Prudential H1 Profit Rises 22%
August 12, 2013 at 05:05 AM EDT
Prudential (NYSE: PUK ) reported a 22% rise in its operating profit for the first-half of the year. Prudential's operating profit for the period surged to 1.415 billion pounds ($2.2 billion), versus analysts' estimates of 1.4 billion pounds. The group also announced its plans to raise its interim dividend by