1.  And Liberty Mutual last week announced its own plans, to sell life insurance in Japan jointly with a Dutch insurance group.

2.  Costs are paid by the Women on Waves Foundation, a Dutch group that receives small, private donations and larger philanthropical funding, which has chartered the ship.

3.  Furman Selz is the second U.S. acquisition this year for the Dutch banking group, as it seeks to boost its financial services business worldwide.

4.  It was exactly what Dessing, president of a Dutch political group called Boycot de Euro, had been warning of on his home page since January.

5.  Its assets were bought by Dutch banking group ING Groep NV.

6.  Like the presentations of the Dutch group, many touched upon grim themes.

7.  Morgan Stanley itself is considering acquisitions in the insurance area as is Dutch banking group ABN Amro Holdings.

8.  Oppenheimer has talked to ING about the possibility of being acquired by the Dutch financial group, according to people at both companies.

9.  The big Dutch financial group said Tuesday that it had agreed to buy Equitable of Iowa Companies.

10.  The Dutch group held auditions in Morocco and signed contracts months ago.