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Why Join M&G?

M&G is the third largest fund manager in the UK and the investment arm of the Prudential with over £200 billion under management (as at 31 March 2012). We are a City based company with a record of investment excellence and innovation stretching back more than 80 years.

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Fast track your career

Our graduate schemes are fast track programmes for future business leaders. You will follow a unique training programme which is structured to provide you with the skills you will need to make the most of your potential. 

A position on the graduate programme can offer you a constant stream of fresh challenges, so you’ll always be stretching yourself and learning new skills. What’s more, you will be part of a culture that rewards high performance with financial incentives and increased opportunities.

We’re flexible enough to accommodate the most ambitious of career aspirations, offering training that’s tailored to your personal needs with maximum exposure to a breadth of business areas.

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Consistent success and innovation 

• We introduced the UK’s first unit trust on St George’s Day, 23 April 1931.
• We successfully lobbied for regulation of the industry back in 1939.
• In 1954, we introduced the UK’s first regular Savings Plan, in which you could invest just five shillings a week.
• We were the first UK fund manager to invest in international markets.
• We launched the UK’s first pure corporate and high yield corporate bond funds.
• We introduced the UK’s first no initial charge PEP.
• M&G Investment Management are one of the largest investors in corporate bonds in the UK.
• M&G launched the first ever European Leveraged Loan fund in August 2005.

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Competitive reward

M&G is committed to providing rewards which are competitively positioned to attract, retain and motivate talented individuals. We recognise that our people are the most important factor in our performance as a business and so rewards are linked to both individual performance and commitment to our values.

M&G’s reward package is benchmarked against our key competitors and includes a discretionary performance related bonus scheme, private medical insurance, and a highly competitive defined contribution pension scheme.

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Diversity

We go out of our way to attract, retain and develop a diverse pool of talent. We believe that by building the capability of employees from varied backgrounds, and helping them to reach their full potential, M&G is better placed to generate new ideas and products to keep us at the forefront of the industry.

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Commitment to employee development

M&G encourages in-house and external training that underpins the development of core skills within the organisation, supports employees' personal development and performance objectives. M&G also encourages an environment of continuous learning and knowledge sharing, supported through the “I” (an online learning platform), and where appropriate, projects and placements.

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Intro to M&G

An Introduction to Asset Management from M&G’s Director of Equities Investments Arvind Sabharwal and Fund Manager, Macro Investments Jenny Rodgers. View our video now.