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Korea Stock Exchange To Introduce Covered Warrants

The Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) will introduce covered warrants with the underlying asset being listed shares or market indices in the first half of 2004. The KSE is currently reviewing the operational details with securities firms before seeking approval from

Bank of New York Pays GMAC $110 Million To Settle Legal Dispute

The Bank of New York Company says it has reached a settlement with the General Motors Acceptance Corporation ("GMAC") over GMAC's claims relating to the 1999 sale to GMAC of BNY Financial Corporation, the bank's factoring and asset based finance

INCA Of South Africa Buys SunGard For Treasury Operations

SunGard says Infrastructure Finance Corporation (INCA), South Africa's largest private infrastructure debt fund, is to automate its treasury operations using its AvantGard Quantum system. The installation of Quantum replaced an in house development based on the Microsoft Access database that

Bank Danamon Indonesia Goes Live With DST HiPortfolio

DST International says PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk (Danamon) has gone live with HiPortfolio 2, DSTi's back office solution, to support its custodian administration services to external fund managers. "In the process of entering the fast growing custody business in

Bank Austria Creditanstalt Shares Start Trading In Warsaw

The Polish Securities and Exchange Commission today authorised Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA CA) shares as the first international company to trade on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). BA CA shares also trade in Vienna, following the sale of a quarter

Craig Weynand Joins Campbell & Co From Morgan Stanley

Hedge fund managers Campbell & Company have appointed Craig Weynand Vice President and future General Counsel. He starts work on Monday, 13 October. Weynand will assist the executive team with the overall growth and development of the firm, with a