[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28025]
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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 November 3, 1998.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Philip Jackson, Applications
Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413:
1. National Australia Bank, Ltd., Melbourne, Australia; to engage
de novo through its subsidiary, National Australia Capital Market, LLC,
New York, New York (in organization), in buying and selling securities
as agent for the account of customers, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(7)(i)
of Regulation Y; in acting as agent for the private placement of
securities, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(7)(ii) of Regulation Y; and, in
providing to customers transactional services with respect to foreign
exchange, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(7)(v) of Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 14,
1998.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 98-28025 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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