John Newlands tells the story of the Edinburgh-based company that thrived in good times and bad.

There’s safety in being one of the crowd but it could stop you from seeing potential rewards.

Roderick Snell and Qian Zhang discuss current views and portfolio positioning for the Asia ex Japan Strategy.

Hear from the UK team on AI, Moderna’s mRNA technology and what’s next for the Managed Fund.

Investor Sophie Earnshaw explains how we navigate China’s complexity to boost growth potential.

The Managed Fund’s asset allocation reflects the view that there are opportunities ahead.

How Positive Change targets companies at the forefront of tackling carbon emissions.

Scott Lothian explains how Multi Asset is riding out the ups and downs of market volatility.

By investing in companies at the frontiers of structural shifts we can pursue fantastic returns.

How Yahoo! Japan and Z Holdings' conquest of the country’s internet realm unfolded.

Why time travelling to 2050 helps us invest in companies tackling climate change and inequality.

The Dutch firm making everyday payments fast and friction-free.

Positive Change Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

Global Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

Long Term Global Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

Sustainable Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

US Equities Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

International Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

International Alpha Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

International Concentrated Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.

We don’t just talk to managements, we listen. A snapshot of Keystone Positive Change’s ESG conversations.

How Recursion Pharmaceuticals is using AI to turn the hunt for new medicines on its head.

Research suggesting faster-than-expected adoption has far-reaching consequences for investors.

The Japanese semiconductor companies set to benefit from the rise of 5G and electric cars.

Through two decades of change, our strategy has prospered by sticking to its philosophy of patience and optimism.

Climeworks helps us remove CO₂. We invest in it because we think it can combat climate change.

The UK firm partnering with leading grocers to deploy its automated warehouses worldwide.

How Elevance Health uses its scale to smooth a path through the US health system’s maze.

Tom Slater on looking beyond tough times to future opportunities.

Three companies helping turn the continent from an innovation backwater to a hotspot.

How Henry Engelhardt’s entrepreneurial flair helped create the car insurance giant

Nintendo’s iconic characters profitably mix familiarity with new forms of gameplay.

The mRNA technology behind the Covid vaccine is being directed against other diseases.

Ed Whitten travels to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to meet companies seeking social impact.

Renowned investor Kai-Fu Lee revisits his prophetic book, five years on.

The island nation’s natural wealth makes it crucial to a low-carbon future.

We don’t just talk to managements, we listen. A snapshot of Positive Change’s ESG conversations.

Co-manager James Dow explains why he believes in the Trust’s focus on sustainable compounding.

Investors must find companies with the key qualities needed to thrive in a stormy economy.

The UK firm is partnering with leading grocers to deploy its automated warehouses worldwide.

ESG investing is broken. Changing our approach could open up opportunities for better returns.

How a trust launched to finance the 1900s rubber boom was transformed into a backer of global technological change.

Praveen Kumar discovers the lesser-known businesses creating premium products in Japan.

LTGG’s Stewart Hogg and Gemma Barkhuizen on volatility, business culture, and the long-term view.

An anthology of articles the LTGG team wrote throughout 2022.

Why international equity markets shouldn’t be forgotten.

For the year ended June 2022.

Zipline delivers instantly, whether that’s blood in Rwanda or rotisserie chicken from Walmart.

The Health Innovation team on ESG, the future of medicine and making a positive global impact.

Author Matthew Ball on the next-generation internet and the companies building its foundations.

Despite the turbulence of last year there are reasons to be optimistic about Japanese companies.

How can we invest in quality companies in a changing market?

Our investors’ job is to tell the difference between passing phases and deeper behavioural shifts.

How can we invest in quality companies with the potential to generate sustainable returns in a changing market?

Masahiko Uotani, CEO of the Japanese cosmetics giant, discusses its profitable makeover with Iain Campbell.

Investing in quality companies driving change, from carbon capture to healthcare, brings growth opportunities.

Japan’s cultural landscape is changing, with implications for companies like Shiseido, CyberAgent and PayPay.

Exploring the emerging energy opportunities in Asia.

For the year ended March 2022.

The Dutch firm driving progress by making it possible to create more intricate computer chips.

