Schroders set to promote CFO Richard Oldfield to CEO Investing Schroders is set to promote its chief financial officer Richard Oldfield to CEO after Peter Harrison announced in April that he would be retiring. Oldfield, who joined Schroders last year from PwC, will be promoted to the top role next year, according to reports in the FT. Oldfield worked as PwC for over 20 years, [...]
Schroders stock dips seven per cent despite profit remaining steady Investing Schroders saw assets under management hit a new high of £773bn, as the company prepares to make a mark in the private capital space.
Pensions take another step towards private markets in Schroders Phoenix joint venture Investing Schroders and Phoenix Group have launched a new private markets manager, Future Growth Capital, with £1bn in backing. The new joint venture between the asset manager and pension giants is a significant step for the pensions industry into private markets, a direction the industry is clearly heading in. “Schroders bring the private markets capabilities, and [...]
Reeves must accelerate pension consolidation to unlock UK investment, says Schroders chief July 13, 2024 Rachel Reeves should accelerate efforts to merge smaller pension funds to allow the country’s retirement cash to flow into British companies, the chief executive of Schroders has said.
Schroders chief: FCA must not ‘muddle’ consumer powers with City competitiveness July 11, 2024 The boss of Schroders has called on the Financial Conduct Authority to more clearly separate its consumer protection powers from its duty to enhance the competitiveness of the City, as he issued a rallying cry to end “safetyism” in financial regulation.
Ground Rents Income Fund has published its results for the year to 30 September July 4, 2024 Schroders' Ground Rents Income Fund has called an Emergency General Meeting after "significant challenges... largely out of its control" caused consecutive hefty drops in the value of its portfolio.
LTAFs: What are they? May 9, 2024 Long-term asset funds, or LTAFs, are sweeping the asset management world, despite very few people knowing what they are.
Asset management industry ‘under pressure’ as costs rocket May 7, 2024 The global asset management industry is coming “under pressure” globally this year as costs rocket at nearly twenty times the rate of revenues, Boston Consulting Group has warned.
Schroders posts rise in assets as it looks to rebound from ‘challenging’ year April 25, 2024 Schroders has reported an uptick in assets under management during the first three months of this year as it looks to rebound from a challenging 2023.
Schroders chief Peter Harrison set to retire next year April 24, 2024 The veteran chief of Schroders, Peter Harrison, is set to step down next year after eight years at the helm of the FTSE 100 funds group, the firm announced today.