26 Quotes by Colin Morton

As a shareholder you get nervous when companies say they are looking at the U.S., because historically, UK firms haven't made a good fist of it over there.

The business really does seem to be firing on all cylinders at the moment.

They are doing a very good job of controlling costs, which is what you want when things are a bit tougher.

They're good numbers, with both the UK and international figures a touch ahead of what people were expecting.

There just seems to be a new deal every day. M&A activity is driving the market.

It's unclear whether they could find something in the U.S. at a price they'd be willing to pay.

It's difficult to see them getting it at that price; it would take a lot of talking to the institutions, because on the face of it the premium looks a bit skinny for Prudential shareholders.

I'm very surprised to hear they've done this. Maybe they're covering their own position should someone else come in and make a bid.

If you look at the $65 billion figure and the market cap of about $200 billion, they're saying you could technically get back almost a third of the company by 2008.