Corporate Governance
We are committed to business integrity, high ethical values and professionalism across all of our activities.As one of the UK’s largest investment managers, corporate governance is very important to us.
The Company is committed to business integrity, high ethical values and professionalism across all of its activities. The Board of Schroders supports the highest standards of corporate governance.
Our Governance Framework
The Board is collectively responsible for the direction, oversight and performance of the Company. It can do this by making its own decisions but can also delegate some of its authorities and responsibilities. Many of the powers of the Board to manage the business of the Group are delegated to the Group Chief Executive, with the exception of certain matters which the Board reserves to itself or delegates to a Board Committee. The Group Chief Executive has authority to delegate further within the business.
Our leaders
As a leading global active investment manager, we’re committed to business integrity, high ethical values and professionalism across all our activities. Our talented leadership team bring their diverse experiences together to build common views and deliver for our clients and wider stakeholders.
The Company's Articles of Association adopted on 16 April 2026 can be viewed here.
Annual Report and Accounts 2025
The Annual Report and Accounts 2025 describes how the Company has applied the principles set out in the UK Corporate Governance Code. It also sets out the extent to which the Company has complied with the Code's provisions and provides an explanation of those areas where the Company departs from them.
Risk management
The Schroders Board is accountable for risk and the oversight of our risk management process. It considers the most significant risks facing the Group and also uses quantitative exposure measures, such as stress tests, where appropriate. Non-executive oversight of the risk management framework is exercised by the Audit and Risk Committee which comprises solely of Non-executive Directors.
It is the responsibility of all our employees to uphold the control culture of Schroders, so we embed risk management within all areas of our business. Members of the Group Executive Committee (ExCo) have risk management responsibility for their respective business areas, and we expect individual behaviours to mirror the culture and core values of our firm.
The Group Chief Executive, Chief Risk Officer and Group Executive Committee, as the principal advisory committee to the Group Chief Executive, have responsibility for regularly reviewing the risks we face. This includes identifying, monitoring and reporting relevant risks and controls for their respective business areas.
The Chief Executive Officer has responsibility for the risk and control framework of the firm. Independent monitoring and reporting of risks and controls is undertaken by the second line.
The Chief Risk Officer chairs the Group Risk Committee, which meets five times a year and is attended by senior management across the firm.
The Group Risk Committee supports the Chief Executive Officer and the Group Executive Committee in discharging their risk management responsibilities. It reviews and monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of the Group’s risk management framework, including relevant policies and limits. It also reviews trends and exceptions in the most significant risk exposures.