Asset Management

Revealed: Schroders outsources technology teams in landmark deal

Asset manager hands over in-house global technology services to UST

Schroders’ IT infrastructure and support services will now be run externally as part of a major transformation programme
Schroders’ IT infrastructure and support services will now be run externally as part of a major transformation programme Photo: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images

Schroders, the UK-listed fund group, is outsourcing a significant part of its technology function as part of an ongoing cost-cutting drive under new chief executive Richard Oldfield.

The $758bn asset manager has picked digital consultants UST to take over services across its IT infrastructure and support division, Financial News can reveal.

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