His family purchased a struggling ASI in 1962.

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In fact, the SEC says, Goldman created a program dubbed the Asymmetric Service Initiative (ASI) in which analysts shared information and trading ideas from the huddles with select clients.

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Business Russia will also help ASI work in the regions, where the agency does not yet have developed networks.

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The first official ASI show, in 1965, was also staged in the Windy City, followed by another in New York.

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In connection with this the premier ordered the Ministry of Economic Development and ASI to work on transparent mechanisms for concluding long-term contracts.

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