Reuters – 2002 – French company BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA: Quote , Profile , Research ) announces plans to buy Cogent, Britain’s biggest investment trust administrator, from Australian group AMP Ltd. (AMP.AX: Quote , Profile , Research ). *2002 – State Street Corp
Forex – Yen in focus as G7 talk dominates market thinking
Forbes – The yen is expected to break higher across the board as liquidity of carry positions takes place ahead of this weekends’s G7 meeting in Essen,’ said Ian Stannard, currency strategist at BNP Paribas (other-otc: BNPZY.PK – news – people
Hong Kong shares close lower on profit-taking amid lack of clear leads
Forbes – Winner Lee, associate director at BNP Paribas (other-otc: BNPZY.PK – news – people ), said a sharp drop on the Japanese market and the absence of fresh market-moving news weighed down on the local market. ‘The sharp fall in Tokyo
Deutsche Boerse Starts Luxury Index
Forbes – Dubbed the World Luxury Index and made up of 20 companies, it was put together by Deutsche Boerse for the Paris-based bank and investment group BNP Paribas SA and started on Feb. 2. The index tracks the 20 largest stocks, in terms of market
Banks boost interest rates on checking
South Coast Today – Bank of the West, a unit of BNP Paribas SA, has typically given away a stuffed bear to new checking-account customers. Starting next month, it is taking a different tack: It is planning a promotional rate “significantly higher” than its regular