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RNS Number : 0188C

M&G PLC

08 June 2023

8 June 2023

M&G plc Q1 2023 trading statement

Continued positive momentum across all three Group priorities: Financial strength, Simplification and Growth

Delivered positive net flows and strong investment performance across both the Asset Management and Wealth businesses

Completed the first phase of the Transformation programme, and maintained a strong and conservatively positioned balance sheet

 
   Q1 net client                       Q1 Shareholder 
        flows             Q1 AUMA        Solvency II 
   excl. Heritage                           ratio 
                          GBP344bn 
      GBP0.4bn                              200% 
                          2022 YE: 
  2022 FY: GBP0.3bn       GBP342bn      2022 YE: 199% 
 

Andrea Rossi, Group Chief Executive Officer, said:

"M&G started the year building on our strong momentum from 2022. At Full-Year Results we identified three priorities for the Group: maintain financial strength through capital discipline, simplify the business, and deliver profitable growth focusing on Asset Management and Wealth. I am pleased to say we have made good progress on each of those fronts and are on track to deliver on our ambitious targets.

"I am particularly encouraged by the GBP1.0 billion net client inflows achieved in Wholesale Asset Management in just three months. Thanks to this success, we more than offset the expected redemptions from institutional clients and drove inflows into high-margin propositions. Much of this growth has come from our home market, the UK, where we were amongst the 'top five' managers by net flows in the period(1) , ending a long period of subdued performance.

(1) Source: The Pridham report

"In Institutional Asset Management, despite known headwinds in the UK, we have continued to expand our presence in Europe, winning large mandates in the Netherlands and Switzerland, where we secured GBP0.8 billion in funding from the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets.

"Turning to M&G Wealth, we continue to see good momentum, with PruFund sales growing to GBP1.6 billion in Q1. In May we launched PruFund Growth, PruFund Cautious and PruFund Risk Managed versions on our digital platform, further expanding the reach of this unique proposition. Making the wider PruFund range more accessible to financial intermediaries will support flows in the second half of the year and beyond.

"Looking ahead, I'm both confident and excited about the prospects for M&G, as we execute on the strategy outlined at Full-Year Results. I am enthused by the progress to date and remain focused on delivering operational efficiencies to benefit both clients and shareholders. Notwithstanding an uncertain external environment, we are building on the inherent strengths of our differentiated business model, delivering profitable growth alongside attractive shareholders returns."

Growth

 
 -   Despite volatile markets, achieved net client inflows of GBP0.4 
      billion (excluding Heritage), absorbing expected redemptions 
      from UK institutional clients that were triggered in September 
      2022 by the 'mini-budget crisis', which were highlighted at 
      Full-Year Results 
 -   After returning to net client inflows in 2022, momentum in Wholesale 
      Asset Management accelerated further, with net client inflows 
      of GBP1.0 billion in Q1 and continued strong investment performance. 
      As of March, 68% of our mutual funds ranked in the upper two 
      performance quartiles over one year and 75% over three years 
 -   Wealth and Other Retail & Savings delivered net inflows of GBP0.3 
      billion, driven by strong investment performance. After achieving 
      GBP5.4 billion gross sales in 2022 (+42% year-on-year), PruFund 
      volumes further improved in Q1 with gross inflows of GBP1.6 
      billion 
 

Simplification

 
 -   We are moving at pace on the Transformation programme, continuing 
      to identify opportunities to streamline the business and achieve 
      our cost saving target while delivering better outcomes to our 
      clients and colleagues 
 -   The Voluntary Redundancy programme launched in March is now 
      closed, with over 200 accepted applications, corresponding to 
      c. 4% of the total workforce. The majority of these exits are 
      expected to become effective between Q4 2023 and Q1 2024 
 -   We are right sizing our office footprint to reflect the needs 
      of the business. During the first half of the year we have concluded 
      sub-leases on surplus space in our London estate. Work will 
      continue on reviewing our footprint in the second half of the 
      year 
 

Financial strength

 
 -   Despite continued volatility in financial markets, Shareholder 
      Solvency II coverage ratio improved to 200% (2022: 199%) even 
      after factoring in the GBP310 million 2022 final dividend announced 
      in March (corresponding to a seven percentage points reduction) 
 -   Our shareholder annuity portfolio continues to perform resiliently 
      and remains conservatively positioned, with a clear focus on 
      high credit quality. 98% of the assets are investment grade, 
      with no defaults experienced in Q1 and a very low level of downgrades 
 -   We remain committed to our disciplined capital management framework 
      and policy of stable or increasing dividends per share 
 

Group AUMA movements 31 December 2022 to 31 March 2023

 
  GBPbn                       As at      Gross        Gross        Net      Market/Other     As at 
                              31 Dec     Inflows     outflows     client      movements      31 Mar 
                               2022                               flows                       2023 
  Wholesale Asset 
   Management                   53.9         4.6        (3.6)        1.0             1.3       56.2 
  Institutional 
   Asset Management             99.2         4.5        (5.4)      (0.9)           (1.2)       97.1 
  Other Asset Management         1.1           -            -          -               -        1.1 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Total Asset Management       154.2         9.1        (9.0)        0.1             0.1      154.4 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Wealth                        83.4         2.2        (2.0)        0.2             1.2       84.8 
  - Of which PruFund 
   UK                           52.3         1.6        (1.1)        0.5             0.7       53.5 
  Heritage                      94.1         0.0        (1.5)      (1.5)             1.4       94.0 
  Other Retail and 
   Savings                       8.9         0.3        (0.2)        0.1             0.1        9.1 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Total Retail 
   and Savings                 186.4         2.5        (3.7)      (1.2)             2.7      187.9 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Corporate assets               1.4           -            -          -             0.3        1.7 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Total AUMA                   342.0        11.6       (12.7)      (1.1)             3.2      344.0 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
 

