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  1. Climeworks: digging deeper for climate solutions

    A small holding with a long-term climate goal.
    March 2024
    Article4 minutes
  2. The American Dream made real

    Why the US is a fantastic place to invest in exceptional public and private growth companies.
    February 2024
    Article4 minutes
  3. All aboard the growth train

    Why do we prefer growth stocks despite the lure of shorter-term assets?
    February 2024
    Article4 minutes
  4. A new recipe for weight loss

    The huge growth potential of Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity medicines.
    February 2024
    Podcast27 minutes
  5. Albemarle: salt flats and social responsibility

    Why the lithium giant Albemarle engages in research and data monitoring.
    February 2024
    Article3 minutes
  6. EWIT: manager insights

    Lead manager Douglas Brodie gives an update on performance with three key reasons for optimism.
    February 2024
    Video11 minutes
  7. Moderna: designing drugs on a computer

    Can scientists meet unmet health needs by writing code to help the body heal itself?
    January 2024
    Article4 minutes
  8. The AI paradigm shift

    Being open-minded to what rapid changes brought on by AI could mean for growth stocks.
    January 2024
    Article5 minutes
  9. Niches, anomalies, and things to come

    How can we spot large growth opportunities at the stage when others dismiss them as fads?
    January 2024
    Article5 minutes
  10. Lessons from evolutionary biology

    Why the study of gene fitness can help us spot ambitious growth companies with huge potential.
    January 2024
    Article6 minutes
  11. Enduring good

    What values are important to you? And are they reflected in your investments?
    January 2024
    Article9 minutes
  12. European Growth Trust: manager insights

    An update on performance, portfolio positioning and why we believe our holdings remain both resilient and opportunistic.
    January 2024
    Video8 minutes
  13. Keystone Positive Change: manager insights

    An update on the portfolio and these companies’ important contributions towards a more sustainable future.
    January 2024
    Video7 minutes
  14. Making sense of social

    Considering the S in ESG ranges from supply chain analysis to cybersecurity precautions.
    January 2024
    Article8 minutes
  15. Stock story: SoftBank

    Matthew Brett discusses SoftBank and considers Japan’s exciting technological future.
    December 2023
    Video4 minutes
  16. Limiting carbon, not growth

    Sustainability is much too big and important a topic to be confined to only equity investing.
    December 2023
    Article5 minutes
  17. Japan Trust: manager insights

    Your annual update on performance, portfolio changes and the opportunities we’re excited about.
    December 2023
    Video7 minutes
  18. Avoided emissions methodology

    Climate and Environment Analyst Matt Jones considers the potential of emissions avoidance and disruptive innovation.
    December 2023
    Article
  19. HelloFresh: changing how people eat forever

    HelloFresh’s CEO explains the art and science of meal kit delivery at a global scale.
    December 2023
    Article
  20. China: fear or FOMO?

    Ben Buckler on how investors should steer between the twin poles of risk in China.
    December 2023
    Article5 minutes
  21. Why growth, why now?

    Tough times play to the partnership’s strengths: analysing what enables us to adapt and thrive amid rapid change.
    December 2023
    Article17 minutes
  22. South-east Asia’s new export stars

    Unearthing growth companies in Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand.
    December 2023
    Podcast
  23. Spotting the stars amid a surge

    Rising Japanese markets are flattering old-style companies: better to look for long-term growth.
    November 2023
    Article
  24. A view from the frontiers

    How Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust spots potential disruptors in turbulent times.
    November 2023
    Article3 minutes
  25. Aurora: the technology company transforming trucking

    The US’s $800bn trucking industry is on track for a shake up with Aurora’s self-driving technology.
    November 2023
    Article
  26. A net zero initiative update

    A reflection on Baillie Gifford’s commitment to the climate transition.
    November 2023
    Article
  27. When software meets steel

    The ‘next wave’ of companies, mixing the digital and physical realms.
    Disruption Week 2023
    Article4 minutes
  28. Pacific Horizon Investment Trust: manager insights

