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Schroders’ Peter Harrison: ‘I had massive imposter syndrome when I walked through the door’

The outgoing CEO of the fund giant says asset management is hugely undervalued across the world. Can his successor keep up?

 ‘It’s a tough gig,’ Harrison admits as he prepares to hand over the reins
‘It’s a tough gig,’ Harrison admits as he prepares to hand over the reins

Peter Harrison marked his first day as chief executive of Schroders in April 2016 with an interview filmed in the back of a black taxi for the asset manager’s YouTube channel

The journey from home to the asset manager’s office in the City gave enough time for Harrison to run through the challenges facing the sector and his predictions of how fund groups would have to adapt to survive.

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