Big interview: Schroders head of UK Phil Middleton

Middleton sits down with PA to talk about what’s next for the UK business and adviser market aims

Isabel Baxter
clock • 7 min read

Schroders head of UK Phil Middleton talks to senior reporter Isabel Baxter about his hopes for Schroders' UK business, growing solutions for the UK IFA market and why he is confident that the business does not need to make any major changes this year with a strong team in place.

In his first interview since he made his UK return in November 2024, succeeding former Schroders head of UK James Rainbow, Middleton shared he wants to continue growing the UK business and has a focus on solutions for the UK adviser market. "If I focus on wealth and advisers, we want to continue growing, and we are seeing good growth right now in solutions for the UK adviser market," he told PA. "That includes multi-asset funds and model portfolio services (MPS) for advisers. I want to see us grow further in that space, and we are growing nicely." ‘Significant growth' in MPS and pr...

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