doing financial planning. To address all these issues in one solution, Ameriprise Financial, has selected ILOG’s optimization software for its new The Lifetime Optimizer (SM) financial planning solution — ILOG(R) (Nasdaq: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364) announced today. Ameriprise Financial, formerly American Express Financial Advisors, is one of the nation’s leading financial planning, asset management and insurance companies.

The Lifetime Optimizer is a state-of-the-art, proprietary tool, that will allow Ameriprise financial advisors to create and propose dynamic investment strategies that address the complex and interdependent financial choices that clients need to help meet their financial goals over their life time. The Lifetime Optimizer relies on ILOG CPLEX to help customers make better financial decisions faster and manage the change in the financial market and the complexity of the fiscal regulations.

“The Ameriprise Financial Lifetime Optimizer (SM) quickly and accurately formulates a complete investment strategy that recommends where clients’ existing assets should be held, saved, spent and invested over a period of time,” said Bill Elliott, VP and General Manager Financial Advice, Ameriprise Financial. “One of the key benefits of the Lifetime Optimizer is that it can determine the tax treatments of different accounts and propose the optimal asset allocation strategies based on particular tax situations. And, the Lifetime Optimizer is only available at Ameriprise Financial Advisors.”

Widely used by investment banks and asset management firms globally, ILOG CPLEX — the most widely-deployed optimization software in the world with more than 100 of the Global 500 as customers — is used to optimize asset allocation (actions that minimize risks and volatility while maximizing returns). ILOG CPLEX is also used to optimize a portfolio against specified indices, create portfolios with risk profiles closely matched to a given benchmark, as well as creating, managing and rebalancing portfolios that meet customers’ investment goals and risk aversion.

About ILOG

ILOG delivers software and services that empower customers to make better decisions faster and manage change and complexity. Over 2,500 global corporations and more than 465 leading software vendors rely on ILOG’s market-leading business rule management system (BRMS), optimization and visualization software components, to achieve dramatic returns on investment, create market-defining products and services, and sharpen their competitive edge. ILOG was founded in 1987 and employs more than 650 people worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.ilog.com/ .

NOTE: ILOG and CPLEX are registered trademarks of ILOG. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

About Ameriprise Financial

Ameriprise Financial, formerly American Express Financial Advisors, is one of the nation’s leading financial planning, asset management and insurance companies. Through its nationwide network of more than 10,000 financial advisors, Ameriprise Financial delivers solutions to clients through a comprehensive and personalized financial planning approach built on a long-term relationship with a knowledgeable advisor. The company specializes in meeting the retirement-related financial needs of the mass affluent. For more information, visit www.ameriprise.com.

On Feb.1, 2005, American Express Company announced plans to pursue a spin-off to shareholders of the American Express Financial Advisors unit. The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2005, subject to certain conditions.

Source: ILOG

CONTACT: Sarah Johansen of ILOG, +1-650-567-8128, or [email protected]

Web site: http://www.ameriprise.com/

Web site: http://www.ilog.com/

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NSB Holdings, Inc. Announces 3-for-2 Stock Split

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Joe Karmick

NSB Holdings, Inc. Announces 3-for-2 Stock Split

MACON, Ga., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NSB Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: NSBH) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a three-for-two split of the company’s common stock, payable in the form of a 50% stock dividend. Each shareholder of record at the close of business on September 20, 2005 will receive the additional shares of stock on September 30, 2005 with the fractional shares paid in cash.

Mark Stevens, President and CEO, said, “Our Board of Directors believes and this action confirms that our shareholders are important to our long term strategy of growth and earnings. We are pleased to share our success with our shareholders as we continue to work to increase the liquidity of our stock.”

About NSB Holdings, Inc. and New Southern Bank

With headquarters in Macon, Georgia, NSB Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for New Southern Bank which operates four banking locations in the middle Georgia markets of Macon and Warner Robins and is currently expanding into the Savannah market. The company specializes in commercial real estate and small business lending.

Safe Harbor

This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by Federal Securities Laws, including statements about financial outlook and business environment. These statements are provided to assist in the understanding of a future financial performance and such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Any such statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results, please refer to the section entitled “Forward- Looking Statements” in NSB Holdings, Inc.’s annual report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: NSB Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Mark Stevens, Chief Executive Officer, or Carol Soto, Chief
Financial Officer, of NSB Holdings, Inc., +1-478-757-8181

Web site: http://www.newsouthernbank.com/

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