Old Mutual

Old Mutual
Old Mutual plc
Type Public company
Traded as LSEOML JSE: OML
Industry Insurance, banking and asset management
Founded 1845
Headquarters London, England
Key people Patrick O'Sullivan, Chairman
Julian Roberts, Group CEO
Revenue £21,403 million (2010)[1]
Operating income £1,481 million (2010)[1]
Net income £(24) million (2010)[1]
Employees 55,730[2]
Website www.oldmutual.com

Old Mutual plc (LSEOML, JSE: OML) is an international long-term savings group. Established in 1845 in South Africa, it is now a FTSE100 listed company operating in 33 countries.[3]

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History

The company was founded by John Fairbairn, as a mutual insurance company in 1845 under the name of The Mutual Life Assurance Society of the Cape of Good Hope and became The South Africa Mutual Life Assurance Society in 1885.[4]

John Fairbairn, Founder and first Chairman

In 1939 the Old Mutual art deco office opened in Darling Street as the Mutual Building (or, Mutual Gebou in Afrikaans)[4] which has since been converted to residential use and known as "Mutual Heights".[5] In 1956 Old Mutual relocated its Head Office to Mutualpark in Pinelands and was the largest office block in the southern hemisphere at the time.[4]

In 1970 Old Mutual acquired a major shareholding in the newly formed Mutual & Federal, and later acquiring the remaining shares in 2010.

In 1973 Old Mutual acquired shareholdings in Nedcor Bank (renamed the Nedbank Group in 2005).[4]

In 1997 and 1998 it acquired UK stockbrokers Capel-Cure Myres and Albert E. Sharpe respectively which then merged to form Capel-Cure Sharp.[4]

In 1999 it was demutualised and the company listed on the London, Johannesburg, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Namibian Stock Exchanges as Old Mutual. Old Mutual establishes a head office in London.[4]

In 2000 it bought the Gerrard Group, a financial services concern, for $857m.[6] Capel-Cure Sharp subsequently merged with Greig Middleton, Gerrard Group's private client business. Old Mutual sold Gerrard to Barclays Bank PLC in 2003.[4]

Later in 2000 Old Mutual purchased United Asset Management, based in Boston, for US$1.46 billion in cash and assumed UAM net debt of around US$769 million,[7] thus acquiring a large and diverse US-based asset manager. Among the holdings of UAM were the PBHG Funds of Pilgrim Baxter & Associates. In 2003, PBA was one of many companies who faced charges related to market timing brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Attorney General of New York. Ultimately, the PBHG Funds (which had been renamed Liberty Ridge) were absorbed into the Old Mutual Funds group.[8]

In 2005, Mike Levett retired as Chairman and was succeeded by Christopher Collins.[4] A Black Economic Empowerment deal was introduced at Old Mutual South Africa, Nedbank and Mutual & Federal in 2005.[4]

In 2006 Old Mutual acquired the Swedish insurer, Skandia, in a $6.5bn deal, bringing additional business in the United Kingdom, several other countries in Europe, in Latin America, the Far East and Australia (which Old Mutual has since exited).[9] Old Mutual also announced its Black Economic Empowerment deal in Namibia.[4]

In 2010, Patrick O'Sullivan became Chairman of Old Mutual plc, succeeding Christopher Collins.[4] In 2011 Old Mutual sold US Life to Harbinger Group Inc.[10]

Operations

Old Mutual Head Office in London.

Old Mutual's primary operations are in the following geographies:

Long-Term Savings (Southern Africa, Europe, Colombia, Mexico, India and China)

The Long-Term Savings division is made up of five main businesses:[2]

  1. Emerging Markets – Old Mutual South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, India, China, Colombia and Mexico
  2. Nordic – Sweden, Norway and Denmark
  3. Retail Europe – Poland, Austria, Germany and Switzerland (which is now closed to new business)
  4. Wealth Management – Skandia (UK), Skandia Investment Group (SIG), Skandia International, Skandia Link (France), Skandia Vita (Italy) and Spain

US Asset Management (United States)

Operates a multi-boutique model offering institutional clients access to a range of entrepreneurial asset managers.[2]

Banking (Southern Africa)

Nedbank (55% owned) is one of the four largest banking groups in South Africa.[2]

Short-Term Insurance (Southern Africa)

Mutual & Federal provides insurance services in South Africa to the personal, commercial and corporate markets.[2]

Legacy

The offshore life business in Bermuda, which is now closed to new business.[2]

Old Mutual formerly owned businesses in Australia, Chile, Hong Kong and Portugal before exiting those markets.

