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Schroders shares linger close to Nuveen bid after Benchmark sale leaves 1.7% gap
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Schroders stock steady after Benchmark deal and EU sign-off

Schroders PLC stock stayed close to Nuveen’s takeover offer on Tuesday. The Benchmark advice unit sale did more to tidy up the balance sheet than to drive the share price. The stock held steady at 587p, unchanged from the open. Volume was 3.37 million shares. FTSE 100 rose 0.45% in delayed Reuters data.
July 7, 2026
Why Schroders Share Price Is Holding Below Nuveen’s Offer Ahead of the April Vote
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Why Schroders Share Price Is Holding Below Nuveen’s Offer Ahead of the April Vote

Schroders ticked up 0.17% to close at 573p on Wednesday, remaining under the 590p cash offer Nuveen has on the table. The British asset manager’s sale stayed in the spotlight after new takeover-code disclosures surfaced, including a Vanguard filing that revealed a 2.53% stake in Schroders. The gap’s not trivial: those watching the deal now turn to milestones laid out in the scheme document released last week. Court and general meetings are set for April 16, with the takeover slated to complete sometime in the fourth quarter—pending shareholder votes, court sanction, and regulatory sign-off. If it does go through, Schroders’ London listing is set to disappear.
March 18, 2026
Lloyds Banking Group plc leads race for Aegon UK business as wealth push accelerates, report says
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Lloyds Banking Group plc leads race for Aegon UK business as wealth push accelerates, report says

Lloyds Banking Group plc is now leading the chase for Aegon’s UK arm, according to Financial News on Wednesday, though Phoenix and Canada Life remain contenders. The deal could fetch between 1 billion and 1.5 billion pounds, per the report. Final offers are due next month, and a decision could land in April. Timing’s a factor here. British banks are stepping up their focus on savings, pensions, and financial advice—areas that generate fee income, not just interest from loans—as the prospect of lower rates looms and lending profits face pressure. Last month, NatWest struck a £2.7 billion deal for Evelyn Partners, with Benjamin Toms at RBC Capital Markets describing the acquisition as “transformational”.
March 6, 2026
Nuveen’s $13.5 billion swoop for Schroders: the £9.9bn cash deal reshaping asset management
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Nuveen’s $13.5 billion swoop for Schroders: the £9.9bn cash deal reshaping asset management

Nuveen has agreed to buy British asset manager Schroders for 9.9 billion pounds, a deal that would create a group managing nearly $2.5 trillion in assets under management — client money overseen for investors. The tie-up lands as fund managers face fee pressure, higher operating costs and a client push into private markets such as infrastructure and private credit, where margins can be fatter but investment teams are expensive.
February 12, 2026