How good are Schroders in the Investment Management World?
I was just wondering people's opinions on Schroders. I know theyre good, but how good really? When people talk about the very best asset management firms, you genrally just get the usual ones BlackRock, Fidelity, Aberdeen..or people talk about small Boutique ones which are amazing apparently that no one has heard of. The 'rankings' are generally only done according to their size, rather the quality as a firm. I guess this question might also be leaning towards the prestige side...
Is anyone able to help me out on this?
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Opinion on Schroders is largely lumped with the other mega-funds (Blackrock et al). Basically massive distribution houses and mostly passive investment management (with some minor exceptions).
Highly-rated teams tend to be in slightly smaller and privately held outfits.
I cannot emphasise enough how wrong this is. Schroders does not even have a passive business. They have some very strong equity teams. They're a good firm with a very decent reputation in the UK.
How do you assess if they've got strong equity teams? / what makes them good? Cause again, almost all funds i see seem to advertise that they have 'beaten' the market..
Schroders reputation/presence in the US (Originally Posted: 02/24/2015)
Was wondering what ppl's thought were on Schroders. I've heard that they are top notch in the UK/Europe, but not so much here in the US. Would it be comparable in terms of experience/prestige to say the PIMCOs, blackrocks, and other top AM firms? Interested in b school opportunities, pay, culture etc as well. Thanks.
Schroders is an excellent shop. They were a former sell-side client of mine and I spent a lot time talking with the PM's over there. The teams I interacted with were in the new york office and were extremely smart / knowledgeable.
The firm has about $0.5T AUM - yes trillion - which means they have a ton of resources (sell side research etc) - in line with any BB.
My old buddy and former coworker now manages a $500M equity book there. They do have high expectations for new analysts. He definitely works hard, long hours but they give him a ton a responsibility to make his own investment decisions. The pay is in-line with street and the upside can be large. His biggest complaint is that he covers a very specific sector with very little wiggle room which can be boring in a downturn.
What do you mean by B-school opportunities? Dont see the point of going back to school with that job...
@"WhaleofWallStreet" thanks for the info. As for the b school thing, just leaving my options open...maybe in couple years time, I might or might not feel the need for an MBA. Just interested to see how adcoms would view the company (would the experience/brand name be considered "blue chip" enough).
I'm assuming by your comment that you would place the company in the same bucket as Wellington, BlackRock, and the likes???)
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