Client director Andrew Keiller and investment manager Roderick Snell discuss the firm’s latest views on investing in the Asia ex Japan region.

Your money or your health. Marina Record asks if society is ready to pay for health innovation.

The Baillie Gifford-managed Trust tracked half a century of continental turbulence and triumph.

How semiconductors bring a competitive world together.

Many investors are impatient, but change takes time – the best performance could come to those who wait.

How AI is disrupting all kinds of industries, creating investment opportunities in its wake.

Why cloud computing is developing differently in the world’s most populous nation.

In the war against killer heart disease, technology is making huge strides in diagnosis and treatment.

Less foreign visitors, more cashless payments. Donald Farquharson reflects on post-Covid Japan

If we don’t tackle the AMR crisis now, it could be the world’s biggest killer by 2050.

Pacific Horizon Investment Trust manager Roderick Snell gives updates on the portfolio and investing in Asia.

Investment manager Lee Qian and investment specialist Rosie Rankin discuss the positive change portfolio.

Detail of Baillie Gifford’s first set of NZAMi climate commitments and targets.

Stock market falls can create rich pickings for the optimistic investor.

The ‘what if…?’ questions are the most important of all.

Why Fusajiro Yamauchi’s business remains a fascinating opportunity for growth investing.

Why a ‘deep transition’ may have started to deliver a more sustainable age.

Investment manager Scott Lothian reflects upon the recent drivers of performance across investment markets, how the current environment is influencing investment decisions, and the key risks and opportunities for the Multi Asset portfolio.

Partner Dave Bujnowski offers a radical new perspective on the disruptive ‘engines’ powering today’s growth.

Fund manager Matthew Brett and investment specialist Thomas Patchett discuss growth investing in Japan.

Chris Davies is joined by Thomas Hodges to discuss why he sees reasons for optimism in European equities, and why he believes now is the time to start paying attention.

Four ways to consider growth companies’ ability to deal with rising prices.

Join Health Innovation Portfolio Managers as they provide an update on the strategy with Investment Specialist, Jack Torrance.

How Baillie Gifford’s mutually beneficial network of academic connections makes us see the world differently.

How the group gives its creatives the freedom to spark love-it-hate-it reactions.

Israel is a nursery for innovative startups, sponsoring growth firms in fields from biofood to cyber security.

What companies get wrong when trying to get the best out of their workers.

Company director Lisa Yamai is changing attitudes by proving a young female leader can boost performance.

President Xi Jinping’s plan to reshape Chinese society means opportunities for innovative little giants.

Having a varied portfolio allows the trust to navigate volatile periods and focus on the long term.

Manufacturing, green tech and services entrepreneurs are enticing investors as they catch up to the US and China.

Companies reinvesting profits to supply outperformance over decades are the market’s unsung heroes.

Companies solving big problems in healthcare, fintech and AI, are proving the UK is an exciting place to invest.

Opportunities in the gloom, radical change, inflation resilience and more from our fund teams.

It’s not about growth or value. It’s about the few companies that drive stock market returns.

A focus on growth and innovation has led to exciting finds such as Tesla and Ocado.

Lindsey Knight and Scott Lothian discuss the new fund and why it brings opportunities for strong, stable returns.

How Orkney’s renewable energy projects can inform our investment choices.

Douglas Brodie discusses investing in small companies, recent performance amid volatility and opportunities.

In volatile times, focusing on the fundamental long-term opportunities of our holdings is key.

How the cycle parts maker symbolises the kind of firms International All Cap is looking for.

Tracking our pursuit of growth companies over time.

Key insights from the International All Cap Strategy picked from the past 30 years.

Milena Mileva on picking International All Cap’s future winners.

How relationship building, performance and tales of Scotland helped establish our international funds.

Summary of stewardship activities and perspectives for 12 months to 31 March 2022.

The past, present and future of investing in exceptional developed market growth stocks.

Gary Robinson, co-manager of the US Growth Trust, explains why we stay focused on fundamentals in uncertain times.

The Positive Change Team’s impact report, covering our activity and plans for the future.

Jon Henry discusses changes to the portfolio, the impact of inflation and optimism in periods of volatility.

Growth investing means staying with promising firms. Despite recent underperformance, we’ll continue to do so.

