1.   Salomon Brothers is handling the local share sale, bankers close to the sale said.

2.   Bankers close to the proceedings said the talks may extend into Wednesday, but a spokesman for host Deutsche Bank said he could not confirm that.

3.   CSFB is negotiating to acquire the Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Shanghai operations of BZW, according to a banker close to the talks.

4.   The material seized was of the same type used to poison Ivan Kiveldi, a Russian banker close to the government, two weeks ago.