Fidelity Japan touted as cheap alternative to Baillie Gifford
Fidelity Japan Trust has been pushed as a cheap alternative to a Baillie Gifford investment trust as industry veteran Sarah Whitley prepares to retire.
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Baillie Gifford funds go ‘bonkers’ riding the tech boom
Baillie Gifford funds have topped performance tables over a relatively volatile first six months of the year thanks to a high concentration of Fang stocks. But is riding the tech boom set to continue to deliver returns for investors?
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Schroders trust transitions without clarity for Isa investors
The Schroders UK Growth Trust will transfer to Baillie Gifford management on Friday evening, despite its saving scheme investors being none the wiser about their options for remaining invested in the investment trust.
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Board pans exiting Schroders manager as it shifts to Baillie Gifford
The board of the £303.4m Schroders UK Growth Trust has taken a parting shot at fund manager Philip Matthews, who is exiting the asset manager, as the investment trust shifts management responsibilities to Baillie Gifford due to underperformance.
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Baillie Gifford silent on failure to disclose manager exit
Baillie Gifford has refused to comment on why it did not disclose the exit of a named fund manager on its US Growth trust less than a week after launch.
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Baillie Gifford’s Robinson: The secrets to success in the US
Active managers have failed to live up to their promises in the US market, but by getting a few key ingredients right active management can be a powerful force for wealth creation, argues Gary Robinson, manager of the Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust.
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Gearing on Scottish Mortgage soars to £735m
Scottish Mortgage has signaled confidence in its portfolio of growth companies and tech names by increasing gearing on the £7.7bn investment trust 30%.
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Schroders trust faces discount on forced selling
The Schroders UK Growth trust could experience a widening of the discount if investors using the company’s Isa scheme are forced to sell the investment trust when management transitions to Baillie Gifford.
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Schroder UK Growth board ditches Schroders for Baillie Gifford
The board of the Schroder UK Growth fund is dumping Schroders as its manager and replacing it with Baillie Gifford, citing continuous underperformance since inception as the reason behind the decision.
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Baillie Gifford rebrands bond fund as manager exits
Baillie Gifford will rebrand its top-quartile Corporate Bond fund as the Strategic Bond fund after the retirement Stephen Rodgers, who departs this month.
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Baillie Gifford US trust fundraise short of target
Baillie Gifford has raised £173m for its US Growth Trust, it announced today, falling short of the £250m it set as a target.
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Baillie Gifford: We expect to get some picks wrong on US trust
The Baillie Gifford US equities team expects to get some of its unquoted stock picks wrong for its upcoming trust but argues that only a small number of exceptional growth companies matter.
