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Schroders CEO Peter Harrison on stepping down, dealing with ‘squeaky bum’ days and his novel set in the City

The City veteran reflects on his time in the top job ahead of his exit from the FTSE 100 asset manager next year

Schroders CEO Peter Harrison on stepping down, dealing with ‘squeaky bum’ days and his novel set in the City

Peter Harrison was only a few days into his role as Schroders’ global equities head when star fund manager Richard Buxton delivered a resignation bombshell.

Buxton’s announcement in March 2013 that he would exit the FTSE 100 group after more than a decade sparked significant outflows from the Schroder UK Alpha Plus fund and posed the first major challenge for Harrison.

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