In September 2001, at the start of the AngloGold - Newmont takeover war for Normandy, Champion de Crespigny warned that Australia could lose control of more gold assets because of a lack of support from local institutional investors.
In September 2001, during the AngloGold-Newmont takeover fight for Normandy, Champion de Crespigny cautioned that Australia could relinquish control of additional gold assets because of insufficient backing from local institutional investors.