1、Annual Report and Accounts 200601Highlights and resultsDirectors report02Chairman and Chief Executives statement04Business review18Directors profiles20Directors report23Corporate governance report26Remuneration report34Nominations committee report35Audit committee report37Risk management and interna
2、l control39Corporate and social responsibility41Directors responsibility statementFinancial accounts42Contents43Auditors report44Financial accounts95Five year financial summary96Notice of Annual General Meeting99Shareholder information101 GlossaryAt Schroders,asset management is our only business.Ou
3、r goals arecompletely aligned with our clients the creation of long-term value.We manage 128.5 billion on behalf of institutional and retail investors,financial institutions and high net worth clients from around the world,invested ina broad range of asset classes across equities,fixedincome and alt
4、ernatives.We employ more than 2,600 talented people worldwideoperating from 35 offices in 26 different countries across Europe,the Americas and Asia Pacific,close tothe markets in which we invest and close to our clients.Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term
5、 thinking governs our approach to investing,building client relationshipsand growing our business.Schroders Highlights and results1Profit before tax 2005:250.7m,230.3m underlying290.0mAsset Management profit before tax 2005:193.9m,173.8m underlying219.0mPrivate Banking profit before tax 2005:6.3m,6.
6、0m underlying26.9mPrivate Equity profit before tax 2005:40.3m34.6mFunds under management 31 December 2005:122.5bn128.5bnTotal dividend per share 2005:21.5 pence25.0pence The term underlying denotes that the relevant 2005 comparative has been adjusted to remove the impact of the one-off gain recorded