He praised Mr Bush's recent announcement of a major US financial contribution to the battle against Aids in the developing world, and called on the European Union to make a parallel effort.

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Vincent Tan: The main causes I support include community causes (provide aid for the poor, children, elderly folks), health causes (provide support and financial aid for treatment of diseases like AIDS, kidney ailments, cancer, free acupuncture centre), education (providing scholarships for education, and free education for underprivileged children and youth), environmental preservation (protection and preservation of coral growth), support and promotion of local performing arts, and humanitarian assistance for disaster relief.

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Prior to venturing into the financial world, Mr. Wolfe published cutting-edge AIDS-immunopathology research in Cell Vision and The Journal of Leukocyte Biology, leading medical-immunology journals.

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Although Schwab says it has no plans to offer a full advisory service, only aids to self-help, the fee-based financial advisers to whom it currently refers counsel-seeking clients (in return for a fat commission) fear that is where it is heading.

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Correspondingly, the governments hold shares of the banks and are their financial guarantor, this in conjunction with their fiduciary responsibility as eurozone members aids in decreasing their ratings by the agencies.

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