M&G Investments

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M&G Investments
Type Subsidiary
Industry Financial services
Key people Michael McLintock, (CEO)
Products Financial services
Revenue £455 million (2008)
Operating income £228 million (2008)
Employees approx 1000 (2008)
Parent Prudential plc
Website http://www.mandg.co.uk www.mandg.co.uk

M&G is a leading investment manager in the UK and overseas. It is an autonomous business within the Prudential Group, running its own retail and institutional funds operation and functioning as the asset manager for Prudential in Europe.

Currently M&G is the official sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.[5]

M&G invests in and manages a wide range of assets including Equities, Fixed Income and Property. M&G also manages more esoteric assets within the private finance arena such as Structured Products (including CDOs), Leveraged Finance, Project and Infrastructure Finance.

History

Municipal & General Securities Company Limited launched the first ever UK unit trust in 1931, the First British Fixed Trust.[6][7][8] The fund was wound up in 1951.

As of April 2012, they run six of the top ten largest UK funds.[9]

International presence

M&G manages assets on behalf of a wide range of investors across UK, Europe, Asia, the Americas and South Africa.

References

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  5. ↑ http://www.mandg.co.uk/Consumer/CompanyInfo/SponsoringExcellence/index.jsp
  6. ↑ http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-1555494/Happy-Birthday-unit-trusts.html
  7. ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5067/is_277/ai_n29256174/
  8. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19310423&id=cadAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1648,8004709
  9. ↑ https://data.fundchoice.co.uk/clients/fundchoice/topFunds_fundSize.aspx

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