Supporting companies with the potential to transform the field of healthcare and generate attractive returns.

The Sustainable Growth team on climate change, carbon emissions and sustainable growth companies.

Demand for meat is growing, but traditional production is costly. Could in vitro agriculture be our panacea?

The Positive Change Team’s latest impact report, covering our activity over the last five years and plans for the future.

How Baillie Gifford’s Asia-focused investment trust rode the tiger of growth.

In the context of high inflation and market volatility, portfolio managers James Dow and Toby Ross discuss current views and explain how focusing on long-term income growth remains critical to facing these challenges.

Sweden tops the charts for original thinking, from family businesses to founder-run companies.

Online infrastructures and digital developments in the education, energy, and transport sectors make for an exciting future.

Rosie Rankin, director at Baillie Gifford and Positive Change specialist, discusses the long term progress of the fund, the challenges of 2022 and the attractions of investing for impact.

Endurance and imagination are key ingredients for quality growth investing.

In volatile markets, our investment trust managers focus on being on the right side of structural change.

Academic partnerships that generate new ideas.

Smartphone-centric retailers drive innovation.

Spotting companies with potential in the renewables, energy storage and carbon reduction sectors.

Baillie Gifford’s Risk Team has been considering how firms can reduce their vulnerability to rising prices.

Disruptive change within the entertainment world creates a wealth of opportunity.

Tyre maker Bridgestone is poised to benefit from next-generation road vehicles.

European Growth Trust manager Stephen Paice dips a digital toe into Slush’ event for hot start-ups.

Infinite progress, Isaac Newton’s folly, the Year of the Tiger and more from our fund teams.

If ESG scores are not the answer, how does Global Income Growth Team’s ESG approach measure up?

For digital learning companies that can balance accessibility and profits, the opportunities are vast.

Pacific Horizon spots investment opportunities in a smartphone-transformed nation.

How a trust giving investors access to the European market has found grounds for optimism despite volatility.

The enduring power of Moore’s Law and other factors that might matter in the next decade of investing.

Understanding the difference between pessimism and possibility in Emerging Markets.

Monks seeks profit and resilience from its diversified growth stocks portfolio.

James Anderson credits the great minds who shaped his theories about the evolving world.

Four ways Keystone Positive Change’s holdings can benefit the environment and society.

Solar power and cheap green energy makes for a promising future.

Baillie Gifford’s approach to private companies? As we’ve always invested, for the long term.

In their Research Agenda for 2022, the investment managers consider the benefits of deep work in helping them find growth opportunities.

In this webinar summary, Nick Thomas and Christel Brodie, investment specialists, cover growth investing during difficult periods and highlight the long-term growth drivers in the International Growth portfolio.

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.

Investing in great growth companies to make a big difference.

If we are to deliver extraordinary returns, we must be more open-minded than the crowd.

The special considerations at play when we invest in high-growth, late-stage unlisted firms.

Learn about the up-and-coming sustainable companies radically shaping a more prosperous future.

Why so many tech founders and CEOs have emerged from the Indian Institutes of Technology.

How an international outlook was built in from the start by the investment trust’s founder Robert Fleming.

Why the forthcoming Health Innovation Impact Strategy should focus minds.

Some people look at life as sustaining the now, while sowing the seeds for a better tomorrow. Global Income Growth think the same way. In this film we explore their philosophy and how when searching for a lifetime of income, they choose growth.

The Monks Investment Trust’s growth-focused stock picking strategy.

For Global Stewardship, climate opportunities go hand in hand with climate challenges

Considering countries and companies’ potential for improvement, not just their risk scores.

ESG experts Marianne Harper Gow, Ed Whitten and Abhi Parajuli talk about the Social aspect of ESG in the context of investing.

Central banks may find it hard to tackle price rises, requiring fine-tuning to fund strategies.

Today’s investment managers should support companies doing the most to benefit society.

Planning for future income demands preparation for an unknown tomorrow. In this film we explore the philosophy of Multi Asset Income and how they are seeking real income, time after time.

Torcail Stewart wants those who are investing in bonds to slow down and take some tips from island living.

Tim Garratt, Michael Pye and Caroline Cook reflect on the investment implications of arguably the most significant meeting of world leaders this millennium, COP 26.

