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Afternoon market wrap: Shares, bonds close down

... nine cents at $15.50. Shares in AMP tumbled 20 cents or more than three per cent to $6.40 as the prospect of an early takeover bid from National Australia Bank Ltd faded. Among other financial services, Promina closed steady at $3.35 and QBE gained 27 ...

ASIC made record enforcements in 2003-4: report

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
Australia's corporate regulator achieved a record 29 jail terms for white collar criminals in 2002-03, including stockbroker Rene Rivkin, its annual report reveals. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), said it achieved record ...

ASIC announces probe into Offset Alpine Printing

... name of two Swiss Banks, was sold for a presumed profit in 1995, after Offset Alpine was the subject of a successful takeover bid. The Australian Stock Exchange referred the transaction to ASIC for investigation. At the time, the Federal Court ruled ...

ASIC re-opens probe into Offset Alpine Printing Group

... name of two Swiss Banks, was sold for a presumed profit in 1995, after Offset Alpine was the subject of a successful takeover bid. The Australian Stock Exchange referred the transaction to ASIC for investigation. At the time, the Federal Court ruled ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market slips into negative

... with a massive 13.4 million shares traded. In New York, stocks rose in active trading volume as two multi-billion dollar takeover deals encouraged investors to buy stocks in a vote of confidence on business conditions. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

ACCC denies NAB proposal to takeover AMP

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has emphatically denied reports that it has been approached by National Australia Bank (NAB) to take over troubled financial services group AMP Limited. "Contrary to media reports this morning, the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close at new highs

... to $6.65 after the competition watchdog rejected reports that it had held talks with National Australia Bank about a takeover of AMP's local assets. QBE ended flat at $10.34 after chief executive Frank O'Halloran said the insurer was on track to lift ...

NAB confirms discussions with ACCC over AMP takeover

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
... National Australia Bank Ltd has reportedly held preliminary discussions with the national competition watchdog regarding a takeover of AMP Ltd and believes it could be allowed to proceed. NAB chief executive Frank Cicutto told the Australian Financial ...

AXA says NAB-AMP entity a "threat, but also an opportunity"

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2003
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings chief executive Les Owen said today a National Australia Bank Ltd takeover of AMP Ltd would be considered a "threat but also an opportunity" for his financial services company. "A threat because simply a merged NAB-AMP would ...

NAB quiet on AMP plans

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2003
National Australia Bank Ltd chief executive Frank Cicutto was keeping his plans for potential takeover target AMP Ltd a secret today, refusing to reveal to New York fund managers and the media his bank's next move. Mr Cicutto re-confirmed NAB was not ...