Investments
The Board of Directors of Prudential Funds adds independent director to its open-end mutual fund board
NEWARK, N.J., March 5, 2018 – Brian Reid has been elected as an independent director effective March 1 for open-end mutual funds offered by PGIM Investments, the $100 billion1 global manufacturer and fund distributor of PGIM. PGIM is the $1 trillion global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
PGIM Real Estate exceeds $14 billion in 2017 transactions worldwide
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2018 – PGIM Real Estate completed more than $14 billion in transactions worldwide in 2017 on behalf of institutional investors, including investments in real estate equity and debt and property dispositions.
PGIM Real Estate Finance provides nearly $15 billion in financing in 2017
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 12, 2018 – PGIM Real Estate Finance originated $14.8 billion in financing in 2017 led by production in multifamily and industrial lending. PGIM Real Estate Finance is the commercial mortgage finance business of PGIM, the $1 trillion global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
PGIM Real Estate sells Rock Square in Guangzhou, China
HONG KONG, Feb. 9, 2018 – PGIM Real Estate has sold Rock Square, a shopping mall in Guangzhou, China, on behalf of institutional investors. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment business of PGIM, the $1 trillion global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
PGIM Real Estate Hires Lisa Davis to lead impact initiatives; new program taps cross-enterprise expertise
NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2018 – Lisa Davis has joined PGIM Real Estate as an executive director and portfolio manager to lead its impact-oriented real estate investment initiatives focused on affordable housing and transformative developments in the United States.
Prudential Total Return Bond Fund portfolio managers named Morningstar Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year
NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PGIM Investments is proud to announce that the PGIM Fixed Income portfolio managers of the Prudential Total Return Bond Fund (PDBZX) have been named Morningstar’s 2017 Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year. PGIM Investments is the global retail manufacturer and distributor of PGIM, Inc., the $1 trillion global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) – a top 10 asset manager globally.1
PGIM Real Estate Finance adds Robert Younkin, Garrett Meyers to multifamily originations team
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2018 – PGIM Real Estate Finance has expanded its multifamily originations team with the additions of Robert Younkin and Garrett Meyers to its Western U.S. team. PGIM Real Estate Finance is the commercial mortgage finance business of PGIM, the $1 trillion global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
QMA’s 2018 outlook sees continued global growth
After a year that saw the S&P 500 Index return more than 20%, QMA predicts stocks will again outpace bonds in 2018 — potentially by a very wide margin. While QMA's base case, outlined in its 2018 Outlook & Review "Goldilocks Growth and the Missing Bears," calls for S&P returns in the 10% range, the firm envisions scenarios that could have 2018 nearly matching 2017's surprise breakout year for equities.
PGIM Fixed Income Q1 Outlook: When Fiscal and Monetary Policies Diverge
The two diverging factors set to unfold in 2018—a broad loosening of U.S. fiscal policy countered by gradually tightening monetary policies among some of the world’s major central banks—underscore investors’ challenge of recognizing directional cues throughout the year. PGIM Fixed Income’s Q1 2018 Outlook examines what these signals might look like across the fixed income markets, the global economy, and the various corporate sectors.
PGIM Real Estate Sells Waterfront Place in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10, 2018 – PGIM Real Estate has sold Waterfront Place, an office property in Shanghai, China, on behalf of Asia Property Fund (ASPF) III. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment business of PGIM, the $1 trillion global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).