Peter Harrison is leaving his post as chairman and chief executive officer at RWC to take on the role of global head of equities at Schroders.
Barclays analysts have labelled Jupiter, Aberdeen and Hargreaves Lansdown as the three UK asset managers to buy, in its latest note on the sector.
The return of high-profile funds to the top of the performance charts is shaking up the UK equity rankings, just as the asset class returns to favour.
Schroders has launched a multi-asset fund aiming to protect investors' capital in varying market conditions.
Schroders is preparing to add a sterling-hedged share class to its £797m Tokyo fund as investors become more concerned about downside risk to the yen.
David Scammell has left his position as head of UK and European interest rate strategies at Schroders.
Rupert Robinson, former chief executive of Schroders UK Private Bank, has joined Signia Wealth to spearhead the company's expansion plans.
Threadneedle and Schroders are among the City firms that have been approached about buying a stake in the 316 RBS branches the bank has put up for sale, according to reports.