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Richard Oldfield

Group Chief Executive, Schroders

Search every verified Richard Oldfield interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Richard Oldfield, Group Chief Executive at Schroders, discussed the company's recent decision to sell the 222-year-old business, a move he said he was convinced was the right path after two years inside the firm. He noted that the board and the family-controlled business were persuaded by his reasoning. Oldfield also addressed the firm's brand strategy following the sale, stating there is a commitment to retain the Schroders brand, which he described as the fifth best in the industry globally, while acknowledging that in the US wealth channel, the Neveen brand is stronger and may be used in certain markets. In his remarks on the asset management industry, Oldfield said he is not anti-passive, describing passive products as an important building block in portfolios, but cautioned that they should not be the only investment alongside private markets. He observed that a passive MSCI product may appear diversified but is effectively concentrated in the US, the dollar, and a small number of technology companies. He also criticized benchmarks, calling them "the scourge of the industry," and suggested that clients should focus on expected return profiles rather than comparing performance to increasingly concentrated indices.

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