    With Asia’s strong financial position, the long-term looks exciting for investors.
    November 2023
    Video6 minutes
  29. Nuclear comeback

    Could smaller reactors and fusion power herald a new atomic age?
    Disruption Week 2023
    Article4 minutes
  30. AI: a long-term perspective

    Why investors must put the rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI in context.
    Disruption Week 2023
    Article4 minutes
  31. Climate change: imagining the future

    The years ahead are uncertain, but we can turn that to our advantage.
    Disruption Week 2023
    Article4 minutes
  32. Adding value from climate change

    Companies addressing climate change could create huge societal and economic value over time.
    November 2023
    Article2 minutes
  33. Legally bond: finding underestimated resilience

    By keeping an open mind, we hope to find opportunities other credit investors might overlook.
    November 2023
    Article2 minutes
  34. Japan’s new growth opportunities

    Seeking the entrepreneurial firms that could sustain the country’s rally.
    November 2023
    Podcast
  35. SAINTS: the case for dividend growth

    Why we believe pursuing dividend growth rather than yield is the right way to grow capital.
    October 2023
    Article
  36. Investing in private companies

    Discover what private company investing is, and why our decades of institutional knowledge of exceptional growth companies gives us an advantage.
    October 2023
    Video24 minutes
  37. Climate futures: preparing for uncertainty

    How can we avoid a hothouse world? Head of Climate Change Caroline Cook discusses with experts.
    October 2023
    Video56 minutes
  38. How do we value private companies?

    Uncover the multiple layers of governance that feed into the valuation of private companies at Baillie Gifford.
    October 2023
    Video10 minutes
  39. Can we mine sustainably?

    Minerals are key to the energy transition. We believe mining responsibly will bring rewards.
    October 2023
    Article2 minutes
  40. Nuclear fusion: SHINE lights the way

    The cancer-fighting firm that aims to lead a clean energy revolution.
    October 2023
    Article5 minutes
  41. ESG: beyond the growing pains

    Why considering environmental, social and governance factors helps us pursue long-term returns.
    September 2023
    Article
  42. Joiners’ mate

    Iain McCombie on how Howdens’ kitchens won the building trade’s trust.
    September 2023
    Article
  43. Finding China’s A-share jewels

    The country’s domestic markets are rich in companies with the know-how to become global leaders.
    September 2023
    Article
  44. Private company investing myths

    Busting three myths that could alter your view about what private company investing is.
    September 2023
    Video7 minutes
  45. How Alnylam nips disease in the bud

    The US-based company’s technology promises to ‘silence’ genetic disorders and target some of the world’s biggest killers.
    September 2023
    Article
  46. China’s urge to innovate

    A nation that once adapted others’ technologies is increasingly leading in innovative products and services.
    September 2023
    Article
  47. China revisited

    Lawrence Burns explores the new landscape of opportunity.
    September 2023
    Article
  48. Harnessing the power within

    Could we use our bodies’ natural electricity to treat illness? Author Sally Adee explains.
    September 2023
    Article
  49. Japan’s secret superstars

    The new generation of companies that’s quietly captured key technology niches.
    September 2023
    Article
  50. NVIDIA’s chief accelerates AI

    How Jensen Huang overcame adversity to play a pivotal role in accelerating progress.
    September 2023
    Article
  51. Innovation’s drumbeat

    Charting how technological progress and prosperity march together.
    September 2023
    Article5 minutes
  52. Surfing to success

    Why the waves hold the key to the pursuit of long-term growth.
    September 2023
    Article
  53. How Microsoft got its mojo back

    By shifting the focus from Windows and embracing AI, the firm has revitalised its fortunes.
    September 2023
    Article
  54. Keystone Positive Change Impact Report

    If impact and investing go together, it is important to understand the difference we make.
    September 2023
    Article4 minutes
  55. Three climate change scenarios

    Considering different ways global warming and a transition to new energy sources might occur.
    September 2023
    Article10 minutes
  56. Disruption Week 2023

    Glimpse a universe of opportunity at Baillie Gifford’s Disruption Week in November 2023.
    September 2023
    Video1 minute
  57. What is private company investing?

