Schroders. Merchants and bankers
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- Author(s) Roberts, Richard
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1992
- Pages 616pp; illus
- Publisher Macmillan
- Place Published Basingstoke
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly narrative history written by a senior academic of the merchant bank [with much information about the Schroder family]. In three parts: 1] 'Hamburg and London, 1654-1918' [pp1-165]; 2] 'London and New York, 1919-59' [pp167-414]; and 3] 'The international firm since 1960' [pp415-78]. A strong focus is the period 1918-39 and the firm's international activities, notably Schrobanco of New York [J Henry Schroder Banking Corp] and in Germany. Also covers Helbert Wagg & Co. Deals with the development of investment management services post 1945. Extensive appendices include family trees; lists of partners and directors; staff numbers, 1830-90; balance sheet analysis, 1852-1958; profit and loss analysis, 1852-1958; Schrobanco financial analysis, 1923-62; Helbert Wagg & Co financial analysis, 1915-61; etc