Build Your Future Here
Schroders (SDR.L) Academy is an investment analyst training program that will equip you to define your path in an ever-changing industry. We teach you the fundamentals of finance, research, and market behavior while giving you insights into specific sectors and access to some of the industry’s most accomplished investors.
About the Schroders (SDR.L) Academy
Since 2015, we have been teaching critical thinkers to apply their skills to the market through programs centered around academics, apprenticeship, and mentorship.
We have investment analyst training opportunities for people looking to earn an analyst career with us, and introductory programs for students considering an investing career for the first time.
What We Offer
Hands-on Experience
- Do real-world work with portfolio managers and analysts
- Build your own research and investing process
- Develop pitches to present to Schroders (SDR.L) Academy staff and investment professionals
Academic Instruction
- Idea generation and pitching
- Market forces
- Management meetings
- Data analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Ramping stock coverage
- Accounting and modeling
- Artificial Intelligence
Mentorship and Networking
- Experience one-on-one mentorship with Schroders (SDR.L) Academy alumni
- Attend panels and events with investment professionals and senior leaders
- Join a cohort of peers with diverse expertise and backgrounds
“During the rotations with investment teams, you get a good glimpse at life on the desk as an analyst. You begin to apply the frameworks that the Academy teaches and it becomes that much more enriching when you have this new level of depth you can take into your research. You also meet a lot of really inspiring people along the way and it’s exciting to surround yourself with high caliber individuals who have been in this industry for a long time.”
Martin Bulanowski
Schroders (SDR.L) Academy at a Glance
In the Schroders (SDR.L) Academy and as an investment analyst at our firm, you’ll benefit from years of curriculum development, feedback from analysts and portfolio managers, and a network of alumni across our firm. There is no better place to begin an analyst career.
Schroders (SDR.L) Academy graduates have earned analyst roles with us
universities represented
global offices with current Academy Associates and graduates
All statistics as of August 1, 2026
What makes a great candidate?
There is no one archetype for a great investment analyst. We have PhDs, classically trained musicians, and special forces veterans. Our strength is in the diversity of perspectives, approaches, and life experiences our people bring to work every day. Among our colleagues, we see a few common characteristics:
- A commitment to the highest ethical standards
- Curiosity and a desire to constantly deepen expertise
- Creative thinking and an ability to see connections others miss
- Ability and willingness to grow through feedback from mentors, coaches, and the market itself
- Attention to detail and the ability to distill reams of information into simple ideas
“I was a history major, and I was really drawn to the research aspect of the analyst role. When you study history, everything’s static. When you research companies, it’s dynamic and you see changes every single day. You’re constantly trying to solve a new puzzle with verifiable solutions, rather than theorizing on what might have been.”
Cameron Kinder
Check out the Schroders (SDR.L) Academy Podcast
Get an in-depth look at the Academy experience and meet leaders and investment professionals from our firm as you listen to Becoming a Hedge Fund Analyst: Inside Schroders (SDR.L) Academy.
Continuing Your Career at Schroders (SDR.L)
After successfully graduating from the Schroders (SDR.L) Academy full-time program, you’ll earn the opportunity to join a fundamental equities investing team and an internal network of Schroders (SDR.L) Academy alums across the globe. As an analyst, you can build a process of your own as you learn from your portfolio manager, senior leadership, and dedicated skill development programs.
Build an investment analyst career
Hear Kevin Doyle share how rotating on our investing teams and receiving personalized coaching during the Academy prepared him for his role as a fundamental equities investment analyst.
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