    Discover what private company investing is, and why our decades of institutional knowledge of exceptional growth companies gives us an advantage.
    September 2023
    Video8 minutes
  58. UK Growth Trust manager insights

    An update on portfolio performance, turnover and investment opportunities.
    September 2023
    Video7 minutes
  59. Manager insights: Monks Investment Trust

    Malcolm MacColl discusses recent performance, portfolio positioning, growth profiles and AI.
    August 2023
    Video7 minutes
  60. Pacific Horizon Trust: Citywire Webinar

    An update on investing in Asia with a focus on how economic trends relate to the portfolio.
    August 2023
    Video47 minutes
  61. What does Moderna do?

    Learn how the Boston-based life science company is disrupting the drug development industry.
    August 2023
    Video4 minutes
  62. The secrets of enduring growth

    Toby Ross reveals the four signs that a company’s growth might endure for decades.
    August 2023
    Article9 minutes
  63. Change as a growth driver

    We live in changing times. And that will create opportunities for long-term growth investors.
    August 2023
    Article
  64. Growth investing across decades

    Mark Urquhart discusses the science and art of picking growth stocks with enduring potential.
    August 2023
    Podcast27 minutes
  65. Positive Change Impact Report 2022

    If impact and investing go together, it is important to understand the difference we make.
    July 2023
    Article
  66. Stock stories: Climeworks

    Climeworks, the company using innovative technology to capture and store CO2 underground safely, measurably and permanently.
    July 2023
    Video3 minutes
  67. Why now for multi-asset investing

    Who benefits from the new macro environment? Why multi-asset investing remains a viable option.
    July 2023
    Article
  68. Navigating a turbulent Turkey

    Turkey may be volatile, but there’s opportunity in currency forwards and competitive companies
    July 2023
    Article
  69. The real deal in property

    In a challenging environment, discover a European property sector company bucking the trend.
    July 2023
    Article
  70. Eating better to save ourselves

    Tim Spector and Henry Dimbleby on what our diet says about our health and the health of the planet.
    June 2023
    Video60 minutes
  71. What does Northvolt do?

    Learn how the Swedish battery company Northvolt is driving change in the EV industry
    June 2023
    Video3 minutes
  72. Actual investing: the test of time

    Stuart Dunbar reflects on the long-term case for Actual investing.
    June 2023
    Podcast26 minutes
  73. The history of SAINTS

    John Newlands reveals the roots of the SAINTS success story.
    June 2023
    Article
  74. Investing in innovation

    We start by asking “What if?” as we search for those companies that will shape the future.
    June 2023
    Article
  75. A century and a half of SAINTS

    James Dow reflects on how the trust has changed over the decades, but stuck to its core values.
    May 2023
    Podcast
  76. The history of the European Growth Trust

    How a trust giving investors access to the European market has found grounds for optimism despite volatility.
    May 2023
    Article
  77. SAINTS: 150 years of income

    John Newlands tells the story of the Edinburgh-based company that thrived in good times and bad.
    May 2023
    Article
  78. China A Shares: in conversation

    Investor Sophie Earnshaw explains how we navigate China’s complexity to boost growth potential.
    May 2023
    Video15 minutes
  79. Why the long-term matters

    There’s safety in being one of the crowd but it could stop you from seeing potential rewards.
    May 2023
    Article
  80. Asset allocation: five questions

    The Managed Fund’s asset allocation reflects the view that there are opportunities ahead.
    May 2023
    Article
  81. Climate change innovators

    How Positive Change targets companies at the forefront of tackling carbon emissions.
    April 2023
    Article
  82. The changing face of growth

    By investing in companies at the frontiers of structural shifts we can pursue fantastic returns.
    April 2023
    Article
  83. From Y to Z: Japan’s online powerhouse

    How Yahoo! Japan and Z Holdings' conquest of the country’s internet realm unfolded.
    April 2023
    Article
  84. Transformative investment

