[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)] [Notices] [Page 2414] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 00-976] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals To Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or To Acquire Companies That Are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), to engage de novo, or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in Sec. 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than February 2, 2000. A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: 1. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany; to acquire InterSec Research Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut, and thereby engage in data processing to provide international and domestic performance measurement for pension funds through databases, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(14) of Regulation Y; see, Citicorp, 68 Fed. Res. Bull. 505 (1982); Citicorp, 72 Fed. Res. Bull. 497 (1986); BNC Corp, Inc., 81 Fed. Res. Bull. 295 (1995); and in the development and provision of such measurement through the Internet system, U- MeasurePERF.com, see Cardinal Bancshares, Inc., 82 Fed. Res. Bull. 674 (1996), and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 83 Fed. Res. Bull. 335 (1997); in the sale of proprietary portfolio accounting software that permits customers to conduct financial management using their personal computers to perform banking activities, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(14) of Regulation Y; see, The Royal Bank of Canada, 82 Fed. Res. Bull. 363 (1996); and Citicorp, 72 Fed. Res. Bull. 497 (1986); in research and consulting services, including targeted market research and industry studies, to investment management organizations, banks, exchanges, and other firms, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(6) of Regulation Y, see Security Pacific Corporation, 71 Fed. Res. Bull. 118 (1985); Signet Banking Corporation, 73 Fed. Res. Bull. 59 (1987); National Westminster Bank PLC, 74 Fed. Res. Bull. 254 (1988); and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 76 Fed. Res. Bull. 886 (1990); and in pension fund consulting to provide sponsors with analyses of international and global investment strategies, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(6) of Regulation Y; see Dresdner Bank AG, 82 Fed. Res. Bull. 676 (1996). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 11, 2000. Robert deV. Frierson, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 00-976 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-P