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Why the 'riskiest' growth companies may actually be your portfolio's best defence.
The world is about to get ‘weird’
Why avoiding US growth stocks is perilous: AI infrastructure, asymmetric returns and the paradigm shift.
Korea’s Value-Up ambition
Why South Korea’s stock market has transformed from ugly duckling to world-leading.
Private growth: the underappreciated opportunity
Why the asset class offers patient investors access to exceptional companies.
Private companies: from Anthropic to Zetwerk
Why we invested in the AI lab and supply chain specialist, among other companies operating in private markets.
Amazon: Stock Story
Jon Henry gives three key reasons why tech giant Amazon remains a special investment.
Fairytales and fundamentals revisited
Jonny Greenhill on Long Term Global Growth’s patient approach to backing transformative companies.
SMC: Stock Story
Sarah Clark explores how SMC powers automation with precision pneumatics with engineering excellence.
When machines feel human
When machines speak, do we meet minds, or our own reflection?
Adyen: Stock Story
Beatrice Faleri explores Adyen, the one-platform engine for unified commerce.
Netflix: Stock Story
Ben James delves into Netflix's transformative journey from a DVD rental service to a global streaming giant.
Wise: Stock Story
Thomas Hodges highlights how Wise’s fast, low-cost money transfers enhance global payments.
Silicon Valley and beyond: innovation at source
Innovation thrives in the US’s tech and biotech clusters, where science and entrepreneurship meet.
US perspectives: are we in an AI bubble?
Real growth or market mania — how can we tell the difference?
TSMC: Stock Story
Qian Zhang unwraps TSMC, the company powering modern life.
Tencent: Stock Story
Fernanda Lai explores how Tencent became the super-app pioneer connecting over one billion users.
Emerging markets, from imitators to innovators
From driverless taxis to digital banking, emerging markets are leading a new wave of innovation that’s reshaping industries worldwide.
Any other business: your Disruption Week 2025 questions answered
Baillie Gifford's strategy specialists address your remaining queries from Disruption Week 2025.
Private companies shaping the modern world
Private innovators are reshaping how we code, build and connect – long before they reach public markets.
Discovering Europe’s winners
Amid uncertainty, Europe’s most dynamic companies are proving that innovation can flourish where few expect it.
The science behind investing
From nanotechnology to investing, Olivia Knapp explores the chemistry of good research.
Profile of a returning industry veteran
After nearly 20 years leading global equity teams, explore why Alistair Way returns to Baillie Gifford.
LTGG Reflections: Duolingo
Why Duolingo is a beneficiary of AI, not a victim – and why for the long-term investor, patience is a virtue.
Why we are backing Anthropic
Our investment thesis for the AI frontrunner.
Positive Sparks: rare diseases
Discover the companies transforming global health with rare disease innovations.
From Pac-Man to AI agents
How Tencent is evolving beyond gaming.
Global Alpha insights: the grid for growth
AI’s massive electricity needs create compelling investment opportunities.
Humanoid: Japan and the rise of the machine
Humanoids have been a long time coming, allowing Japan to build a world-class edge in robotic components.
Fragmenting systems, cultural change
US culture is becoming chaotic, wreaking havoc for many but creating opportunities for certain types of businesses.
The 'aha!' moment
Inside our insight engine: how cognitive diversity and curiosity help us find standout growth companies.
Japan small caps: obsession meets opportunity
From AI-augmented weather forecasts to helping people with disabilities get hired, meet some of Japan’s most innovative growth companies.
Bridging the gap between private and public
We explore how our private and public teams collaborate to identify exceptional growth companies.
LTGG Reflections: Cloudflare
How Cloudflare evolved from internet security to AI gatekeeper, controlling content access and reshaping digital economics.
US perspectives: AI breaks the internet
AI shifts search to instant answers. Explore pay-per-crawl, provenance and guardrails reshaping the internet.
