51.   The two individuals who agreed to settlements with the SEC are two former Shawmut traders, Karen Michalski and Christopher D. Sargent.

52.   With that, it said, all losses related to unauthorized copper trades by former star trader Yasuo Hamanaka have been written off.

53.   German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said Tuesday he believed former Barings futures trader Nick Leeson will get a fair trial in Singapore after his government expels him to the city-state.

54.   A lawyer for former Barings trader Nick Leeson has opened discussions with Singapore investigators on undisclosed issues ahead of his expected trial here, the Straits Times reported Thursday.

55.   Earlier this month, Singapore Finance Minister Richard Hu hinted at lenient treatment for the former trader.

56.   The Osaka-based trading company has blamed former chief copper trader Yasuo Hamanaka for the unauthorised trading and dismissed him in June.

57.   The Singapore Airlines flight carrying former Barings trader Nick Leeson from Germany for trial here has been slightly delayed, airport flight controllers said.

58.   Toshihide Iguchi, the former trader at the New York branch whose wrongdoings were exposed in September, already faces a range of criminal charges.

59.   Japanese prosecutors Tuesday arrested Yasuo Hamanaka, former chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corp., in connection with billions of dollars in losses through allegedly unauthorised copper trades.

60.   Japanese prosecutors Tuesday arrested Yasuo Hamanaka, former chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corp., in connection with billions of dollars in losses through allegedly unauthorised copper trading.