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Prudential PLC is an international retail financial services giant employing 28,000 people worldwide with some 75,948 share holders and it is listed on the London FTSE 100 and New York Stock Exchanges. It has strongholds in UK, US and Asia and has a total of £256 billion of funds under management. It seeks to promote the financial interests of its clients with a focus on saving for retirement. It structures itself round four main business units: Prudential Corporation Asia, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Prudential UK and Europe and Prudential M&G.

Founded in 1848 in London under its registered name as The Prudential and Mutual Investment and Loan Association, this company has experienced a varied and impressive growth history. It began selling industrial insurance to the working classes in 1854 and infantile insurance polities in 1856. Throughout the 1860s various acquisitions were made including The Bristol Industry Life Assurance Company in 1860 and The Consolidated Life Assurance Company in 1865. In 1881 it became a limited company. In 1919 the company moved in to general insurance whilst in 1929 group pensions were introduced. 1968 witnessed the launching of unit trusts. By 1978 Prudential Corporation was formed which included amongst others Prudential Property, Prudential Unit Trust Management and The Prudential Assurance Company. Prudential Portfolio Managers was formed in 1982 followed by the launching of the Prudential Bank in 1997.

Prudential PLC has enjoyed momentous growth throughout the last three years and has delivered a strong performance. However, regarding share price performance, at present it's a buyers' market with price per share at 294.0p

Prudential PLC – a forward thinking company that enables all its clients to save for the future with confidence.