    Why time travelling to 2050 helps us invest in companies tackling climate change and inequality.
    April 2023
    Article
  85. Keystone Positive Conversations 2022

    We don’t just talk to managements, we listen. A snapshot of Keystone Positive Change’s ESG conversations.
    April 2023
    DocumentLong Read
  86. Rethinking renewables

    Research suggesting faster-than-expected adoption has far-reaching consequences for investors.
    April 2023
    Article
  87. Climeworks: fighting global warming

    Climeworks helps us remove CO₂. We invest in it because we think it can combat climate change.
    March 2023
    Article
  88. Making health insurance manageable

    How Elevance Health uses its scale to smooth a path through the US health system’s maze.
    April 2023
    Article
  89. Faith over fear

    Tom Slater on looking beyond tough times to future opportunities.
    April 2023
    Article
  90. Europe’s new growth stars

    Three companies helping turn the continent from an innovation backwater to a hotspot.
    April 2023
    Article
  91. A tight ship: lessons from Admiral

    How Henry Engelhardt’s entrepreneurial flair helped create the car insurance giant
    April 2023
    Article
  92. Super Mario’s World

    Nintendo’s iconic characters profitably mix familiarity with new forms of gameplay.
    April 2023
    Article
  93. Moderna’s new challenge

    The mRNA technology behind the Covid vaccine is being directed against other diseases.
    April 2023
    Article
  94. Trip Notes: Brazil

    Ed Whitten travels to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to meet companies seeking social impact.
    April 2023
    Article
  95. AI Superpowers

    Renowned investor Kai-Fu Lee revisits his prophetic book, five years on.
    April 2023
    Article
  96. Indonesia powers a green transition

    The island nation’s natural wealth makes it crucial to a low-carbon future.
    April 2023
    Article
  97. Positive Conversations 2022

    We don’t just talk to managements, we listen. A snapshot of Positive Change’s ESG conversations.
    March 2023
    Article
  98. Webinar: the SAINTS approach

    Co-manager James Dow explains why he believes in the Trust’s focus on sustainable compounding.
    March 2023
    Video41 minutes
  99. Four questions for growth investors

    Investors must find companies with the key qualities needed to thrive in a stormy economy.
    March 2023
    Article
  100. Ocado’s robot revolution

    The UK firm is partnering with leading grocers to deploy its automated warehouses worldwide.
    March 2023
    Article
  101. The history of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust

    How a trust launched to finance the 1900s rubber boom was transformed into a backer of global technological change.
    February 2023
    Article
  102. Japan's smaller stars

    Praveen Kumar discovers the lesser-known businesses creating premium products in Japan.
    February 2023
    Article
  103. Nothing lasts forever

    Why international equity markets shouldn’t be forgotten.
    February 2023
    Article
  104. Making sense of the metaverse

    Author Matthew Ball on the next-generation internet and the companies building its foundations.
    February 2023
    Article
  105. Monks Research Agenda 2023

    How can we invest in quality companies in a changing market?
    February 2023
    Article
  106. Re-awakening utilities

    Utility companies which can adapt to climate change and the shift to renewables bring the best chance of returns.
    February 2023
    Article
  107. Japan: setbacks or permanent change?

    Our investors’ job is to tell the difference between passing phases and deeper behavioural shifts.
    February 2023
    Article
  108. Beauty secrets: sharing Shiseido’s story

    Masahiko Uotani, CEO of the Japanese cosmetics giant, discusses its profitable makeover with Iain Campbell.
    January 2023
    Article
  109. Global Alpha Research Agenda 2023

    How can we invest in quality companies with the potential to generate sustainable returns in a changing market?
    January 2023
    Article
  110. Keystone Positive Change: manager insights

    Investing in quality companies driving change, from carbon capture to healthcare, brings growth opportunities.
    January 2023
    Video7 minutes
  111. Insights: investment research in Japan

    Japan’s cultural landscape is changing, with implications for companies like Shiseido, CyberAgent and PayPay.
    January 2023
    Video10 minutes
  112. Asia and energy transition

