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Updated:  10/26/05 8:11 p.m.

10/26/05 Refco bids pile up; one group to enter pact - The battle over bankrupt
Refco Inc.'s assets intensified on Wednesday, with one suitor moving forward with
its buyout offer for Refco's coveted futures brokerage and a seventh group
emerging as a possible suitor

10/26/04 US encouraged as Macau acts on money laundering - The US official who
last month cited Macau for shortcomings in its money- laundering controls said he
is encouraged by the territory's moves to address US government concerns.

10/26/05 US leads new WTO drive to curb Chinese copyright fraud - The US
government fired its latest shot at China over "rampant" copyright abuses in
launching a new initiative at the World Trade Organisation to clamp down on
intellectual property theft.

10/26/05 Indicted On Fraud, Vilar Saluted By NYC's Met Opera - Alberto Vilar, once
a high-flying tech fund manager and philanthropist, gained notoriety this spring
after being charged with multiple counts of fraud, conspiracy and money
laundering.

10/26/05 20 Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Fraud - The 20-count
Indictment charges that from January, 2003, through the date of the indictment,
these defendants and other conspirators devised a scheme to defraud and to
obtain money from various lending institutions, banks and individuals in the
Detroit Metropolitan area through mortgage fraud.

10/26/05 Banks to blacklist rogue workers in fraud fight - Major U.S. financial
institutions are working to set up a new defense against insider fraud: a
database of employees who are known to be scam risks
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