Peter Harrison, the boss of one of the UK’s largest asset managers, has said innovations in financial technology are the “single biggest opportunity” for his industry right now — as his firm Schroders steps up its efforts to build links with fintech entrepreneurs.

Speaking as the fund manager reported its first-half results on July 26, Harrison told Financial News the “really interesting step-change for our industry will come from technological innovation”. He added: “We are working with 25 or 26 fintechs across the business, across a whole range of different things — I see this as the single biggest opportunity we face.”