As the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust turns 40, robotics and cosmetics are on its manager’s mind.

Central banks may find it hard to tackle price rises, requiring fine-tuning to fund strategies.

Investing in private companies applying today’s early-stage tech to create tomorrow’s world.

The use of information science to unlock biology is revolutionising our health and wellbeing.

Willingness to change gives Chinese firms an innovation advantage.

The insurance industry is being transformed by technological change – from drones to driverless cars. Duncan Sutherland considers how this will shape the future.

Baillie Gifford signs up to an asset managers initiative as COP26 begins.

Plant-based proteins, hi-tech tractors and vertical farms are set to disrupt agriculture.

Electric cars on the road and flying taxis in the air will change the way people commute and live.

A convergence of technologies is paving the way for advances in our understanding of biology.

Disruptive fintechs are paving the way to a world without physical money.

Investment manager Malcolm MacColl and Senior Governance and Sustainability Analyst Kieran Murray outline believed growth drivers and the development of Global Alpha’s ESG process.

Watch the highlights from the recent Global Alpha webinar: Harnessing growth for the next decade.

With a focus on the future of mobility, the speakers discuss the ideas that will shape the way we live and work, and the companies that will drive disruption and innovation.

Our long-term investors know that investing sustainably is a plus for value creation.

How the digital natives’ wants and needs create opportunities for forward-thinking Chinese companies.

What a US academic taught us about the companies that outperform.

Women dropping out of employment should weigh on investors’ minds.

Investors can have the most impact by focusing on sustainability laggards, not leaders.

Why emerging markets firms struggle to get high ESG scores

Evaluating emerging market stocks by taking a mental leap into the future.

Why loosening control can help companies become more innovative.

Knowing when to adapt could be the key to successful long-term growth, writes Seb Petit.

Baillie Gifford launches a new offering seeking out America’s most entrepreneurial new companies.

Alicia Cowley, member of the Asia Client Service Team, is joined by ESG specialists Marianne Harper Gow and Michelle O’Keefe to discuss the burning question: Does climate change pose a risk to investment returns or are we able to identify investment opportunities in this area?

How do we save a planet? Paulina Sliwinska invests in the companies tackling climate change.

At Baillie Gifford, we don’t focus on the present. We focus on what the world could look like in 15- or 20-years’ time. We focus on how our needs and expectations are evolving and what they might look like in the future. We explore the industries in which disruption and innovation are creating change, and we dedicate ourselves to finding the companies driving this change. Watch this animation to find out more.

sennder’s co-founder explains how its software platform helps truckers carry fuller loads.

In the midst of the pandemic, do Mercado Libra and Avantor's bond offer long-term value?

High yield today might not mean resilient yield tomorrow for Emerging Market debt. Theo Holland reveals how Indonesia turned raw potential into a pathway for sustainable growth.

The nimblest firms are often those that don’t fight disorder but embrace it, according to Visa founder Dee Hock.

A brief summary of Baillie Gifford’s beliefs, purpose and strategy.

Innovation is the name of the game. Investment manager Torcail Stewart shares his enthusiasm for the growth companies of the future that we own the bonds of today.

Historian John Newlands outlines the story of the Monks Investment Trust hard-fought growth.

In a world full of noise and excessive choice, it helps to see things from a different perspective. In this film we explore the philosophy behind High Yield Bond and how seeking resilience is time well spent.

Historian John Newlands looks back at the origins of the trust and its surprising connections.

Thinking about long-term income means thinking about what ‘can be’, not what ‘is’. In this film we explore the philosophy behind Strategic Bond and how, when it comes to income, there’s no time like the future.

Positive Change invests in businesses that can help solve global challenges. But, as Kate Fox explains, the impact that some of the most influential companies have on daily lives is hidden from view.

In our special series on the histories of investment trusts managed by Baillie Gifford, John Newlands looks back at the Edwardian origins of the China-focused trust.

Is our approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues doing more harm than good? Stuart Dunbar, partner at Baillie Gifford, calls for investors to stop counting and start thinking.

David McIntyre and Calum Holt summarise their thoughts on the potential transformation of the European energy industry and how this is being embraced in our Multi Asset funds.

