<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><shares><share isin="GB0002395811" symbol="SDRC" industry="Banks & other credit institutions" sector="Financial" name="Schroders plc" address="31 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QA, UK" website="www.schroders.com" summary="Schroders plc is a United Kingdom-based asset management company. The segments of the Company are Asset Management, Private Banking, Private Equity and Group. Asset Management comprises investment management, including advisory services, property, life company business and alternative assets. Private Banking comprises investment management and banking services provided to high net worth individuals and certain smaller institutions. Private Equity comprises the Company's investments in private equity, venture and buy-out funds and related vehicles. The Group consists of income on the Group's capital less Group costs and provisions, and the results of the leasing business. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company operated from 37 offices in 28 different countries across Europe, the United States, Asia and the Middle East. In May 2008, Schroders plc acquired Swiss Re Asset Management Funds (Switzerland) AG, the Swiss third-party fund management business of Swiss Re."></share></shares>