Global Alpha Q3 update
Investment manager Michael Taylor reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Positive Change Q3 update
Investment specialist Catherine Flockhart reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
China Q3 investment update
Investment manager Linda Lin reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Japanese Equities Q3 update
Investment specialist Alison Henry reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Discovery Q3 update
Investment specialist Bill Chater reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
European Equities Q3 update
Investment specialist Thomas Hodges reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets: are you missing the point?
Why underweighting EM is an active risk, not a cautious stance.
US Equity Growth Q3 update
Investment specialist Ben James reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Long Term Global Growth Q3 update
Investment specialist Jonny Greenhill reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Sustainable Growth Q3 update
Investment manager Toby Ross reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Income Growth Q3 update
Investment manager Alistair Way reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q3 update
Investment manager Ben Durrant reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments over the last quarter.
UK Core Q3 update
Investment manager James Smith reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
UK Alpha Q3 update
Investment manager Milena Mileva reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Fairytales and fundamentals
Finding investment clarity when markets speak nonsense and valuations tell curious tales.
Pioneering Positive Change
In changed times, can bold investing in breakthrough innovation shape a brighter, more sustainable world?
Global Alpha Q3 investor letter
The Global Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Sustainable Growth Q3 investor letter
The Sustainable Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Equity Growth Q3 investor letter
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q3 investor letter
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Income Growth Q3 investor letter
The Global Income Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Alpha insights: the future of finance
Coinbase is reshaping finance by uniting digital assets, stablecoins and trust.
Our best ideas in China
Ben Buckler highlights Meituan (autonomous delivery), Midea (smart homes) and CATL (EV batteries).
Our best UK ideas
Chloe Darling-Stewart on why the UK’s Autotrader, Moonpig and Genus are hidden treasures.
Our best private growth ideas
Rachael Callaghan introduces us to growth-focused private companies BillionToOne, Stripe and Vinted.
Beyond the benchmark: why being different pays off
Our chief executive on the importance of long-termism, optimism and conviction – and what comes next.
Salesforce: putting AI agents to work
Agentforce’s promise of handling customer service 24/7, faster and at a lower cost.
Lights, camera, AI
From storyboard to final cut, Runway is changing how films get made.
BYD’s right to win
The electric carmaker’s drive to follow success in China with global expansion.
The age of resilience
Why companies must be built to survive before they can thrive.
US perspectives: things are getting weird, quickly
An oar in one hand, a global studio in the other – that’s today’s frontier. What if the weirdness is the signal, and the opportunity?
The opportunity gap in Asia
Why exposure to Asia ex Japan matters for portfolios now.
Engagement and activism in Japan
Japan’s governance has had its ups and downs, but accelerating corporate reform is unlocking real investor value.
LTGG Reflections: Netflix
Lessons in disruption, adaptability and the conviction required to invest in outliers.
Three ways we think about AI in Emerging Markets
Why hardware producers, platforms and quiet compounders give our portfolios exposure to AI.
Tour de France: the Japanese connection
Bicycle parts maker Shimano is primed for a gear shift in performance.
Pushing rocks uphill: the case for European equities
Is this the turning point European investors have been waiting for?
Global Alpha insights: onsemi
How the chip maker reinvented itself from ugly duckling to industry leader.
Cultural architects
How great founders shape exceptional companies in changing times.
Skin in the game: the power of persistence
Why ‘inside ownership’ makes companies more likely to focus on efforts that will pay off in the future.
Healthcare: fear and opportunity
Fear dominates healthcare stocks, but patient investors see opportunity unfolding in the next wave of innovation.
LTGG Reflections: Rocket Lab
From a New Zealand shed to challenging SpaceX: why Rocket Lab's remarkable journey captivates LTGG.
Altruist: rebuilding infrastructure for investment advisors
How a private company is reshaping the $86tn advisory market.
Global Alpha insights: power-up mode
Turning a potential AI threat into a strategic advantage, what is software company EPAM Systems' game plan?
Positive Sparks: financial inclusion
Explore how digital innovation is revolutionising financial access for the world's unbanked.
The ‘invisible’ millions: banking’s new frontier
From microloans for farmers to insurance for gig workers – high-impact financial firms with great growth potential.
