Prudential: FTSE 100 insurer smashes profit expectations insurance FTSE 100 insurer Prudential beat profit expectations amid news it is considering spinning off its Indian asset management business. The firm reported adjusted operating profit before tax of $3.1bn (£2.4bn), up 10 per cent and above analyst expectations of $3bn, it revealed in its full-year results. As expected by analysts, Prudential also increased its dividend [...]
Investors brace for Prudential results as stock price continues to disappoint insurance Investors in insurance giant Prudential are bracing themselves for its half-year results this week after the company has struggled to keep its stock price stable over the last two years. The FTSE 100 constituent has seen its share price drop by nearly a third over the past year, slumping to its lowest point since 2012. [...]
