31 Oct 2006

Prudential plc granted Dubai Financial Services Authority Licence

Prudential plc has announced that it has received a licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as an authorised firm from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Prudential will initially target a largely untapped and growing wealth management opportunity across the United Arab Emirates by providing investors in the region access, through financial intermediaries, to its existing international fund range. Prudential also plans to launch new funds backed by assets from the region as well as Sharia-compliant funds that will be available internationally.

The funds that will be available initially include the International Opportunities Funds (Luxembourg), Prudential ICICI Mutual Funds (India) and the M&G Funds (UK) range.

Ajay Srinivasan, Chief Executive, Fund Management, Prudential Corporation Asia, said: “The Middle East has great potential for wealth management and this base at the DIFC gives us the opportunity to leverage our successful fund management operation to both access new customers and also cater to the growing Islamic finance sector.

“In due course, we plan to launch conventional and Sharia-compliant funds backed by regional assets and these will also be made available to international investors.”

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*Prudential plc, a company incorporated and with its principal place of business in the United Kingdom, and its affiliated companies constitute one of the world's leading financial services groups. It provides insurance and financial services directly and through its subsidiaries and affiliates throughout the world. It has been in existence for over 150 years and has £238 billion in assets under management, as at 30 June 2006. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc, a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.

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Prudential plc granted Dubai Financial Services Authority Licence