Oct 1 (Reuters) - AMP Ltd AMP.AX :
* NOTES ANNOUNCEMENT BY MOODY'S THAT IT HAS LOWERED ITS RATINGS ON AMP GROUP & AMP GROUP FINANCE SERVICES FROM A3 TO BAA2
* AMP CONTINUES TO HAVE A STRONG BALANCE SHEET & CAPITAL POSITION, WITH SURPLUS CAPITAL OF A$1.4 BILLION AT 30 JUNE