Schroders shareholders approve £9.9bn sale to Nuveen
Two centuries of family ownership of the British financial institution will end
Two centuries of family ownership of the British financial institution will end

Deal would end independence of one of City of London’s most historic names

US asset manager has swooped on one of London’s most historic names

Richard Oldfield says there is ‘no reason to think’ the business will be sold after deal with US fund manager Nuveen

Richard Oldfield reassured government before sale of centuries-old institution to US investment firm

History might be repeating itself after the sale of investment banks to bigger US rivals

The sale of the UK’s largest independent asset manager comes after the death of a patriarch and the rise of giant US funds