US perspectives: stablecoin summer
Discover how stablecoins, boosted by new US legislation, could transform global finance and unlock long-term growth.
Sustainable Growth Q2 investor letter
The Sustainable Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Sustainable Growth Q2 update
Investment manager Katherine Davidson reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.Emerging Markets Q2 investor letter
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Positive Change Q2 investor letter
The Positive Change Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Brittle botany
How LTGG cultivates resilience in a fractious world.
UK Alpha Q2 update
Investment manager Milena Mileva reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Equity Growth Q2 investor letter
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Equity Growth Q2 update
Investment manager Gary Robinson reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
UK Core Q2 update
Investment manager Iain McCombie reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Alpha Q2 update
Investment manager Sacha Meyers reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Alpha Q2 investor letter
The Global Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Income Growth Q2 investor letter
The Global Income Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Japan Growth Q2 update
Investment manager Donald Farquharson reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Long Term Global Growth Q2 update
Investment manager Mark Urquhart reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Positive Change Q2 update
Investment manager Lee Qian reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Alpha Q2 update
Investment manager Helen Xiong reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q2 update
Investment manager Will Sutcliffe reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Private Companies Q2 update
Investment manager Tara Sallis reflects on recent portfolio changes and market developments.
Japan All Cap Q2 update
Investment manager Jared Anderson reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Discovery Q2 update
Investment manager Douglas Brodie reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
European Equities Q2 update
Investment manager Chris Davies reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Income Growth Q2 update
Investment manager Ross Mathison reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
China Q2 investment update
Investment manager Sophie Earnshaw reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
LTGG Reflections: Listening beats forecasting
Why we value curiosity over certainty: recent lessons from the road
Positive Change Impact Report 2024
What difference did companies make in the real world during 2024? Our breakdown of progress on global challenges.
Uncommon understanding
Global Alpha’s investment managers reveal how they spot what others don’t see.
Global Alpha: an enduring focus in a changing world
Explore 20 years of Global Alpha in our anthology of articles covering the past, present and future.
US perspectives: infrastructure, the invisible opportunity
A look at the long-term shifts in US infrastructure and the businesses poised to benefit from its rebuild.
Asia's multi-faceted growth story
China's innovation and Vietnam's reforms create a compelling investment case in Asia.
Emerging markets: the next engines of global growth
From lithium mining to a do-it-all super-app, companies capitalising on transformational trends.
LTGG Stewardship Report
For the year ended December 2024.
LTGG Reflections: materiality
Why focusing on long-term business fundamentals, not headlines, drives LTGG's investment success.
Beyond the familiar: the case for international
Discover how venturing into unexplored investment territory is yielding hidden gems.
A new age of discovery: the case for international
Explore how international equities offer unique opportunities in transformative markets.
Global Alpha insights: infrastructure
Why companies like Martin Marietta are set to benefit from increased spending on infrastructure.
China: a tale of two stories
Why China is experiencing an industrial boom despite slower growth in traditional sectors.
Actual investing revisited
In this keynote paper Partner Stuart Dunbar reaffirms the importance of active management to healthy capitalism.
Profile of a sustainability researcher
Explore how Ben Hart's sustainability research at Baillie Gifford integrates ESG into investment strategies.
Global Alpha: introducing Michael Taylor
Investment manager Michael Taylor joins Global Alpha as a decision-maker. We explore his background, strengths, and vision for the portfolio’s future opportunities.
Has ‘ESG’ reached its expiry date?
Our new head of ESG explains why she thinks the term needs a rethink.
US perspectives: comfortable in discomfort
Explore how embracing uncertainty and discomfort can lead to exceptional investment opportunities and long-term success.
LTGG Reflections: Know where your towel is
Why investors should avoid the temptation to throw in the towel during market turmoil.
Global Alpha insights: turbulent times
How can we participate in long-term progress without it being undone by every policy turn?
Positive Sparks: fast fashion
Shifting consumer attitudes are driving innovative solutions to make fashion more sustainable.
