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ANZ buys NBNZ for $4.915 billion

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd is set to become one of the leading banks in New Zealand after agreeing to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) from London's Lloyds TSB for $A4.915 billion. The purchase price is below the $6.5 billion Lloyds was believed ...

Kerrie Kelly takes FPA top job

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed of Kerrie Kelly as its new chief executive. FPA chairman Steve Helmich announced the new appointment, as he was officially opening the FPA's annual convention and expo in Adelaide today Ms Kelly ...

Lloyds TSB announces new strategy today

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2003
Britain's Lloyds TSB is expected to give an update on the $6 billion sale of its National Bank of New Zealand when it announces a new strategy to United Kingdom investors tonight, the Australian Financial Review reported. Australia's ANZ Banking Group ...

ANZ Bank gets thumbs down from NZ customers again

Australia's ANZ Bank, which has expressed interest in buying the National Bank of New Zealand from its British parent Lloyds TSB, has been given the thumbs down by its customers for the fourth successive year, it was reported today. The Consumers' Institute ...

Equity raisings down but debt issuance up in 2003: Thomson

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
Funds raised through the issue of Australian equities fell during the first nine months of calendar 2003 but lifted in the Australian debt market, according to financial information provider Thomson Financial. Thomson today released its league tables ...

ANZ still has some hurdles to jump in NBNZ aquisition

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
The New Zealand regulator may have cleared the way for ANZ Banking Group Ltd to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) but there are still a few hurdles left for the Australian bank to jump. ANZ is the only bank ready to buy NBNZ from Lloyds ...

ANZ responds to NZ poor management report

ANZ Banking Group Ltd has hit back at a report in New Zealand that claimed it has a poor management culture with a poor reputation for looking after its customers. ANZ, which is attempting to buy the National Bank of New Zealand, came under fire in ...

FirstMac prices $350 million MBS issue

Macquarie Bank Ltd has announced that the FirstMac Group has priced a $350 million mortgage backed securitisation issue under its FirstMac Bond Series Trust securitisation programme. Macquarie is the arranger and lead manager for the issue. The issue ...

Westpac expected to bid for NBNZ

Westpac Banking Corp Ltd is expected to reveal today it is in the running for the $5 billion auction of the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ). Last week, ANZ Banking Group Ltd today signalled it was a likely bidder for the bank, and the Commonwealth ...

ANZ tells NZ regulator acquisition will not affect competition

ANZ Banking Group Ltd, which is in the running to buy the National Bank of New Zealand, told the New Zealand regulator that its proposed acquisition would not affect competition. In its submission to the New Zealand Commerce Commission, ANZ said that ...