In this webinar, Product Specialist Alasdair McHugh talks to Caroline Cook, Senior Analyst in the Governance & Sustainability Team, about active investment, the energy transition, where we are now and how far we need to go.

The race is on to secure the loyalty of south east Asia’s increasingly prosperous consumers. Ewan Markson-Brown, manager of Pacific Horizon Investment Trust, tells us why Singapore’s Sea Limited is in pole position.

Could the messenger RNA vaccines deployed against Covid, help fight cancer and other diseases? After a year of crisis, Julia Angeles, co-manager of Baillie Gifford’s Health Innovation Fund, looks at the positive signs.

Banned from travelling during the pandemic, Matthew Brett, manager of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, explains the advantage of perspective.

Online trading platforms have transformed the way we put our money to work. Iain McCombie, joint manager of the Baillie Gifford UK Growth Fund, tells Faith Glasgow how these companies brought financial power to the people.

European companies have quietly built up some of the world’s largest digital platforms for commerce. The next stage will be anything but quiet, Stephen Paice and Moritz Sitte, joint managers of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust, tell Heather Farmbrough.

Donald Farquharson, head of the Japanese Equity Team at Baillie Gifford, speaks to Japan-based strategy researchers Akiko Hirai and Satoko Ishino.

A wave of revolutionary new technologies is set to transform the way we travel from A to B. In this short series, Thaiha Nguyen, a Baillie Gifford investment manager, takes an in-depth look at the business of personal transport on the brink of change.

A wave of revolutionary new technologies is set to transform the way we travel from A to B. In this short series, Thaiha Nguyen, a Baillie Gifford investment manager, takes an in-depth look at the business of personal transport on the brink of change.

A wave of revolutionary new technologies is set to transform the way we travel from A to B. In this short series, Thaiha Nguyen, a Baillie Gifford investment manager, takes an in-depth look at the business of personal transport on the brink of change.

A wave of revolutionary new technologies is set to transform the way we travel from A to B. In this short series, Thaiha Nguyen, a Baillie Gifford investment manager, takes an in-depth look at the business of personal transport on the brink of change.

His career spanned big changes in investment – and in the fortunes of Baillie Gifford. Charles Plowden, joint senior partner and manager of Monks Investment Trust, looks at the opportunities ahead.

On the back of humanity's innate ability to innovate, invent and improve, Hamish Maxwell is reminded of why growth investing yields such promise over the long-term.

The logic of long-term investing means that companies harming the planet and its people will ultimately be losers.

In this webinar recording, Rosie Rankin, a specialist on the Positive Change Team, speaks to Kate Fox and Lee Qian, investment managers of the Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust. The managers give a presentation on the details of the trust and some of the companies in which it invests, followed by questions from the attendees.

Product specialist Jack Torrance talks to Julia Angeles and Marina Record, investment managers of the Health Innovation Strategy. The team discuss the journey they embarked upon to launch the strategy, the way in which 2020 has accelerated trends in the healthcare space, and what they think human health will look like in the future.

The aim of the Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust is to deliver attractive investment returns on behalf of shareholders over the long term, and to help shareholders contribute towards a more sustainable world. Investment managers Kate and Lee explain how they hope to do this.

In periods of uncertainty, our focus on analysing the resilience of the companies we lend to comes into its own.

Investment manager Lee Qian learned first-hand the difference growth made to China. He explains how innovative firms can help nurture economic expansion, while creating a more sustainable world.

The artificial barriers between private and public companies are disappearing, but the investment world has not kept up. Investment managers Tom Slater, Chris Evdaimon, Peter Singlehurst and Rob Natzler discuss Baillie Gifford’s refreshing approach to investing in late-stage private companies.

Lee Qian, Investment Manager in Baillie Gifford’s Positive Change Strategy, tells us why we should harness innovation and economic growth to create a more prosperous, sustainable and inclusive world.

The digital disruption of the high street accelerated during the pandemic. Baillie Gifford’s Moritz Sitte explores the innovative ways in which European retailers are reshaping the future of shopping.

Challenging circumstances function as a litmus test, from which the strongest business models survive, and even, thrive. During 2020 your Strategic Bond Fund has sought to invest in businesses that can do just that.