    Exploring the emerging energy opportunities in Asia.
    January 2023
    Article
  113. ASML: advancing chips to new limits

    The Dutch firm driving progress by making it possible to create more intricate computer chips.
    December 2022
    Article
  114. A dose of innovation

    Your money or your health. Marina Record asks if society is ready to pay for health innovation.
    December 2022
    Article
  115. 50 years of European Growth

    The Baillie Gifford-managed Trust tracked half a century of continental turbulence and triumph.
    December 2022
    Article
  116. Chip War

    How semiconductors bring a competitive world together.
    December 2022
    Article
  117. Japan trip reflections

    Less foreign visitors, more cashless payments. Donald Farquharson reflects on post-Covid Japan.
    November 2022
    Article
  118. Managed Fund: Patient investing

    Many investors are impatient, but change takes time – the best performance could come to those who wait.
    November 2022
    Video42 minutes
  119. The dawn of artificial intelligence

    How AI is disrupting all kinds of industries, creating investment opportunities in its wake.
    November 2022
    Article
  120. New hopes for curing heart disease

    In the war against killer heart disease, technology is making huge strides in diagnosis and treatment.
    November 2022
    Article
  121. Solving the antimicrobial crisis

    If we don’t tackle the AMR crisis now, it could be the world’s biggest killer by 2050.
    November 2022
    Article
  122. Manager insights: Pacific Horizon

    Pacific Horizon Investment Trust manager Roderick Snell gives updates on the portfolio and investing in Asia.
    November 2022
    Video4 minutes
  123. Investing in net zero

    Detail of Baillie Gifford’s first set of NZAMi climate commitments and targets.
    November 2022
    Article
  124. Finding opportunities in the gloom

    Stock market falls can create rich pickings for the optimistic investor.
    November 2022
    Article
  125. Embracing the unpredictable

    The ‘what if…?’ questions are the most important of all.
    October 2022
    Article
  126. Nintendo: investing in the home of Mario

    Why Fusajiro Yamauchi’s business remains a fascinating opportunity for growth investing.
    October 2022
    Article
  127. A theory of radical change

    Why a ‘deep transition’ may have started to deliver a more sustainable age.
    October 2022
    Article
  128. Rethinking where growth comes from

    Partner Dave Bujnowski offers a radical new perspective on the disruptive ‘engines’ powering today’s growth.
    October 2022
    Article
  129. Inflation: analysing resilience

    Four ways to consider growth companies’ ability to deal with rising prices.
    October 2022
    Article
  130. Tapping global brainpower

    How Baillie Gifford’s mutually beneficial network of academic connections makes us see the world differently.
    September 2022
    Article
  131. Kering: luxury created with risk

    How the group gives its creatives the freedom to spark love-it-hate-it reactions.
    September 2022
    Article
  132. Trust trip notes: Tel Aviv

    Israel is a nursery for innovative startups, sponsoring growth firms in fields from biofood to cyber security.
    September 2022
    Article
  133. Drive: rethinking motivation

    What companies get wrong when trying to get the best out of their workers.
    September 2022
    Article
  134. Snow Peak’s outdoor heiress

    Company director Lisa Yamai is changing attitudes by proving a young female leader can boost performance.
    September 2022
    Article
  135. Investing in a changing China

    President Xi Jinping’s plan to reshape Chinese society means opportunities for innovative little giants.
    September 2022
    Article
  136. Monks: how diversity beats adversity

    Having a varied portfolio allows the trust to navigate volatile periods and focus on the long term.
    September 2022
    Article
  137. Investing in the champions of Europe

    Manufacturing, green tech and services entrepreneurs are enticing investors as they catch up to the US and China.
    September 2022
    Article
  138. Compound interest: the snowball effect

    Companies reinvesting profits to supply outperformance over decades are the market’s unsung heroes.
    September 2022
    Article
  139. UK Growth Trust: home focus

