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February 2023 Japan's smaller starsPraveen Kumar discovers the lesser-known businesses creating premium products in Japan.
Read more21 MIN ListenFebruary 2023 Episode 30 - Why small is big in JapanPraveen Kumar on the lesser-known players thriving in the shadow of the country’s big brands.
ListenSeptember 2022 Snow Peak’s outdoor heiressCompany director Lisa Yamai is changing attitudes by proving a young female leader can boost performance.
Read more4 MIN WatchMay 2022 Shin Nippon Manager Update.Praveen Kumar, investment manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC gives an update on the performance of Shin Nippon over the past year and shares the team’s views on the long-term outlook for Japanese smaller companies.
WatchApril 2022 Valuing private companies.Baillie Gifford explains its approach to valuing private companies in investment trust portfolios.
Read moreAutumn 2020 Japan's Great Wave of Change.Traditions die hard in Japan, but a crisis often sparks accelerated change and innovation. Praveen Kumar, manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon and deputy manager of the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, talks about the upstarts making inroads.
Read more7 MIN WatchJune 2020 Japanese Smaller Companies Fund and Shin Nippon PLC – Manager Insights.Praveen Kumar, investment manager of Japanese Smaller Companies Fund and Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC, explains how Covid-19 will accelerate changes in the behaviour and working practices of corporate Japan and why this should result in numerous growth opportunities for fast-growing, nimble and disruptive smaller business.
Watch15 MIN ListenNovember 2019 Episode 8 - The Beauty of Japanese CosmeticsInvestment manager, Praveen Kumar explains why the Japanese cosmetics industry is in a period of rapid growth and how it could be set to continue for the long term.
ListenMarch 2022 Archived The history of Baillie Gifford Shin NipponThe smaller companies trust has thrived by seeking out Japan’s disruptive innovators.
Read more52 MIN WatchFebruary 2022 Archived Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Investment Trust Webinar.Praveen Kumar, manager of the Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Investment Trust, discusses high-growth investing in Japan and considers the opportunities to invest in Japanese small caps, some of which are driving structural change across numerous sectors in Japan.
WatchOctober 2021 Archived Microfinance for the masses.Gojo’s founder explains his plan to serve 100 million of the world’s poorest people.
Read more45 MIN WatchJune 2021 Archived Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Investment Trust Webinar.Praveen Kumar, manager of the Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Investment Trust, discusses how to approach high-growth investing in a country that has a low-growth economy, the economy in question being that of Japan. Praveen explains that as fundamentally bottom-up, long-term stock pickers, we try to ignore short-term trends and predictions, and focus on finding smaller cap Japanese companies with huge potential over the long term.
Watch5 MIN WatchApril 2021 Archived Shin Nippon - Manager Insights.Praveen Kumar, investment manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC gives an update on the performance of Shin Nippon over the past year and shares the team’s views on the long-term outlook for Japanese smaller companies.
WatchApril 2021 Archived Fast Forward.Praveen Kumar, manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, sees Covid-19’s acceleration of digital trends in Japan – changes in both corporate and consumer behaviour – persisting beyond the pandemic.
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