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AMP AXA name final price

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
AXA Pacific Holdings minority shareholders to receive $6.43 per share in the upcoming merge with AMP as the final stages of the process are completed. AXA PH informed its shareholders that it would receive this amount based on a trade of 0.73 AMP shares ...

Swan approves AMP/AXA merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Deputy prime minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has approved of the proposed takeover of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings by AMP. Swan said he was satisfied the AMP acquisition of AXA APH was is in the national interest. The approval is, however, subject ...

AMP, AXA sign merger transaction agreements

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
The AMP- AXA tie up has edged closer to completion with the three main parties (AMP, AXA APH and AXA SA) signing binding merger transaction agreements today. The transaction documents set out the key commercial terms to allow the merger of AMP and AXA ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Five out of six AXA Asia Pacific independent directors have approved the sale of the firm to AMP - clearing the path to a merged business with a formidable 3,000-plus adviser network and ranked third largest in platform market share. AXA APH said in ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
The worst kept secret in the financial services industry edged closer to reality this morning as AMP announced a fresh bid for AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings. AMP has offered AXA APH minority shareholders at least $6.43 per share in a combination of cash ...

ACCC opposes NAB/AXA merger

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
The competition regulator has again opposed National Australia Bank's proposal to buy AXA Asia Pacific after reviewing the bank's revised bid, raising the chances of AXA AP's other suitor, AMP. Peter Kell, deputy chairman of the ACCC, said the proposed ...

Anglican Diocese signs SRI deal with Mercer

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... thorough understanding of their investment philosophy and operating environment," said Gary Burke, Australia/New Zealand business leader for Mercer's investment management business. "With this knowledge, we were able to respond swiftly and with flexibility ...

NAB granted more time on AXA bid

PRESS RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH), AXA SA and National Australia Bank (NAB) have agreed to extend the period for NAB to address the competition commission's concerns till the end of August. The comes after all three entities announced they were close ...

NZ Commission gives AMP all clear

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has cleared AMP to buy AXA's Australian and New Zealand businesses. According to a Commerce Commission statement, the regulator considered the impact of the deal across wealth protection, retail funds management, wholesale ...

NZ regulator extends AMP and AXA deadline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... was 14 June. AMP applied to the Commerce Commission for clearance to buy AXA Asia Pacific's Australian and New Zealand business at the beginning of May this year. AMP is listed in Australia and New Zealand and AXA Asia Pacific is listed on the ASX. Both ...