FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Schroders / 3 October 2026
Schroders (SDR): news on Saturday 3 October 2026
+1.7 slightly positive
Coverage was dominated by Nuveen completing its takeover of Schroders, followed by the delisting from the London Stock Exchange. The tone is mildly positive, helped by staff bonuses and a Southeast Asia hire, though one piece questions earlier cost cuts.
What drove it
- Nuveen takeover completion
- delisting
- staff bonuses and hiring
The 11 stories
- +6.7 Exclusive: Schroders staff bag £5k bonuses on Nuveen deal completion
Staff receive bonuses on deal completion, positive for morale - +5.8 Schroders Wealth recruits former LGT banker to cover Southeast Asia
Schroders Wealth hires banker to expand Southeast Asia coverage - −4.7 Nuveen Never Buys for Cost Cuts. Schroders Made Them First.
Suggests earlier cost cuts at Schroders; mildly critical angle - +2.8 Nuveen completes Schroders takeover to create $2.6 trillion asset and wealth giant
Takeover completion creating a large asset and wealth group - +2.5 Nuveen acquires Schroders, creating public-to-private asset and wealth manager with $2.6t of AUM
Takeover by Nuveen completes, creating a larger combined group - +2.0 Nuveen Acquires Schroders, Elevating Asset Management to $2.6 Tr
Acquisition by Nuveen completed, factual with scale benefits - +1.7 Nuveen Completes Schroders Purchase
Neutral report that purchase by Nuveen is complete - +1.3 Nuveen finalises Schroders acquisition
Neutral report of finalised acquisition - −0.5 Schroders delisted from London Stock Exchange after acquisition
Delisting is a procedural consequence of the takeover - +0.5 Key facts: Nuveen Completes Schroders PLC Deal; BlackRock 5.57M
Factual deal completion summary, mentions BlackRock holding - −0.3 FCA cancels listing of Schroders shares following acquisition
Listing cancelled following acquisition, purely procedural
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