Senior management

The Chief Executive, Group Finance Director and six other members make up the Group Executive. The Committee meets regularly to address strategic issues, to review the Group's progress against its business plan for the year and to discuss other high-level matters affecting the Group's performance or prospects.[11]

The members are:

Julian Roberts, Group Chief Executive Old Mutual plc[11]
Philip Broadley, Group Finance Director Old Mutual plc[11]
Peter Bain, President and Chief Executive Officer Old Mutual Asset Management (US)[11]
Andrew Birrell, Head of Risk and Actuarial Old Mutual plc[11]
Mike Brown, Chief Executive Nedbank Group[11]
Paul Hanratty, Chief Executive Officer, Long-Term Savings Old Mutual plc and Chairman Old Mutual South Africa[11]
Don Hope, Head of Strategy Development Old Mutual plc[11]
Don Schneider, Group Human Resources Director Old Mutual plc[11]

Sponsorships

Old Mutual and its subsidiaries, like Skandia and Nedbank, are involved in a number of sponsorships. Some of Old Mutual's key sponsorships from around the world are: the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (South Africa), the Old Mutual National Choir Festival (South Africa) and the Nedbank Golf Challenge (South Africa).[12] Skandia sponsors the British Sailing team and Old Mutual US sponsors Trevor Immelman, a South African Golfer.[12]

Bursaries

Old Mutual South Africa awards a number of bursaries every year for actuarial students at South African universities. It also offers part-qualified actuarial employees study leave before actuarial exams. Actuarial students are also typically awarded salary increases following exam passes.[13]

Office locations

The Old Mutual Group Head Office is located at 5th Floor, Old Mutual Place, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4GG. The South African subsidiary, Old Mutual South Africa, has its head office located at 93 Grayston Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg. The subsidiary also has a large office at Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town. It also has many smaller offices throughout the country.

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Preliminary Results 2010" (PDF). http://financials.oldmutual.com/download/11117/Preliminary%20Results%20Announcement%202010.pdf. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Old Mutual at a glance" (PDF). http://www.oldmutual.com/download/7682/Old%20Mutual%20at%20a%20Glance.pdf. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "About Old Mutual". Oldmutual.com. 13 October 2010. http://www.oldmutual.com/about/index.jsp. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Old Mutual History". Oldmutual.com. http://www.oldmutual.com/about/heritage.jsp. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "Web site for the residential community in "Mutual Heights" in Darling Street, Cape Town". Mutualheights.net. http://www.mutualheights.net. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  6. ^ "Old Mutual reaches deal". New York Times. 19 January 2000. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E2D9173DF93AA25752C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  7. ^ "Old Mutual extends US reach". The Independent. UK. 20 June 2000. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/old-mutual-extends-us-reach-with-2bn-uam-acquisition-713116.html. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  8. ^ Curtain to close on Liberty Ridge Capital Morningstar Advisor, 24 November 2008
  9. ^ Old Mutual seals deal for Skandia BBC News, 2006
  10. ^ Harbinger Capital Buys Old Mutual's U.S. Life Operations for $350 Million Bloomberg, 6 August 2010
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Old Mutual Group Executive". Oldmutual.com. http://www.oldmutual.com/about/managementStructure.jsp. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  12. ^ a b "Old Mutual Sponsorships". Oldmutual.com. http://www.oldmutual.com/about/sponsorships.jsp. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  13. ^ "Old Mutual Learners’ Scholarship Programme for South Africans, South Africa". Scholarship-positions.com. 30 July 2010. http://scholarship-positions.com/old-mutual-learners-scholarship-programme-for-southafricans-south-africa/2010/07/23/. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 

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