Prudential offered good evidence that it remains a source of financial strength even as stock markets in the countries in does most business were plummeting... more
Some Prudential investors are expected to vent their anger over the insurer's costly failed bid for rival AIA by opposing the reappointment of chairman Harvey McGrath... more
Prudential may face a few awkward questions from shareholders at its annual meeting in May after unveiling the chunky salaries of its board members following a year of turmoil... more
Prudential boss Tidjane Thiam insists he will not quit in the wake of the failed £25 billion bid for AIA as half-year profits edge up to £845 million... more
Comment: Five directors saw their confirmation as members of the board approved by more than 97%. Even Saddam Hussein didn’t used to get that many votes... more
Boris Johnson announced plans to expand his Mayor’s Fund as he revealed that the scheme has helped about 6,400 of London’s most vulnerable children in its first year... more
Sketch - Pru general meeting: In anticipation of the mauling it was about to receive, the Prudential was handing out Digestives to private shareholders... more
Prudential executives face a wave of angry shareholders at an annual meeting that leaves the company in little doubt that it needs to rebuild its credibility in the eyes of investors... more
Prudential's top bosses today defied calls to quit over the collapse of its 35.5 billion US dollar (£24.3 billion) bid for US insurance giant AIG's Asian arm... more
Normally, Prudential’s annual meeting is a quiet, staid affair. But next Monday’s assembly at 11am at the QEII Conference Centre next to Westminster Abbey is unlikely to be dull... more
Prudential admits its failed bid to take over AIG’s Asian business cost it a staggering £450 million as pressure mounts for senior heads to roll at the giant insurer ... more
In announcing the failure of the attempt to buy AIA, Prudential’s chairman Harvey McGrath and chief executive Tidjane Thiam seek to suggest that price was the only issue, and even then it was not their fault... more
Commentary: Here's a question for Harvey McGrath and Tidjane Thiam: if the AIA deal is as good as you say it is, why is there not a counter-bidder?
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Prudential chairman Harvey McGrath refuses to comment on reports that the head of AIA will quit if the insurer succeeds in its £24.6 billion bid... more
When asked what advice he had for Andrew Gowers on succeeding him as BP’s head of PR last year, retiring veteran Roddy Kennedy said: “Very often doing nothing is the best course of action."... more
Boris Johnson’s own economic regeneration chief today cast doubt on the Mayor’s claim that of bankers would quit London to escape the bonus supertax... more
Tidjane Thiam, the new man from the Pru, has positioned himself as the natural successor to chief executive Mark Tucker as he pledges to preserve the financial strength of the UK's biggest insurer... more
Tidjane Thiam, the new man from the Pru, today positioned himself as the natural successor to chief executive Mark Tucker as he pledged to preserve the financial strength of the UK’s biggest insurer ... more
This piece was going to dissect the record of one of London's top investment bankers, someone who profited mightily from the boom times and hasn't suffered a jot from the bust... more
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