Schroders plc is a British multinational asset management company, founded in 1804. The company employs over 5,000 people worldwide in 32 locations around Europe, America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Headquartered in the City of London, it is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Schroders bears the name of the Schröder family, a prominent Hanseatic family of Hamburg with branches in other countries. The Schroder family, through trustee companies, individual ownership and charities, control 47.93 per cent of the company’s ordinary shares.
Traded as: LSE: SDR; LSE: SDRC; FTSE 100 Component
Industry: Investment management
Founded: 1804; 216 years ago
Founder: Johann Heinrich Schröder
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Website: www.schroders.com