Feature Stories
Aging populations, low birthrates require retirement solutions
Each year, key executives from Prudential Retirement gather with policy makers, business leaders, and researchers from across the globe for the annual International Longevity Risk and Markets Solutions Conference to address aging trends and the global challenge of creating retirement security. Offering insights into how we grapple with this demographic shift were Dylan Tyson, the Chief Executive for Prudential of Taiwan, and Amy Kessler, Prudential’s head of Longevity Risk Transfer.
CEO John Strangfeld talks retirement security with Fox Business reporter Maria Bartiromo in Saudi Arabia
Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld joined some of the biggest names in investing at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia this week. Prior to his panel appearance, Strangfeld was interviewed live by Maria Bartiromo for her “Mornings with Maria” segment on Fox Business. Bartiromo covered a range of topics, from the prospects for tax reform in the United States to the recent debate in Washington, D.C., about potential changes to limits on 401(k) contributions.
Through pro bono service, Prudential employees put professional skills to work for local nonprofits
Teams of Prudential employees in Newark and Hartford are pairing up with local nonprofits, offering support and advice on business strategy, finance, marketing and HR. The events are part of Pro Bono Week, a worldwide celebration of professional services donated in the public interest.
In Newark, anchor institutions prove model for revitalizing cities
How does a city impacted by decades of crime, poverty, unemployment and divestment rise again? The answer can be found in a place often overlooked by many—New Jersey’s largest city, Newark.
Employee donations push Prudential disaster relief closer to $3.15 million
In response to recent natural disasters around the globe, The Prudential Foundation and Prudential employees have combined to commit up to $3.15 million to the American Red Cross and UNICEF disaster relief efforts worldwide.
Prudential named best workplace for Latinas by LATINA Style magazine
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 2, 2017 – Yanela Frias walked into her employee orientation program at Prudential Financial, Inc. 20 years ago in Newark, New Jersey, filled with excitement about her new position as an entry-level accounting associate. Now she runs the company’s Investment & Pension Solutions business with $230 billion in assets and is the 49,000-employee company’s most senior Latina.
Choosing the same “walkway” key to couples’ retirement success
The decision to retire and enter a new, unfamiliar stage in life can be a challenge for anyone who has spent decades in the workplace. But including a spouse or partner in the equation—whether he or she is ready to retire—adds another layer of complexity.
Hardship withdrawals peak in August, operations data analysis reveals
In her 29-year career at Prudential Financial, Inc., Sue Unvarsky has learned the retirement business inside and out—Yet even she was surprised to discover how an internal analysis of transactional volumes revealed a cyclical threat to her customers’ financial futures.
Going back to school with a plan to beat student loan debt
For far too many college students entering their senior year, student loan debt is causing more sleepless nights than final exams—but not for Eve Mahaney, a Class of 2018 photography major at Ithaca College and daughter of Jim Mahaney, Prudential’s vice president of strategic initiatives.
Filling the skills gap with investments in workforce retraining
What if companies and communities have plenty of good-paying jobs available… but no one able to fill them? It’s not a hypothetical question. There are 6 million unfilled jobs and 6.8 million people looking for employment in America today. The problem is that the people looking for work do not have the skills needed for the open jobs. This is due to the changing nature of today’s workforce and lack of effective training programs to properly train people in the right skills.