The following table lists the principal Group undertakings whose results are included in the consolidated financial statements. All shares held are ordinary shares and, except for OM Group (UK) Ltd, are held indirectly by the Company.
| Name | Nature of business | Percentage holding | Country of incorporation |
| Old Mutual (South Africa) Ltd | Holding company | 100 | Republic of South Africa |
| Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Ltd | Life assurance | 100 | Republic of South Africa |
| Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Namibia) Ltd | Life assurance | 100 | Namibia |
| Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd | Asset management | 100 | Republic of South Africa |
| Nedbank Group Ltd | Banking | 58 | Republic of South Africa |
| Nedbank Ltd | Banking | 58 | Republic of South Africa |
| Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Ltd | General insurance | 85 | Republic of South Africa |
| Old Mutual (US) Holdings, Inc | Holding company | 100 | Delaware, United States of America |
| Old Mutual U.S. Life Holdings, Inc | Holding company | 100 | Delaware, United States of America |
| OM Financial Life Insurance Company | Life assurance | 100 | Maryland, United States of America |
| Old Mutual (Bermuda) Ltd | Life assurance | 100 | Bermuda |
| Dwight Asset Management Company | Asset management | 100 | Delaware, United States of America |
| Acadian Asset Management1 | Asset management | 100 | Massachusetts, United States of America |
| Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc | Asset management | 100 | Nevada, United States of America |
| OM Group (UK) Ltd | Holding company | 100 | England and Wales |
| Skandia Europe and Latin America (Holdings) Ltd | Holding company | 100 | England and Wales |
| Skandia Life Assurance Company Ltd | Life assurance | 100 | England and Wales |
| Försäkringsaktiebolaget Skandia | Life assurance | 100 | Sweden |
| SkandiaBanken AB | Banking | 100 | Sweden |
1 The Group holds 100 per cent Class A shares and 71.43 per cent Class B shares in Acadian Asset Management. The remaining 28.57 per cent Class B shares are held by the employees as described in note 42(vi).
A complete list of subsidiaries is filed with the UK Registrar of Companies with the annual return. All the above companies have a year-end of 31 December.