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Bank of Montreal is expanding its money markets operations at its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Montreal (Barbados) Ltd. The money markets team will be lead by Arlene Estabrooks (see People, this issue). "The Barbados operation gives the bank another international platform to offer further benefits to our global customer base, including South America," says David Hyma, the bank's senior vice president for global financial products and money marketing.
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