NAB's audacious grab for a 11.4 per cent stake in AMP had manyof...

NAB's audacious grab for a 11.4 per cent stake in AMP had many
of the older hands within the broking industry harking back to
the 1980s, when John Elliott and Peter Holmes a Court
battled for control of BHP through sharemarket raids

http://afr.com/articles/2003/08/27/1061663853322.html

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AMP's long-suffering shareholders were tossed a lifeline last
night when the National Australia Bank launched a $1 billion
sharemarket raid on the insurance group, sparking the prospect
of a takeover bid

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/27/1061663852619.html

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National Australia Bank chief Frank Cicutto has taken the
biggest punt of his career, with a $974 million raid for 11
per cent of AMP that stunned the market and threatened to
transform the nation's largest bank

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/27/1061663852654.html

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National Australia Bank's tilt for AMP is likely to trigger a
grab for banking and insurance assets in what may possibly be
the biggest shake-up in the financial services landscape

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/27/1061663852628.html