    Companies solving big problems in healthcare, fintech and AI, are proving the UK is an exciting place to invest.
    September 2022
    Article
  140. Growth investing: hunting the outliers

    It’s not about growth or value. It’s about the few companies that drive stock market returns.
    September 2022
    Article
  141. A decade of discovery

    A focus on growth and innovation has led to exciting finds such as Tesla and Ocado.
    September 2022
    Video11 minutes
  142. Introducing: Sustainable Multi Asset

    Lindsey Knight and Scott Lothian discuss the new fund and why it brings opportunities for strong, stable returns.
    September 2022
    Video5 minutes
  143. Small islands, lots of energy

    How Orkney’s renewable energy projects can inform our investment choices.
    September 2022
    Article
  144. Global Discovery webinar

    Douglas Brodie discusses investing in small companies, recent performance amid volatility and opportunities.
    September 2022
    Video47 minutes
  145. UK Growth Trust Manager Insights

    In volatile times, focusing on the fundamental long-term opportunities of our holdings is key.
    September 2022
    Video6 minutes
  146. US Growth Trust: Manager Insights

    Gary Robinson, co-manager of the US Growth Trust, explains why we stay focused on fundamentals in uncertain times.
    August 2022
    Video6 minutes
  147. Keystone Positive Change Impact Report 2021

    The Positive Change Team’s impact report, covering our activity and plans for the future.
    August 2022
    Document
  148. Monks Investment Trust Manager Insights

    Jon Henry discusses changes to the portfolio, the impact of inflation and optimism in periods of volatility.
    August 2022
    Video8 minutes
  149. Managed Fund: Sticking to our knitting

    Growth investing means staying with promising firms. Despite recent underperformance, we’ll continue to do so.
    August 2022
    Video7 minutes
  150. Transforming the future of healthcare

    Supporting companies with the potential to transform the field of healthcare and generate attractive returns.
    August 2022
    Video5 minutes
  151. Sustainable Growth Sustainability Report

    The Sustainable Growth team on climate change, carbon emissions and sustainable growth companies.
    August 2022
    DocumentLong read
  152. Cultivating change in the meat industry

    Demand for meat is growing, but traditional production is costly. Could in vitro agriculture be our panacea?
    July 2022
    Article
  153. Positive Change Impact Report: 5th Year 2021/22

    The Positive Change Team’s latest impact report, covering our activity over the last five years and plans for the future.
    August 2022
    MagazineLong read
  154. Trust history: Pacific Horizon

    How Baillie Gifford’s Asia-focused investment trust rode the tiger of growth.
    June 2023
    Article
  155. A smörgåsbord of innovation.

    Sweden tops the charts for original thinking, from family businesses to founder-run companies.
    July 2022
    Article
  156. Sir Isaac Newton’s folly.

    How the 18th-century mathematician lost a fortune to groupthink.
    July 2022
    Article
  157. China: the Year of the Tiger.

    Despite new regulations, now may be the best time to pounce and hold select Chinese stocks.
    July 2022
    Article
  158. Emerging Markets: Five Questions.

    How does the BG Managed Fund view prospects, ESG and regulation in relation to Emerging Markets?
    July 2022
    Article
  159. Why patience matters

    Endurance and imagination are key ingredients for quality growth investing.
    June 2022
    Article
  160. Actual investing in action.

    In volatile markets, our investment trust managers focus on being on the right side of structural change.
    June 2022
    Article
  161. Revaluation, dislocation and recession.

    Growth stocks have crashed down to earth. Has growth had its day or will it come back stronger?
    June 2022
    Article
  162. Investing in decarbonisation

    Spotting companies with potential in the renewables, energy storage and carbon reduction sectors.
    June 2022
    Article
  163. China’s leapfrog shopping apps

    Smartphone-centric retailers drive innovation.
    June 2022
    Article
  164. Study guides

    Academic partnerships that generate new ideas
    June 2022
    Article
  165. Infinite progress.

    Why new ideas will continue to spur on wealth and wellbeing.
    June 2022
    Article
  166. What makes companies resilient to inflation?

