Acquisition

Informa Group PLC
8 June 2000


INFORMA GROUP ACQUIRES BISYS RESEARCH SERVICES DIVISION

Informa   Group  plc  announced  today  that  through  its  Informa
Financial  Information  (IFI) subsidiary,  it  has  acquired  BISYS
Research Services Inc., a division of The BISYS Group, Inc. and one
of  the  USA's  leading providers of financial product information.
Net  liabilities of £0.9 million were acquired, mainly representing
future income paid in advance.

BISYS  Research  Services  Inc., to  be  renamed  Informa  Research
Services  Inc.,  is  the  premier provider of  competitive  pricing
intelligence  required  by  financial institutions  to  effectively
position  their  products,  maximize  interest  income  and  manage
interest expense.

Based  in Calabasas, California, the company currently serves  more
than  1,800 financial institutions, including all 25 of  the  USA's
top retail banks, with daily surveys of deposit, consumer, mortgage
and  business loan, and indirect auto, boat and RV loan  rates  and
fees.  It  offers  a  wide range of reports,  including  customized
research, covering traditional products marketed by banks,  savings
institutions, credit unions and non-bank competitors,  as  well  as
specialty reports which track financial institutions' offerings  on
the  Internet.   Over  the past year, it has expanded  its  product
studies  to include cash management, personal and business  account
fees, sweep accounts, earnings credit and mystery shopping.

Kenneth  B. Bohlin, chief executive officer of IFI, explained  that
the  comprehensive information collected by BISYS Research Services
will  strategically supplement the banking information and analysis
currently   produced  by  iMoneyNet  Inc.,  another  of   Informa's
subsidiaries located in Westborough, Massachusetts.

'It is a win-win for BISYS Research Services and iMoneyNet clients.
BISYS  Research  Services clients will benefit from  our  exclusive
money  fund data and data warehousing expertise. iMoneyNet  clients
will now have access to an expanded and more comprehensive database
of   financial  pricing  services  and  extensive  market  research
expertise.' he said:

Peter  Rigby,  chairman  of Informa Group  plc,  commented:  'BISYS
Research  Services  is  a particularly strong  fit  with  Informa's
existing  financial information business in the United States.   It
gives  us  a  strong management, staff, and facilities presence  on
both  the East and West Coast.  The information collected by  BISYS
Research  Services is synergistic with our iMoneyNet  business  and
will present major opportunities for us to develop both our product
and customer base.

'We  are  delighted to welcome (President) Michael  Adler  and  his
staff  to  the  Informa  Group. With their  17  years  serving  the
financial  community, the acquisition continues Informa's  strategy
to build a business information group delivering high value content
in our core market sectors.'

For further information:
Peter Rigby,
David Gilbertson,
Jim Wilkinson
Informa Group plc
0207 453 2222

Lydia Stewart
The Maitland Consultancy
0207 379 5151

NOTES TO EDITORS

INFORMA FINANCIAL

Informa  Financial Information, Inc. ('IFI'), is  a  subsidiary  of
London-based  Informa  Group  plc. In  addition  to  iMoneyNet  and
Informa  Research  Services, IFI's business  units  include  Effron
Enterprises Inc. (White Plains, N.Y.), which provides money manager
evaluation, performance reporting and portfolio accounting services
to pension funds, investment consultants, brokerage firms and money
managers, International Insider Publishing Co. (London, Hong  Kong,
and  New  York,  N.Y.), providers of real-time news and  commentary
covering  the  fixed  income  markets  for  Reuters  and  Bloomberg
subscribers,  and The Townsend & Schupp Company (Hartford,  Conn.),
which  provides data, statistical analysis and research  pertaining
to  the  U.S.  and  Canadian insurance markets to  major  insurance
companies,  brokerages,  financial  institutions  and  Fortune  500
companies.