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The rapid rise of electric cars means companies such as Tesla and NIO need batteries. Lots of them. Tom Slater, joint manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, talks to Peter Carlsson, chief executive of Northvolt, about his determination to meet that demand.

What’s the point of complex risk models if they don’t reflect how humans actually behave? Leading economist John Kay and James Anderson, joint manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, discuss how changing attitudes to known unknowns could make us better investors.

Deputy Manager of Scottish Mortgage Lawrence Burns shares the views of brilliant minds outside the industry that will reshape your view of what equity investing is all about.

After four decades at Baillie Gifford, James will leave the firm and step down from Scottish Mortgage next year.

James Anderson steps down from trust next year. Lawrence Burns joins as deputy manager. We answer your questions here.

Scottish Mortgage was the FTSE 100’s stand-out growth company in 2020, but its managers’ are focused not on short-term performance, but on how best to exploit that added size in future.

In this webinar recording, investment specialist Stewart Heggie talks to James Anderson and Tom Slater, joint managers of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust about the growing opportunities that lie ahead for the trust. From transport, to healthcare, to an energy revolution, there is plenty to be optimistic about in 2021 and beyond.

Synthetic biology conjures images of Frankenstein’s monster, with mad scientists poring over boiling beakers to bring to life the beast. The reality of modern labs is significantly different. Truly remarkable progress is being made in solving some of the world’s biggest problems by unlocking nature at its most granular level.

The oddities of the pandemic will fade, some long-running shifts in our economy will have been accelerated and the stresses we have experienced will spark new waves of innovation.

Ferrari owners want to wake the neighbours with the thunderous throttle of their car’s internal combustion engine. If that goes in the shift to greener and quieter motor technology, will the car still be worthy of the prancing horse’s name? Most definitely so, according to Ferrari’s CEO, Louis Camilleri.

Tom Slater, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust joint manager, on how companies that can take the pain out of online payments are reaping big benefits.

James Anderson, joint manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, looks back on how, amid all the coronavirus disruption, the case for growth stocks strengthened as the crisis unfolded.

Carlota Perez, British-Venezuelan researcher, lecturer and international consultant, presents on the paradigm shifts she observes in historical technological revolutions and what these shifts could mean for the future.

It’s often listed companies that make the headlines but some of the most exciting investment opportunities are in private firms according to Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust’s Catharine Flood.

Goodbye Baidu, hello Bytedance. Tom Slater highlights those Scottish Mortgage holdings currently bringing disruptive innovation to the world.

As the world adapts to wrenching changes, James Anderson observes both human progress and stock markets that did not learn.

Growth stocks have generally fared better than value stocks during the coronavirus pandemic, helping Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust during the worst of the stock market falls. In our podcast series, Short Briefings on Long Term Thinking Baillie Gifford partner Tom Slater explains why.

James Anderson discusses what we can learn about the effects of the coronavirus. Drawing on the work of experts such as Hans Rosling, James explores the monetary and fiscal transformation we are going through, concluding that the days of neo-liberalism are numbered. James also looks at what the crisis means for equity investors, asking what investments are now more valuable, and assesses the shift of global power towards Asia.

The antiquated freight industry is set for a shake up as new tech-savvy players look to take a slice of what is a €5.6 trillion, and growing, industry.

The disruption caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic extends far beyond the narrow world of investment but, as Catharine Flood explains, within that sphere Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust remains committed to patient investment, focused on the long-term and on companies with the most potential for future growth.

In this series of articles, we highlight companies in the Scottish Mortgage portfolio that are taking technological advances to the next level, a new generation of companies who will reshape our world and what is possible in the years to come.

In this series of articles, we highlight companies in the Scottish Mortgage portfolio that are taking technological advances to the next level, a new generation of companies who will reshape our world and what is possible in the years to come.

In this series of articles, we highlight companies in the Scottish Mortgage portfolio that are taking technological advances to the next level, a new generation of companies who will reshape our world and what is possible in the years to come.

In this series of articles, we highlight companies in the Scottish Mortgage portfolio that are taking technological advances to the next level, a new generation of companies who will reshape our world and what is possible in the years to come.

The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in Edinburgh on 27 June 2019. In addition to the business of the day, there were presentations from the Trust's managers, James Anderson and Tom Slater, which you can now watch here.

In this series of articles, we highlight companies in the Scottish Mortgage portfolio that are taking technological advances to the next level, a new generation of companies who will reshape our world and what is possible in the years to come.

ANT Financial is a private online payments business that started life as part of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Tom Slater explains what attracted him to take a holding in ANT for Scottish Mortgage.

Joint managers, James Anderson and Tom Slater, believe that the rapid progress in several industries has created some exciting new businesses with deep competitive advantages, targeting large opportunities. These are exactly the types of companies Scottish Mortgage seeks to own for long periods of time. Watch the film to discover how you could invest in this progress too.

In this series of articles, we highlight companies in the Scottish Mortgage portfolio that are taking technological advances to the next level, a new generation of companies who will reshape our world and what is possible in the years to come.

The impact of ever-faster networks and complex systems is all around us. Tom Slater reflects on the implications of our accelerating connectedness in an increasingly ‘complexified’ world.

James Anderson explains why Scottish Mortgage’s portfolio makes him optimistic about the future, despite the sound and fury of recent headlines.

The Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust took place in Edinburgh on 29 June. In addition to the business of the day, co-managers James Anderson and Tom Slater made presentations and you can read the highlights here.

James Anderson, joint manager of Scottish Mortgage, shares his thoughts on Chinese car company NIO and the founder-driven, Chinese giant retailing platform, Alibaba.

James Anderson, joint manager of Scottish Mortgage, shares why he is enthusiastic about investing in Amazon as and why he believes it will remain a dominant company in the future.

Tom Slater, joint manager of Scottish Mortgage, discusses why he thinks biotech company Bolt Threads has the potential to transform the apparel industry.

Tom Slater, joint manager of Scottish Mortgage, discusses industrial technology company Uptake, which uses data science to enable people and machines to work better together.

European company Spotify is on its way to becoming a global leader. James Anderson, joint manager of Scottish Mortgage, shares his enthusiasm for Spotify and its founder.

The annual meeting of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust took place in Edinburgh on 29 June. In addition to the business of the day, there were presentations from the Trust’s managers, James Anderson and Tom Slater. This summary includes several short audio clips recorded on the day.

The 107th AGM of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust once again saw presentations from the investment managers James Anderson and Tom Slater. We’ve captured some key points that each made on the day, as audio recordings and wanted you to have the opportunity to hear their thinking for yourself.