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PGIM’s David Hunt: ‘We have fights on inflation but then everyone goes and has a beer’

The chief executive of asset manager PGIM stresses the importance of creating an environment in which people feel confident to give their views

Hunt is looking to expansion despite a 'fast-paced' few years
Hunt is looking to expansion despite a 'fast-paced' few years Photo: Danilo Agutoli for FN

When David Hunt joined PGIM as chief executive in 2011, a top priority was to turn the asset manager, which had for decades been skewed towards its domestic US market, into a worldwide name.

While global shocks such as the Covid pandemic, inflation and rising interest rates could have scuppered those plans, Hunt has continued to orchestrate the $1.3tn group’s expansion during a period he says has been “fast-paced”.

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