Group AUMA movements 31 December 2021 to 31 December 2022

 
  GBPbn                       As at      Gross        Gross        Net      Market/Other     As at 
                              31 Dec     Inflows     outflows     client      movements      31 Dec 
                               2021                               flows                       2022 
  Wholesale Asset 
   Management                   52.7        16.0       (15.5)        0.5          0.7(2)       53.9 
  Institutional 
   Asset Management            103.1        13.1       (13.8)      (0.7)        (3.2)(3)       99.2 
  Other Asset Management         0.9           -            -          -             0.2        1.1 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Total Asset Management       156.7        29.1       (29.3)      (0.2)           (2.3)      154.2 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Wealth                        84.2         8.0        (7.8)        0.2        (1.0)(4)       83.4 
  - Of which PruFund 
   UK                           52.4         5.4        (4.9)        0.5           (0.6)       52.3 
  Heritage                     117.8         0.2        (6.2)      (6.0)          (17.7)       94.1 
  Other Retail and 
   Savings                       9.1         0.9        (0.6)        0.3           (0.5)        8.9 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Total Retail 
   and Savings                 211.1         9.1       (14.6)      (5.5)          (19.2)      186.4 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Corporate assets               2.2           -            -          -           (0.8)        1.4 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
  Total AUMA                   370.0        38.2       (43.9)      (5.7)          (22.3)      342.0 
=========================  =========  ==========  ===========  =========  ==============  ========= 
 

(2) Includes GBP2.2bn additional AUMA due to process improvements from the AUMA elimination methodology process review

(3) Includes cGBP2.9bn additional AUMA from the acquisition of responsAbility in H1 2022

(4) Includes cGBP2.4bn additional AUMA from the acquisition of Sandringham in H1 2022

Net client flows (excluding Heritage) in Q1 2023 and comparison with Q4 2022 (quarter-on-quarter) and Q1 2022 (year-on-year)

 
                                  Q1 2023                       Q4 2022                       Q1 2022 
                       ============================  ============================  ============================ 
  GBPbn                 Gross      Gross      Net     Gross      Gross      Net     Gross      Gross      Net 
                        inflows   outflows   client   Inflows   outflows   client   Inflows   outflows   client 
                                             flows                         flows                         flows 
  Wholesale Asset 
   Management               4.6      (3.6)      1.0       4.0      (3.6)      0.4       5.1      (4.4)      0.7 
  Institutional 
   Asset Management         4.5      (5.4)    (0.9)       3.5      (5.1)    (1.6)       3.0      (1.9)      1.1 
  Wealth                    2.2      (2.0)      0.2       2.1      (2.0)      0.1       1.8      (2.0)    (0.2) 
  - Of which PruFund 
   UK                       1.6      (1.1)      0.5       1.5      (1.3)      0.2       1.1      (1.3)    (0.2) 
  Other Retail and 
   Savings                  0.3      (0.2)      0.1       0.2      (0.1)      0.1       0.2      (0.2)        - 
=====================  ========  =========  =======  ========  =========  =======  ========  =========  ======= 
  Client flows 
   (excl. Heritage)        11.6     (12.7)      0.4       9.8     (10.8)    (1.0)      10.1      (8.5)      1.6 
=====================  ========  =========  =======  ========  =========  =======  ========  =========  ======= 
 

Asset Manager AUMA and flows by client type

 
  GBPbn                    As at       Net      Market/Other     As at 
                           31 Dec     client      movements      31 Mar 
                            2022      flows                       023 
  Wholesale                  53.9        1.0             1.3       56.2 
  Institutional              99.2      (0.9)           (1.2)       97.1 
  Internal                  149.9              3.3                153.2 
======================  =========  =========================  ========= 
  Total Asset Manager 
   AUMA                     303.0                                 306.5 
======================  =========  =========  ==============  ========= 
 

Asset Manager AUMA and flows by asset class

 
  GBPbn                    As at     Net client    Market/Other     As at 
                           31 Dec       flows        movements      31 Mar 
                            2022                                     2023 
  Private assets 
   - External clients        46.5           0.9           (0.4)       47.0 
  Private assets 
   - Internal                30.1              (0.7)                  29.4 
======================  =========  ============================  ========= 
  Total Private 
   AUMA                      76.6                                     76.4 
======================  =========  ============  ==============  ========= 
  Public assets - 
   External clients         106.6         (0.8)             0.5      106.3 
  Public assets - 
   Internal                 119.8               4.0                  123.8 
======================  =========  ============================  ========= 
  Total Public AUMA         226.4                                    230.1 
======================  =========  ============  ==============  ========= 
  Total Asset Manager 
   AUMA                     303.0                                    306.5 
 

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