1.   A top Wall Street entertainment financier said Meyer was an impressive, if little-known, figure, at the studio.

2.   He also is unhappy that the government invited Osama bin Laden, considered a top financier of terrorism by the United States, to take refuge in his homeland.

3.   Now, Grigsby Brandford is the top California financier for these certificates and a major provider elsewhere.

4.   The turnaround could help Credit National fulfill its goal of becoming a top corporate financier for large and medium-sized companies.

5.   A top Thai financier has surrendered to police on charges of violating finance and security laws, the Bangkok Post reported Friday.

6.   Israel also wants Arafat to surrender Fuad Shubaki, the top financier accused of bankrolling an arms smuggling bid foiled by Israeli commandos on the Red Sea in January.

7.   The sixth man is Fuad Shubaki, a top Palestinian financier accused of organising a failed arms run from Iran to the Gaza Strip in January.