UK growth: opportunities amid tariff turbulence
How adaptable firms in growth-driving sectors can prosper over the long term despite trade restrictions.
The case for private growth equity
How companies like Stripe, Databricks and SpaceX are shaking up growth trends typically dominated by public markets.
Alnylam: Stock Story
Richie Vernon explores the revolutionary drugs transforming patient lives.
Emerging markets in 2050
Trade shifts and underserved populations are among the factors favouring world-class stocks.
US perspectives: the retail ecosystem
Explore the evolution of retail, where cutting-edge technology and shifting consumer trends drive innovation.
With the benefit of foresight
Investors must navigate uncertainty to create long-term value in a rapidly changing world.
US Alpha Q1 update
The US Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Equity Growth Q1 update
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Japan Growth Q1 update
The Japan Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Positive Change Q1 update
The Positive Change Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Discovery Q1 update
The Discovery Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q1 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments over the last quarter.
Japan All Cap Q1 update
The Japan All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Sustainable Growth Q1 update
The Sustainable Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
UK Core Q1 update
The UK Core Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
UK Alpha Q1 update
The UK Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
European Equities Q1 update
The European Equities Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Alpha Q1 update
The Global Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Income Growth Q1 update
The Global Income Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Equity Growth Q1 investor letter
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Positive Change Q1 investor letter
The Positive Change Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Alpha Q1 investor letter
The Global Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.Emerging Markets Q1 investor letter
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Sustainable Growth Q1 investor letter
The Sustainable Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Income Growth Q1 investor letter
The Global Income Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Long Term Global Growth Q1 update
The Long Term Global Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
China Q1 investment update
The China Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Alpha insights: a time to trade?
Explore how we're evolving the portfolio as the investment environment enters a period of rapid change.
Cloudflare: Stock Story
Ben James highlights how one cybersecurity approach is redefining digital infrastructure.
Nexans: Stock Story
Lucy Haddow examines the sub-sea cable manufacturer crucial for the offshore wind and energy transition.
Atlas Copco: Stock Story
Ben Drury explores how a culture of innovation and decentralisation drives success in industrial technology.
ASML: Stock Story
Paul Taylor explores the cutting-edge semiconductor technology advancing the digital revolution.
L'Oréal: Stock Story
Katie Muir discusses how innovation and a positive culture have fuelled the success of the world’s leading beauty enterprise.
Moutai: Stock Story
Ben Buckler investigates the Chinese brand dominating the global luxury drinks market.
In conversation with our Islamic scholars
Join our Islamic Scholars as they discuss the importance of aligning investments with Islamic principles.
In conversation with our investment managers
Join co-managers Kave Sigaroudinia and Tolibjon Tursunov as they discuss the Baillie Gifford Islamic Global Equity Strategy.
Europe: unique brands, hidden champions
Why a long-term approach to the continent’s growth stocks is more relevant than ever.
Why ants, scaffolding and long jumps matter to growth investors
Kirsty Gibson shares frameworks to analyse the cultures of exceptional growth businesses.
DoorDash: delivering the goods
How DoorDash’s ambitions extend far beyond restaurant deliveries.
Trip notes: Kazakhstan
Sizing up super-app Kaspi.kz in Almaty.
How DSV became global freight’s top dog
Conquering trade logistics one merger at a time.
Watch this space: Tim Marshall on the future of ‘astropolitics’
Author Tim Marshall explains how space is set to become the new arena for rival powers.
Healthy returns: Japan’s assault on old-age disease
Japanese medical firms are making advances that could help fight cancer and Alzheimer’s.
Nubank: Latin America’s digital disrupter
Charting the app-based lenders’ long-term growth.
Joby Aviation readies for take-off
How a flying taxi firm could launch a transport revolution.
US perspectives: AI evolves again
Explore how the rapid market shift in AI and computer processing is transforming industries.
Positive Change: a review of 2024
A detailed overview of 2024 covering performance, portfolio and investment approach.
A new quest: Shariah-compliant investing
Discover how the Islamic Global Equities Strategy is blending finance and faith for global impact.
