Prudential 2001 Annual Report Download - page 76

Prudential Financial, Inc.
We base premiums and cash values in the countries in which we operate on mandated mortality tables. Our
mortality experience in the International Insurance segment on an overall basis for each of the three years ended
December 31, 2001 was well within our pricing assumptions and below the guaranteed levels reflected in the
premiums we charge.
International Securities and Investments
Operating Results
The following table sets forth the International Securities and Investments segment’s operating results for the
periods indicated.
Year Ended December 31,
2001 2000 1999
(in millions)
Operating results:
Revenues ................................................................................ $548 $704 $580
Expenses ................................................................................ 636 678 565
Adjusted operating income .................................................................. $(88) $ 26 $ 15
Adjusted Operating Income
2001 to 2000 Annual Comparison. The International Securities and Investments segment reported a pre-tax loss of
$88 million, on an adjusted operating income basis, for 2001 compared to adjusted operating income of $26 million
for 2000. The $114 million decrease came from our international securities operations, including our futures
operations, reflecting the slowdown in equity markets which began after the early part of 2000 as well as $21
million greater expenses in 2001 relating to staff reductions and facilities consolidations. In addition, adjusted
operating income for 2000 benefited from a $21 million gain from our interest in the conversion of London Stock
Exchange and Hong Kong Stock and Futures Exchange seats into listed shares and trading rights. Losses from our
international investments operations amounted to $44 million in 2001 and $51 million in 2000, as increased
expenses from the expansion of this developing business essentially offset its revenue growth. The International
Securities and Investments segment reported a loss of $47 million on an adjusted operating income basis, for the
fourth quarter of 2001.
2000 to 1999 Annual Comparison. Adjusted operating income increased $11 million from 1999 to 2000. Adjusted
operating income from our international securities operations, including our futures operations, increased $30
million in 2000 from 1999, including a $21 million gain in 2000 from our interest in the conversion of stock
exchange seats as discussed above. Our international securities operations benefited from continued active U.S.
equity markets, particularly during the early part of 2000. An $11 million decline in adjusted operating income from
our futures operations due to reduced volatility in the global commodity and foreign exchange markets in 2000 was
a partial offset. Losses from our international investments operations increased $19 million, from $32 million in
1999 to $51 million in 2000, reflecting increased expenses from the expansion of this developing business.
Revenues
2001 to 2000 Annual Comparison. Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased
$156 million, or 22%, from 2000 to 2001. The decrease came from a $177 million decrease in revenues from our
international securities operations, which include our futures operations. The $177 million decrease came primarily
from lower commission revenues associated with reduced transaction volume, reflecting the less active equity
markets in comparison to 2000 which benefited from exceptionally active equity markets in the early part of the
year. In addition, revenues for 2000 included the $21 million gain from our interest in the conversion of stock
exchange seats as noted above. Revenues from our international investments operations increased $21 million,
primarily from asset management fees and commissions earned by recently acquired units.
2000 to 1999 Annual Comparison. Revenues increased $124 million, or 21%, from 1999 to 2000. The increase
came primarily from a $106 million increase in revenues from our international securities operations. The increase
reflected higher commission revenues associated with increased transaction volume, primarily due to active U.S.
equity markets particularly during the early part of 2000, higher fee revenues from a London-based broker and asset
manager that we acquired in 1999, and the $21 million gain from our interest in the conversion of stock exchange
seats as noted above. The increase in revenues also reflects an increase in the number of international Financial
Advisors to 620 at December 31, 2000 from 577 a year earlier. The remainder of the increase in revenues came from
our international investments operations, reflecting their expansion as noted above.
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