Independence helps Schroders adapt

Head of retail sales Robin Stoakely believes the flat structure at schroders has allowed it to remain nimble and react quickly to the needs of clients

Schroders is a group with a history of pushing the boundaries in investment management. With roots going back 200 years, it moved from Germany to the UK in the early 1900s, commencing asset management in 1922 with its first investment trust. The following years saw the group expanding beyond Europe to establish itself as a true global business. It established banking operations in New York in 1923 before floating on the London Stock Exchange in 1959. Offices were opened in Sydney, its first step into the Asia Pacific region, in 1961 and then in 1971 it became one of the first merchant b...