Climate scenarios: so what?
Six themes we think will influence companies’ futures as the world adapts to climate change.
Climate scenarios: preparing for uncertainty
How scenario analysis and climate adaptation can unlock exciting investment opportunities in resilient companies.
Private growth: Looking over the overlooked
Learn more about the key features and attributes of the growth equity asset class.
Positive Conversations 2024
Discover the difference made by dialogue in Positive Change’s latest ESG and engagement report.
Profile of an investigative researcher
Explore how Hatty Oliver's unique research at Baillie Gifford shapes investor thinking and informs income growth strategies.
Discovery: our philosophy
Investment manager, Douglas Brodie, discusses the Baillie Gifford Discovery Strategies.
Climate and energy scenarios
Explore four climate transition scenarios, their economic impacts and investment strategies for a low-carbon future.
Quantum, space, fusion: the big three
How PsiQuantum, SpaceX and SHINE Technologies seek to shape the future and deliver growth.
AI revolution: behind the 'overnight' success
AI is revolutionising industries globally. Stewart Hogg explores how AI is reshaping companies and driving long-term growth.
Positive Sparks: diabetes
Discover how groundbreaking diabetes solutions are driving global positive change.
Global Alpha Insights: investing in resilience beyond political cycles
Why the Global Alpha Team believes elections don't impact stock market returns.
The G of ESG: governance reimagined
Why we don’t follow the crowd when assessing a company’s governance behaviours and structures.
5 inevitable and investable long-term growth drivers
Ways the world will change, from smarter robots to medical breakthroughs achieved at speed.
The concentration conundrum: challenge or opportunity?
In today’s era of US mega caps, is market concentration a challenge or an opportunity?
Finding sanity in the circus
An LTGG insight into what really matters for long term growth investing at the current juncture.
Volatility in LTGG: a feature not a bug
Why volatility is crucial to LTGG's strategy of capturing outsized returns.
Long Term Global Growth Q4 update
The Long Term Global Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
China Q4 update
The China Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q4 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
European Equities Q4 update
The European Equities Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Sustainable Growth Q4 update
The Sustainable Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Alpha Q4 update
The US Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.US Equity Growth Q4 update
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Income Growth Q4 update
The Global Income Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Japan Growth Q4 update
The Japan Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Japan All Cap Q4 update
The Japan All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Positive Change Q4 update
The Positive Change Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Private Companies Q4 update
The Private Companies Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Discovery Q4 update
The Discovery Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Alpha Q4 update
The Global Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
UK Core Q4 update
The UK Core Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Equity Growth Q4 investor letter
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Positive Change Q4 investor letter
The Positive Change Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Alpha Q4 investor letter
The Global Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q4 investor letter
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Sustainable Growth Q4 investor letter
The Sustainable Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Global Income Growth Q4 investor letter
The Global Income Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Upfront: US equities
Gary Robinson on what a Trump presidency and AI opportunities could mean for growth investors.
Heeding nature: what’s at stake?
How we seek to understand the implications of a changing world for the companies we back.
Stock story: Ecolab
Learn how Ecolab is helping customers around the world be better stewards of water.
Investing in an ageing society
Increasingly elderly populations could transform our lives as much as climate change or AI.
Emerging markets: new opportunities
Why increased resilience and strong growth prospects merit a closer look.
Private investments: unlocking growth
The three Rs – relationship, reputation and research – are key to private company investing.
Any other business: Disruption Week questions 2024
Baillie Gifford's strategy specialists address your remaining queries from Disruption Week 2024.
The great US infrastructure rebuild
Finding gold amid the grit of the US drive to repair its essential networks.
Growth investing: hunting the outliers
It’s not about growth or value. It’s about the few companies that drive stock market returns.
Why not just invest in the index?
Partner Stuart Dunbar explores why as an active manager Baillie Gifford can add value beyond investing in an index over the long term.
Small cap strife: big opportunities
Exploring the transformative potential of small-cap companies such as DexCom, Tesla and Axon.
Semiconductor chips: the global tech battle
Companies and countries are vying for influence on the technology powering computation.
