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Old Mutual Wealth Gets Wealthier In 2012

Sally Ling London 4 March 2013

Old Mutual Wealth Gets Wealthier In 2012

Old Mutual Wealth, which comprises Skandia and Old Mutual Global Investors, saw its assets grow by 10 per cent in 2012, to £69.2 billion (around $104 billion) at 31 December 2012. Assets on the UK platform increased by 20 per cent to £22.6 billion which resulted in the UK platform recording an operating profit of £2 million (IFRS adjusted) for the full year.

The IFRS adjusted operating profit for Old Mutual Wealth as a whole during 2012 was £195 million. Of this, £94 million of this profit was recorded by Skandia in the UK and £68 million from the Skandia International cross-border markets. The firm reports that the overall growth in assets over the year was driven by a positive net client cash flow of £2.0 billion (2011: £2.4 billion) and higher equity markets at the end of the period. At the same time, there has been a reduction of £1.1 billion in assets attributed to the sale of the Finnish branch of Skandia Life, which was completed during the year.

Old Mutual Wealth achieved gross sales of £11.9 billion during 2012 against £12.1 billion in 2011; the UK platform contributed £4.1 billion (2011: £4.9 billion).

 

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