Schroders increases its 2015 interim dividend by 21%

Profit before tax and exceptional items up 17 per cent. to £305.7 million (H1 2014: £261.5 million)

·    Profit before tax up 24 per cent. to £290.3 million (H1 2014: £233.9 million)

·    Net inflows £8.8 billion (H1 2014: £4.8 billion)

·    Assets under management up 14 per cent. to £309.9 billion (30 June 2014: £271.5 billion)          

·    Interim dividend up 21 per cent. to 29.0 pence per share (interim dividend 2014: 24.0 pence per share)