Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge
Schroders is dedicated to seeking out the most attractive market and stock opportunities available to generate value for our investors. In order to create and maintain an applied knowledge advantage, we carry out unique, independent investment research. We believe that we have unparalleled knowledge with the processes and commitment to make it work. All our investment decisions are supported by significant resources:

• We conduct rigorous, independent, fundamental analysis. A critical part of which is meeting the companies that we may invest in.
• 192 fund managers across all areas of investment management: Equities, Bonds, Alternative Investments, Property, Private Equity (as at 31 March 2008).
• An Investment Strategy Unit produces proprietary tools to provide quantitative input at country, sector, style and company level.

Experience
Schroders has been managing investments since 1922. This ensures that all our investment decisions are informed by generations of experience in the most sophisticated global investment markets.

In many of the countries in which we operate we are the longest established international investment management company. This gives us a deep-rooted understanding of the local market, culture and people, all essential to get the most out of any market scenario.