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The Forex Association of Singapore (FAS) has changed its planned web site address, first listed in FX Week, November 4 issue. The site will be launched Friday, November 22 at FAS's annual social event, the Forex Dinner and Dance at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The new web address is http://www.forexsin.org.sg.
Citicorp officials say the bank is in the process of reviewing its strategy for its futures brokerage operation, to determine whether or not the bank needs to maintain an in-house unit, says
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