1、Annual Report and Accounts 2018Strategic reportOur purpose 1Our business at a glance 2-3Chairmans statement 4-5Group Chief Executives review 6-9Market review 10-11Our investment capabilities 12-13Our strategy for 2018 and beyond 14-15Key performance indicators 16-17Our business model 18-19A strong f
2、inancial position 20-21Business and financial review 22-29Creating a place people want to work 30-31Our people 32-33Driving high levels of corporate responsibility 34-35Our impact on society 36-39Key risks and mitigations 40-47GovernanceBoard of Directors and Bruno Schroder 48-50Group Management Com
3、mittee and Company Secretary 51-53Corporate governance report 54-59Nominations Committee report 60-61Audit and Risk Committee report 62-67Remuneration report 68-90Directors report 91-93Statement of Directors responsibilities 94Financial statementsConsolidated financial statements 96-150Schroders plc
4、 financial statements 151-167Independent auditors report 168-175Shareholder informationShareholder information 176Five-year consolidated financial summary 177Glossary 178-180Our Annual General Meeting(AGM)will be held at 11.30am on 2 May 2019 at 1 London Wall Place,London,EC2Y 5AU.A glossary of term
5、s used throughout the Annual Report and Accounts,including details of Alternative Performance Measures,can be found from page 178.HighlightsContentsProfit before tax and exceptional items761.2m(2017:800.3m)Profit before tax649.9m(2017:760.2m)Total dividend per share114p(2017:113p)Basic earnings per
6、share before exceptional items215.8p(2017:226.9p)Basic earnings per share183.1p(2017:215.3p)Total equity3.6bn(2017:3.5bn)SocietyAs a principle-led business,we believe that engaging with companies on corporate responsibility is the right thing to do.Aspart of our commitment to society,we maintain pos