Schroders set to promote CFO Richard Oldfield to CEO September 5, 2024 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 August 1, 2024 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 July 31, 2024 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 [...]
What’s next for the square mile? The City A.M. Summit explores the future of London July 17, 2024 Here are the highlights of the City A.M. Summit, held in conjunction with the Aquis Exchange, which was a breakfast summit in London that took place at the Aquis Exchange on Wednesday, 10 July.
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.
Mark Kleinman: Water sector’s goodwill will evaporate under Labour July 11, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his fortnightly City A.M. column. This week he writes about the new government’s plans for water firms, housebuilders and Schroders The moment has arrived. By the time City AM readers set eyes on today’s newspaper, Ofwat, the water [...]
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.