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ABN AMRO takes strategic stake in alternative investments manager

Dutch financial services giant ABN AMRO is to take a 50 per cent stake in Absolute Capital, subject to completion of due diligence and shareholder approval, the parties have announced. The move allows ABN AMRO to bridge a perceived gap between the bank's ...

HSBC to cut 450 jobs in worldwide review

London-based banking giant HSBC, still reeling from the terrorist bombings on its Istanbul offices last month, has announced it will cut up to one third of its equities staff across the globe, reducing the number from 1450 to 1000 by early next year. ...

ING property trust transforms itself into 3rd largest on NZE

ING Property Trust has transformed itself into the third largest property trust on the New Zealand stock exchange by formalising a deal to buy $282.7 million worth of land and buildings. Trust unit-holders yesterday approved the purchase of 71 properties ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares dip following Istanbul bombings

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2003
The Australian share market closed lower today, after global share markets retreated following the terrorist bombings in Turkey overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost 15 points to 3169.1 while the all ordinaries slumped 17.4 points to 3175.3. ...

Morning Market Wrap: US markets weak

In New York major market gauges opened higher and then weakened. The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average was down 50 points at 9661. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 5 points to 1038. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was down ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today but was remaining buoyant within close proximity of six-year highs after jumping one US cent yesterday in response to a surprise interest rate hike. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at ...

AXA announces dealer group and adviser service changes

AXA Australia has announced that it will be making a series of changes to the marketing and operation of its dealer groups, as well as the services they provide a growing number of advisers. These and other changes are expected to result in a substantial ...

AMP halts securities trading, announces profit expectation

Late last night, AMP Ltd announced its intention to request a trading halt today, for its securities from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX). AMP's Explanatory Memorandum (EM) is currently being reviewed by the ...

AMP debt down by 2005: CEO

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2003
AMP's demerger and debt reduction program should see the troubled finance giant with excess cash and a possible share buy-back by the end of 2005, AMP chief executive Alan Mohl said over the weekend. AMP will have to inject another $84 million into ...

AMP shares placed in trading halt in NZ

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
Shares in financial services company AMP were placed in a trading halt shortly before the New Zealand Exchange opened today. Trading in the shares was suspended pending an announcement, the NZX said in a statement. AMP shares closed yesterday at NZ$7.70. ...