By Mark McSherry The £808 million Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc said on Monday its share price and net asset value (NAV) returned 50.8% and…

Edinburgh’s office market proved resilient in 2020 with take-up nearing 500,000 sq. ft. and demand remaining strong, according to analysis from Knight Frank. The commercial…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford has appointed Josie Bentley as a co-manager of its top-performing £2.3 billion Baillie Gifford European Fund, joining existing managers Stephen…

Fund research giant Morningstar has announced that Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford’s £17.5 billion flagship fund Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust was its best-performing trust of 2020, having achieved…

Funds managed by Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford have dominated the list of top 10 performing portfolios for 2020, according to data from FE Analytics. Four…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford said it has launched a UK open-ended investment company (OEIC) version of its successful Dublin-registered Health Innovation fund “to invest in…

The £200 million Keystone Investment Trust plc said on Monday it has decided to appoint Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford to manage the trust using…

Baillie Gifford’s £3 billion Monks Investment Trust plc said on Tuesday it produced a net asset value (NAV) total return of 26.8% compared to an increase of 10.2% for the…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford continued its record-breaking year in the third quarter thanks to the strong performance of its funds. BlackRock and Baillie Gifford…

The £1 billion Baillie Gifford Japan Trust plc said on Wednesday its net asset value total return rose 6.8% compared to the 0.1% fall in…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford has opened an office in Shanghai and has registered as a Private Securities Fund Manager (PFM) in China. These two…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford on Thursday officially added its new £236 million China Growth Trust plc to the £44.6 billion its funds have invested in…

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc said on Thursday its share price and net asset value returned 46.5% and 44.2% respectively for the financial year…

By Mark McSherry Baillie Gifford, Tesla’s largest outside shareholder, said on Wednesday it has been forced to trim its position in the electric vehicle maker…

By Mark McSherry Edinburgh asset management giant Baillie Gifford and other major shareholders of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding have swapped billions of dollars…

Morningstar’s latest fund flow numbers show Edinburgh investment giant Baillie Gifford was the most popular asset management firm in July, attracting £991 million of new…

Morningstar analysts have downgraded Baillie Gifford’s high-flying Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc — which has returned 58% so far this year — from a gold…

Baillie Gifford said on Thursday its £2.5 billion Monks Investment Trust plc raised £100 million of long-term debt, a move that takes the closed-end fund’s…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford said it has completed its first ever “value assessment” of its UK authorised funds. “Our conclusion is that value has…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford is to move its headquarters from Calton Hill at the east end of Princes Street to a new £350 million…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford is to take over the management of the £215 million Witan Pacific Investment Trust plc and change the fund’s investment…

Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford has confirmed that it will not after all expand by moving staff into a new landmark building in Edinburgh….

Baillie Gifford fund manager James Anderson has donated an initial £3.1 million to the SPFL Trust charity to help Scottish football and its communities recover…

The £800 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc said on Monday its net asset value per share increased 16.4% and its share price rose 21.7%…

The SPFL said on Monday it held a “positive initial discussion” with Baillie Gifford fund manager James Anderson about his “extremely generous” offer in a…

Baillie Gifford’s James Anderson, co-manager of the £9 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, took a swipe at American investment guru Warren Buffett’s “value” investment style…

Baillie Gifford’s flagship fund, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, has soared above a record £10 billion stock market valuation this week — with its…

Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford said on Friday its joint senior partner Charles Plowden will retire on April 30, 2021, after almost four decades…

Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford is planning to launch a fund using artificial intelligence (AI). Baillie Gifford joint senior partner Charles Plowden told an…

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will hold its first ever US event at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 22.  American-Ukrainian author Serhii…

The Women’s Tour of Scotland announced that Edinburgh investment giant Baillie Gifford will be its new lead partner as the list of teams that will…

An investment of around £200 million by Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford in online ticketing firm Trainline has paid off immediately. Baillie Gifford committed…

The chair of Baillie Gifford’s flagship £8 billion fund, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, has warned shareholders they should not rely too much on…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford has opened its first client office in mainland Europe — in Frankfurt — as part of plans for continued growth…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford has introduced a new parental leave policy which offers up to 52 weeks leave to any employee becoming a parent,…

Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford on Thursday announced the appointment of two new partners, effective May 1, 2019, and the retirement of three partners….

Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford is set to open an office in Shanghai in the coming months as it moves to beef up its…

By Mark McSherry Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford, one of Tesla’s biggest shareholders, has claimed that Tesla could be worth more than the $420…

Edinburgh-based global fund management giant Baillie Gifford, which manages £193 billion of assets, has confirmed reports that it is to set up a new EU subsidiary company…

Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford is set to take all 60,000 sq ft of a new office space development at 20 West Register Street…

The board of the £259 million investment trust Schroder UK Growth Fund plc has terminated Schroder Unit Trusts Limited as the fund’s manager and given the mandate…

Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford said it successfully raised gross proceeds of £173 million for the launch of its Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust….

Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford announced its intention to raise £250 million through the launch of a new investment trust company, the Baillie Gifford…

The fund managers who run Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford’s flagship £6 billion fund, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, are making new investments in cutting-edge healthcare companies that…

Baillie Gifford’s flagship £5 billion fund, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, said Fiona McBain would succeed John Scott as chairman of the FTSE 100…

Baillie Gifford’s flagship £5 billion closed-end fund company, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, will enter the FTSE100 index for the first time in its…

Edinburgh-based fund manager Baillie Gifford & Co. announced it would appoint three new partners on May 1, 2017, taking its total number of partners up to 43. Baillie Gifford employs…

Baillie Gifford’s flagship £4.7 billion equity closed-end fund — the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust — said both its net asset value (NAV) and share price rose 25% on a…

Edinburgh-based investment firm Baillie Gifford has added to its Japanese fund range with the launch of the Baillie Gifford Japanese Income Growth Fund. Baillie Gifford had…

The board of Edinburgh-based fund manager Baillie Gifford’s flagship fund — the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust company — plans to limit to 25% the amount of the…

The Baillie Gifford-managed £830 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) said its net asset value (NAV) per share increased by 29.7% and the share…

Fund research firm Kepler Trust Intelligence said on Tuesday that shareholders of Baillie Gifford’s £864 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) should vote against…

Baillie Gifford’s £850 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) has urged shareholders to vote against New York hedge fund Saba Capital Management’s bid to…

New York activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management announced it has officially requisitioned the board of directors of the £850 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust…

Baillie Gifford’s flagship investment trust company, the £15.5 billion Scottish Mortgage fund, on Friday reported a 22.9% rise in Net Asset Value (NAV) for the six…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has called on UK finance minister Rachel Reeves to take “bold” action in her upcoming Budget to foster an…

By Mark McSherry (UPDATE 5) — Baillie Gifford’s flagship investment trust, the £15.5 billion Scottish Mortgage fund, has outlined third-quarter changes to its portfolio of…

By Mark McSherry The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) have sent a “briefing note” to MSPs and Scottish MPs at Westminster to educate them on…

UK central bank governor Andrew Bailey is to deliver a keynote address at Scotland’s Global Investment Summit next month. The event will be held at…

The UK investment management industry recorded 10% growth in assets under management (AUM) to reach a new peak of £10 trillion in 2024, according to…

By Mark McSherry Financial industry leaders on Tuesday set out ambitious plans to unlock growth in Scotland’s investment management sector with a plan to double assets…

Cairngorm Mountain, one of Scotland’s leading outdoor attractions, has appointed Mike Gifford as its new chief executive. Reporting to the board of the company, which…

Edinburgh and Glasgow have boosted their positions as leading global financial centres, according to the latest Z/Yen Global Financial Centres Index, the leading measure of…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has launched a campaign to ensure all investors can exercise their right to vote their shares amid the attack…

The board of Herald Investment Trust plc announced that requisitioned resolutions to oust the current board put forward by US activist hedge fund Saba Capital…

Baillie Gifford’s £800 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust — one of the seven investment trust companies currently under attack from New York activist hedge fund…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to raise concerns about protection of retail shareholders’ interests follows the attack…

Analysts at Investec have described the attack by US activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management on seven UK investment trust companies as “an egregious and…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has written to the major retail investment platforms urging them to make their customers aware of the general meetings…

By Mark McSherry Baillie Gifford’s £800 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust said a requisition notice from New York hedge fund Saba Capital Management for a general…