Saving when sending abroad: a Wise move
With international payments a profitable afterthought for the banks, it’s been left to a newcomer to build the best way of moving money around the world.
Do elections matter for stock returns?
What the past tells us about a new US president’s impact on growth companies.
Why growth investors can’t ignore China
China’s electric car, battery and other advanced manufacturers are on the rise.
Wise: Money Without Borders
Co-founder and CEO of digital payments platform Wise explains how a customer-centric approach is helping revolutionise global money movement.
Global Alpha insights: unlocking the magic of Disney
Why the Global Alpha Team believes there is a magical journey ahead for Disney.
Our best ideas in Japan
Thomas Patchett unwraps Softbank, Rakuten and Eisai, three companies driving new opportunities in Japan.
Our best ideas in the US
Ben James explains why DoorDash, The Trade Desk and CoStar stand out as growth stocks in the US.
Our best ideas in Asia
Qian Zhang covers Samsung, Delhivery and Bank Rakyat, three companies at the heart of global structural trends.
Our best ideas in Europe
Thomas Hodges uses Lonza, Topicus and Soitec to illustrate why Europe is more exciting than headlines suggest.
Our best disruptive ideas
Bill Chater spotlights three companies making world-changing breakthroughs: Alnylam, Axon and SpaceX.
Future Stocks: Our best impact ideas
Rosie Rankin explains why Nubank, Xylem and Grab can both improve lives and offer investment returns.
The importance of focus
Why focus and patience are crucial elements when investing and identifying growth companies.
Eric Beinhocker: evolutionary economist
How successful companies harness the power of adaptation.
Ahead of the game: rethinking play’s importance
Kelly Clancy makes the case for why play is more important than you might think.
Kweichow Moutai: spirit of China
The fiery spirit that’s a profitable symbol of Chinese culture and luxury.
Creo Medical: at the spearhead of surgery
The Welsh company cutting surgery waiting lists – and costs.
Why technical leaders have an advantage
How the leaders of Meta, Shopify, Roblox and Spotify’s expertise helps them put AI to use.
Trip Notes: Seoul and Mumbai
Lawrence Burns sees great growth firms in action in South Korea and India.
PsiQuantum: the leap to quantum computing
PsiQuantum’s efforts could revolutionise medicine, energy use, farming and more.
Beyond NVIDIA: investing in semiconductors
Why some of the leading computer chip makers and companies enabling them have room to grow.
Beyond Silicon Valley
The US’s new hotbeds of innovation are increasingly based outside California.
SWCC Showa: rewiring Japan
How an ultra-traditional Japanese engineering firm became key to Japan’s power overhaul.
China: the new shoots of growth
Why advanced manufacturing and social context are key to investing in tomorrow’s Chinese giants.
Japan: opportunities in automation
Japan's automation revolution and its global leadership in robotics.
Japan: opportunities in healthcare
Japan’s innovation medical breakthroughs are combatting ageing.
Japan: opportunities in quality brands
Behind the success of Japan’s leading quality brands and what opportunities they present.
Japan: opportunities in entertainment
Japan's media giants: Sony and Nintendo's timeless influence.
MercadoLibre: Latin America’s unbanked
MercadoLibre offers hope to Latin America’s 178 million unbanked population.
The rise of cloud computing
From data lakes to Databricks, cloud storage will be key to driving progress and future innovation.
Wise: Growing global money transfers
Charting rising cross-border money payments and the opportunity for remittance service Wise.
Japanese changemakers shaping the future
The firms taking advantage of four transformational opportunities.
Starlink: internet for mobile dead zones
Low-orbit satellites could be the answer for the three billion unable to access the internet.
International viewpoints: semi-cap resilience
Why our long-term conviction in ASML, Tokyo Electron and TSMC stands up to recent sector volatility.
Extraordinary times and opportunities
James Budden explains why now is the time for growth, as markets weather exceptional volatility
Environment: making sense of the E in ESG
How companies’ relationships with climate, energy and the environment relate to long-term growth.