    Baillie Gifford’s Risk Team has been considering how firms can reduce their vulnerability to rising prices.
    July 2022
    Article
  167. The fight for your free time

    Disruptive change within the entertainment world creates a wealth of opportunity.
    June 2022
    Article
  168. Pole position.

    Tyre maker Bridgestone is poised to benefit from next-generation road vehicles.
    June 2022
    Article
  169. Trip Notes: Helsinki.

    European Growth Trust manager Stephen Paice dips a digital toe into Slush’ event for hot start-ups.
    June 2022
    Article
  170. ESG v sustainability

    The questions we should consider to avoid being led astray by ESG risk scores.
    May 2022
    Article
  171. Impact, Ambition and Trust

    If ESG scores are not the answer, how does Global Income Growth Team’s ESG approach measure up?
    May 2022
    Article
  172. MercadoLibre: the Latin liberator

    Lawrence Burns discusses the fintech disrupting Latin America’s banking and retail industries.
    May 2022
    Article
  173. The future of education.

    For digital learning companies that can balance accessibility and profits, the opportunities are vast.
    May 2022
    Article
  174. India’s data-driven growth stocks.

    Pacific Horizon spots investment opportunities in a smartphone-transformed nation.
    May 2022
    Article
  175. The long view

    The enduring power of Moore’s Law and other factors that might matter in the next decade of investing.
    May 2022
    MagazineLong read
  176. 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.
    May 2022
    Video4 minutes
  177. Emerging Markets: the possibilist

    Understanding the difference between pessimism and possibility in Emerging Markets.
    May 2022
    Article
  178. Transformational thinking

    Scottish Mortgage’s departing joint manager James Anderson talks to its deputy Lawrence Burns.
    May 2022
    Article
  179. Positive Conversations Keystone 2021.

    Responsible business practices are fundamental to delivering sustainable long-term growth and addressing global challenges.
    May 2022
    Document
  180. Casting the net wider.

    Monks seeks profit and resilience from its diversified growth stocks portfolio.
    April 2022
    Article
  181. Influencers

    James Anderson credits the great minds who shaped his theories about the evolving world.
    April 2022
    Article
  182. Future impacts.

    Four ways Keystone Positive Change’s holdings can benefit the environment and society.
    April 2022
    Article
  183. China’s move to renewable energy

    Solar power and cheap green energy makes for a promising future.
    April 2022
    Article
  184. Buying into private companies.

    Baillie Gifford’s approach to private companies? As we’ve always invested, for the long term.
    April 2022
    Article
  185. Positive Conversations 2021

    Responsible business practices are fundamental to delivering sustainable long-term growth and addressing global challenges.
    April 2022
    MagazineLong read
  186. SAINTS: A year in review and looking ahead.

    The Scottish American Investment Company share an update on performance and ESG.
    April 2022
    Video10 minutes
  187. Global Alpha 2022 Research Agenda

    In their Research Agenda for 2022, the investment managers consider the benefits of deep work in helping them find growth opportunities.
    March 2022
    Article
  188. The history of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon

    The smaller companies trust has thrived by seeking out Japan’s disruptive innovators.
    May 2023
    Article
  189. A dream within reach

    New technologies, plummeting costs and our own changing behaviours all promise progress in the energy transition– just don’t expect it to come in a straight line.
    March 2022
    Article
  190. Actual ESG

    Investing in great growth companies to make a big difference.
    February 2022
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    October 2021
    Article
  223. China’s Generation Z.

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    October 2021
    Article
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    October 2021
    Article
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    October 2021
    Article
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    October 2021
    Video46 minutes
  227. Highlights Video: Harnessing growth for the next decade

    Watch the highlights from the recent Global Alpha webinar: Harnessing growth for the next decade.
    October 2021
    Video13 minutes
  228. IDEAS Conference 2021.

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    October 2021
    Video0 minute
  229. A conversation about sustainability

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    October 2021
    Article
  230. China’s gen Z+

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    October 2021
    Magazine
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