The conference portion is directed at the industry and investors as a step to standards.

The packages are mainly aimed at foreign investors and international companies.

It also has a money management arm and a stock brokerage business aimed at affluent individual investors.

"The demand for stocks is simply greater than Wall Street can throw at investors."

Smart Money is aimed at sophisticated investors and other individuals who want help in planning their personal finances.

The 1997 profits reported by Sunbeam at first impressed investors and the board.

He said the fund would probably be aimed at Japanese investors, with the size depending on the interest generated.

Most of this final offering will be aimed at British financial institutions and private investors.

This would do nothing to restore confidence to industry at home or investors overseas.

One possibility is a private placement aimed at insurance companies and other institutional investors.