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It’s time for Thiam to make his mark on Pru

03.11.09
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New man from the Pru: We'll stick to our formula

13.08.09
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

Pru raises the divi

13.08.09
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

Comment: Expect more of the same from the Pru

13.08.09
“I AM not going to become another person on October 1,” says Tidjane Thiam. ... more

Comment: Expect more of the same from the Pru

13.08.09
“I AM not going to become another person on October 1,” says Tidjane Thiam. ... more

Insurers’ policy change set to excite

09.07.09
In a week when the Government has proposed tougher capital requirements for banks, it is instructive to see the effect of a similar directive applied elsewhere ... more

New man at the Pru talks up shares in a tough market

14.05.09
Tidjane Thiam is easing himself into the top job at Prudential - and talking up the share-price prospects for the UK insurer ... more

Profits soar as Tucker leaves Pru in great shape

19.03.09
Mark Tucker bowed out on a high, unveiling a strong set of results as he announced his surprise decision to quit as chief executive of insurer Prudential... more

Man from the Pru is first black boss of top FTSE company

19.03.09
The first black chief executive of a major British company was appointed when Tidjane Thiam was announced as the next boss of Prudential... more

Bowing out after a job well done

19.03.09
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HSBC hits out at property giants after rights flood

19.03.09
HSBC has cast its expert eye over the real estate investment trust sector following a plethora of heavily discounted rights issues, running into billions of pounds, which have been launched recently to shore-up weakened balance sheets.... more

Sorry is still the hardest word for the City's slickest

10.03.09
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

L&G may need to suffer fools a little more gladly

24.02.09
RUMOURS circulated the City for months that Legal & General could be in trouble. How much trouble wasn't clear, but the insurer was slow to state its capital position, the dividend looked under threat and the stock-market bears moved in - the shares have been crushed.... more

Pru in bullish mood with £2.5bn surplus

20.02.09
Insurance: The Prudential insisted it has enough cash to survive a slump as bad as the Great Depression as it reported a 5% rise in sales... more

Shivering in a new credit climate

20.02.09
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Risky business from the HBOS dealbreakers

11.11.08
Sir Peter Burt is back, but the soundbites haven't changed... more

Brokers are betting blind and may leave you broke

28.10.08
The City has been trying to shake off the notion that it's a casino for some time, but at the moment that's exactly what it feels like... more

Why Asia buy would be Pru coup

24.10.08
Just five years ago, American Insurance Group was worth more than the combined value of the eight largest insurance companies in Europe the likes of Axa, Allianz, Generali, Aviva and take your pick of four more. ... more

Big chance Tucker must take

21.10.08
Ever since Mark Tucker took the helm at the Prudential more than three years ago, City analysts and investors have been telling him to sell the UK business so the group can focus properly on Asia, where for some time it has been getting an increasing proportion of its sales and most of its growth. Now they could get all they bargained for, and more... more

Prudential out to prove itself with AIG move

21.10.08
Prudential confirms it is taking a close look at AIG's Asian business and moves to reassure the City it remains a source of financial strength... more

Cowdery hires Tiner for £1bn float move

09.09.08
Finance: Clive Cowdery has announced he will float his financial services restructuring firm Resolution on the stock market this year, raising at least £1billion to fund new take­overs and deals... more

Here's why it can only get worse on pensions

10.03.08
It has been the singular achievement of this Government to take the best private-sector occupational pension provision in Europe and, by a mixture of short sightedness and misplaced intervention, virtually to destroy it... more

There's life here, but not a great deal of hope

14.02.08
Would you buy a used life policy, or even a new one, from this lot? The mugs at the top of our life assurance companies appear to have hardly a clue what they're doing... more

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