Academic collaborations that count
The experts helping us gain an investment edge when thinking about farming, human rights and AI.
Positive Change Impact Report 2023
Where innovation meets impact: logging portfolio companies’ progress in shaping a better future.
Lessons from a time traveller
A journey through time uncovers the deep transitions that can reshape our world.
AI: driving a new healthcare paradigm
Why AI could be key to us living longer and being in better health in the future.
Streamlined for success
How efficiency drives at Meta, Shopify and Block could fuel their long-term growth.
Stock story: PsiQuantum
How one company is finally bringing the boundless possibilities of quantum computing into reach of the wider market.
International viewpoints: eastern promise
What market sentiment, recent valuations and policy changes mean for us as investors in Asian growth companies.
Private equities: time to turn to growth
Why high interest rates help rapid growth private companies with proven products stand apart.
Japan: the next opportunity
Explore Japan's market evolution, digitalization, and investment opportunities in unique growth themes.
Why small companies matter to us
Unlocking the potential of small cap investments.
A write up of Baillie Gifford’s responsible investing breakfast
An insight into the critical role of responsible investing in aligning financial success with sustainability efforts.
Emerging Markets: our philosophy
Investment manager William Sutcliffe introduces Emerging Markets, reflecting on the exciting opportunities ahead.
China through a Japanese lens
Japanese tech dominance is under increasing pressure in China from domestic challengers.
Stock story: MercadoLibre
The company on a mission to democratise ecommerce and finance for 650 million people.
Upfront: Japanese equities
Praveen Kumar shares the latest on growth equities in Japan and why now is the time for small cap investors to be bold.
Webinar: Why growth? Why now?
Partners Tim Garratt and Stuart Dunbar identify signs of emerging growth.
Algorithmic alchemy: investing with optimism in AI
How artificial intelligence creates growth opportunities and ways for us to serve you better.
30 years of emerging markets
Baillie Gifford’s Will Sutcliffe explains how emerging markets have evolved in the last three decades.
High-calibre emerging markets firms
Why it’s a promising time to invest in exceptional emerging markets companies
Private companies and the Power Law
Author Sebastian Mallaby on the attraction of investing in game-changing firms at an early stage.
Moncler: from mountain to street
How the outerwear pioneer innovated its way into the fashion elite.
Novo Nordisk: tipping the scales
Charting how a century of innovation led to a game-changing weight-loss treatment.
The fresh face of Japanese finance
New online services are transforming Japanese financial habits.
The US building bonanza
America’s infrastructure upgrade plan vastly exceeds its spending on rebuilding post-war Europe.
Lessons from the laws
Investment managers share some of the economic laws that guide their decision-making.
Vietnam: Asia’s rising star
Visiting Saigon, Roderick Snell explores what went right for the pro-business communist country.
AI: intelligence everywhere
Why AI could be the printing press of intelligence.
Remitly: easy global remittance
The mobile app that busts stress and high charges for workers sending money back home.
Starlink’s Space-based broadband
How the SpaceX subsidiary is turning internet deserts into online oases
The founder factor
Tom Slater on the secret sauce shared by founder-led companies.
Climeworks: digging deeper for climate solutions
A small holding with a long-term climate goal.
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China revisited
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Innovation’s drumbeat
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Climate change: imagining the future
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The changing face of growth
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The sustainability revolution
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Japan’s place in the chip market
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Chip War
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Sweden tops the charts for original thinking, from family businesses to founder-run companies.
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A private companies approach to ESG
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Tomorrow’s world, here today
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Should income investors go global
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Investment Manager Roddy Snell, in conversation with Malcolm Borthwick, goes behind some recent lurid headlines to find out what's really happening with the Chinese economy.
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While much of the investment world chases algorithms and passive funds, Baillie Gifford’s chief executive explains why we’re doubling down on our active approach to growth built on optimism and long-termism. From the firm’s transformation in the early 2000s to its recent investment in two private AI companies, Tim Campbell explains why being out of step with others has never been more important or valuable.
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