free online news service (at www.bsx.com and www.offshore-funds.net).

The `FT at the BSX' news covers five areas: world, business, financial markets, emerging markets and economics. No registration is required.

BSX CEO William Woods said, "FT at BSX is perfect for the global-minded investor, as well as the casual web reader, to get a quick snapshot of world events as reported by the financial times.

"For Bermudians looking to stay up-to-date, the BSX website now provides a full international news source, as well as BSX trading information.'' The FT news feed should draw more traffic to the BSX website, which already attracts a million hits a year. The site also features information about the 220 local and international companies listed on the BSX.