M&G’s platform and recommendation companies noticed a rise in annual pre-tax losses to £32m in 2023 (2022: £24m).
M&G mentioned the losses have been pushed by a rise in prices owing to inflation and a one-off intangible asset write-off within the first half of 2023 of £7m, based on its annual report launched this morning.
Adjusted revenue for the wealth arm was offset by a powerful efficiency from its PruFund enterprise, with the division reporting a £22m improve in adjusted working revenue earlier than tax to £180m.
Andrea Rossi, group CEO of M&G, mentioned: “All through 2023 we continued to see sturdy demand for our key propositions from our wealth shoppers with PruFund Wealth gross sales rising by 17%, reaching the best degree since 2019.
“We see important alternatives to develop our wealth enterprise over the approaching years with over 12 million individuals within the UK at the moment searching for help to realize monetary safety. Shoppers need accessible recommendation, assist in planning for all times occasions, and a diversified multi-asset publicity that may cut back the volatility of their investments.
“By specializing in increasing our recommendation capabilities by means of our in-house Recommendation Coaching Academy and leveraging different multi-asset options to capitalise on development alternatives, we count on to enhance effectivity, consumer supply, and monetary outcomes in 2024 and past.”
General, M&G’s wealth division noticed web consumer inflows stay regular at £0.2bn (2022: £0.2bn).
Wealth AUMA elevated to £87.1bn (2022: £83.4bn) pushed by constructive market and different actions of £3.5bn.
As an entire, in 2023 M&G noticed £1.1bn in web consumer inflows, an enchancment on the £0.2bn reported in 2022.
Adjusted working revenue earlier than tax additionally rose 28% from £625m in 2022 to £797m in 2023.
M&G has been altering its working mannequin in an effort to minimize prices by £200m by 2025 (from 2022). To date £73m in financial savings have been achieved, based on the annual report.
Mr Rossi mentioned M&G had made “good momentum” within the first 12 months of its transformation programme, “making a leaner and extra environment friendly organisation and enhancing our skill to serve shoppers, cut back prices and unlock development.”
A number of the financial savings have been made by means of a voluntary redundancy programme, alongside decreasing its UK workplace spend by 15%.
