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AMP Capital Investors enters new phase
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 3:39 pm | AMP
AMP Capital Investors (New Zealand) Limited ("AMP Capital") has announced that its Managing Director, Catherine Savage will leave the business on the 2nd March 2007. More >>
AMP warns shareholders to avoid below market offer
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 1:52 pm | AMP
AMP Limited has today urged its New Zealand retail shareholders not to accept unsolicited offers to buy their shares at prices significantly below their current market value. More >>
AMP builds momentum with appointment of JWT
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 1:33 pm | AMP
AMP today announced it has selected leading edge creative agency JWT NZ as its advertising partner. The appointment follows AMP’s very successful life steps advertising programme and builds momentum in preparation for workplace-based savings initiative, KiwiSaver. More >>
AMP Property Portfolio announces sale
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 9:59 am | AMP
AMP Property Portfolio subsidiary Capital Properties New Zealand Limited (“CPNZ”) announced today that it has entered into an unconditional contract to sell its undivided 50% share and assign its interest in the Participatory Ground Lease in the National ... More >>
September a bumper quarter for diversified funds
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 12:28 am | AMP
Investors in diversified funds have been rewarded with another ‘bumper’ quarter, said Leo Krippner, Head of Investment Strategy for AMP Capital Investors. “Over the quarter to 30 September AMP Capital’s lower risk diversified fund returned ... More >>
Saving for retirement based on 'guesswork'
Friday, 13 October 2006, 3:52 pm | AMP
AMP research shows frightening number of Kiwis basing their retirement saving on 'back on envelope' calculations More >>
AMP NZ Office Trust
Monday, 24 July 2006, 2:44 pm | AMP
AMP NZ Office Trust (ANZO) has made a number of technical changes to accommodate its adoption of the new NZ IFRS accounting standards. ANZO adopted NZ IFRS from the beginning of its 2007 financial year on July 1, 2006, the first of New Zealand’s ... More >>
AMP Foundation provides $230,000 to community
Friday, 16 June 2006, 4:30 pm | AMP
The AMP Foundation has announced its commitment to supporting people in local communities nationwide through its 2006 programme, which will see grants of over $230,000 allocated to non-profit organisations. AMP Foundation grants will go to four diverse community ... More >>
AMP Capital’s view on Official Cash Rate decision
Thursday, 8 June 2006, 1:07 pm | AMP
“The accompanying text and economic projections within the June Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) again reiterated that the RBNZ did not expect to raise the OCR further in this cycle, but there is no scope for an easing this year. Indeed, compared to the March ... More >>
Investment in Phil & Teds Most Excellent Buggy Co.
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 8:56 am | AMP
AMP Pencarrow Private Equity Fund has announced today that it has acquired a cornerstone shareholding in leading New Zealand nursery products business, Phil & Teds Most Excellent Buggy Company (phil&teds), alongside existing management. More >>
Improved home affordability
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 1:49 pm | AMP
New Zealand home affordability has seen a quarterly improvement for the first time in two years, according to figures released today in the AMP Home Affordability Report for the March 2006 quarter. A fall in house prices, along with a slight increase ... More >>
News on AMP Pencarrow Fund
Monday, 10 April 2006, 11:13 am | AMP
Auckland-based Rishworth Aviation, one of the world's leading international aviation pilot, air crew and engineering personnel leasing business, has a new ownership structure following the recent AMP Pencarrow-backed, management buyout from founder, Peter ... More >>
Advice critical to cracking underinsurance
Thursday, 2 March 2006, 5:23 pm | AMP
Over 67 per cent of New Zealand families have either no life insurance at all or have inadequate cover for their long-term needs according to independent research revealed today by AMP Financial Services. More >>
AMP Capital: Strong returns for diversified funds
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 3:30 pm | AMP
Diversified funds again performed strongly over the December 2005 quarter, Grant Hassell, Senior Portfolio Manager Fixed Interest said today. Mr Hassell said that global growth drove the strong performance of the diversified funds. More >>
Housing market shrugs off warnings
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 12:23 am | AMP
The New Zealand Median Dwelling Price hit an unprecedented high of $300,000, up 54% on the same quarter in 2002, shrugging off attempts by the Reserve Bank to dampen the housing market. The figures were released today in the AMP Home Affordability ... More >>
AMP clients to benefit from investment
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 1:24 pm | AMP
AMP to partner with Telecom and Gen-i for converged telephony infrastructure, data, voice and contact centre systems More >>
AMP Pencarrow Fund lifts NZ Crane Hire
Friday, 9 December 2005, 10:25 am | AMP
Auckland, 8 December 2005 – New Zealand Crane Hire Ltd, Auckland’s largest crane hire company, is reaching for new heights with a $13 million investment from two AMP Private Capital funds jointly managed by Pencarrow Private Equity Ltd and AMP ... More >>
Shareholders should ‘read between the lines’
Friday, 2 December 2005, 9:19 am | AMP
AMP Property Portfolio said today the updated recommendation from Capital Properties’ independent directors in response to AMP Property Portfolio’s offer is surprising in light of the current level of acceptances. The updated recommendation was made ... More >>
AMP Property Portfolio extends offer period
Monday, 10 October 2005, 9:42 am | AMP
AMP Property Portfolio Investments Limited (AMP Property Portfolio) today announced that it has received Overseas Investment Act (OIA) consent for its offer (Offer) for all of the ordinary shares in Capital Properties New Zealand Limited CNZ) not ... More >>
AMP Property Portfolio announces takeover offer
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 9:51 am | AMP
AMP Property Portfolio (APP) today announced that it intends to make a full takeover offer (Offer) for all the ordinary shares in Capital Properties New Zealand (CNZ). The Offer will be $1.42 cash per share. More >>