With hits like Warhammer, this gaming company inspires a sense of community which brings huge growth potential

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.

Prevented from criss-crossing the globe in search of exciting young companies, Douglas Brodie, manager of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, reflects on life under lockdown.

Gary Robinson, Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust joint manager, on how Shopify conquered the web.

This webinar, moderated by Mark Urquhart, head of our Long Term Global Growth Team, includes an update from the STOPCOVID team based at Edinburgh University. STOPCOVID is a global initiative to harness and progress medical science across sectors to improve treatments and end the pandemic. We hear from Kev Dhaliwal, Professor of Molecular Imaging and Healthcare Technology and Honorary Consultant in Respiratory Medicine.

The starting point for investing in biotechs is science that is credible, scalable and differentiated. But that on its own does not guarantee a commercially successful business. The Health Innovation Team share their approach to investing in biotech at a time when the pace of innovation is exploding and the possibilities are endless.

Baillie Gifford’s Charles Plowden, manager of the Monks Investment Trust, hails a firm whose ambitions match the vastness of the subcontinent of India.

Client director Jon Henry talks through the highlights of the recent Global Alpha webinar on ‘Mental Models’, a concept introduced earlier this year in the Global Alpha Research Agenda. In this webinar, client director Ben Drury talked to Global Alpha investment managers Helen Xiong and Malcolm MacColl about mental models and how they are incorporated into the team’s investment research process.

There’s no such thing as a big European tech platform, or is there? Chris Davies explores the rise of European platform businesses, questioning whether they are coming of age.

Sophie Earnshaw and Roderick Snell, joint managers of the new Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust, discuss some of their favourite Chinese firms.

It’s time to stop looking in the rear-view mirror when it comes to emerging markets. Conventional wisdom always extrapolates recent experience, but after a decade in which both economic growth and equity returns have been lacklustre relative to the rest of the world – and with relative valuations now back at multi-decade lows – we worry that investors have badly misunderstood the depth of the transformation that has been taking place in our asset class.

Has the pandemic ushered in a return of mid-20th century economics? With unprecedented stimulus replacing austerity, David McIntyre argues that monetary policy has given way to fiscal policy, creating new opportunities for multi asset portfolios.

With valuation formulas found wanting once again, Mark Urquhart writes in praise of uncertainty.

Gary Robinson, co-manager of the Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust, explains why he thinks the major behavioural shifts we’ve seen in recent time are here to stay, and talks about which opportunities in particular he is most excited about.

Julia Angeles, investment manager on the Health Innovation Team, speaks to Claire Bell, former newspaper journalist and inquisitive researcher for Baillie Gifford. Angeles and Bell discuss the hot topics of data, artificial intelligence and ethics.

The most dangerous thing about a car is its driver. Automotive supply company Aptiv is developing advanced technology to make driving safer, greener, and even, driverless.

Roderick Snell and Sophie Earnshaw, co-managers of the China Growth Trust talk to Alex Blake, Investment Trusts Director, on why we’re excited about China, why we believe Baillie Gifford is the right manager for the trust, and what our investment approach will look like.

Ben Drury, client director, talks to Helen Xiong, an investor and soon-to-be key decision maker for the Global Alpha strategy. Helen explains what she has learnt from her past experience with Baillie Gifford, what she will bring to the team in her new role, and what she is excited about moving forward.

We are in an era of great convergence. The Health Innovation strategy seeks to support this era of change by looking out for innovative and pioneering companies that have the potential to bring substantial improvements to human health and healthcare systems.

Charles Plowden explains how long-term stewardship is one of the four golden threads that weaves together to form the Monks investment strategy.

For Full Year 2019, updating on contributions towards a more sustainable and inclusive world.

First to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, the Asia ex Japan region is in robust health and its innovative companies are thriving. Roderick Snell surveys the Asian landscape and argues that Asia is where to look for superior long-term growth.

Appearances can be deceptive. Not least in the credit markets, where companies tainted by problems can end up producing attractive buying opportunities as they start to return to health. Co-op is just one example.

Macro-noise is a risk to credit analysis. Our approach is simple, except in extreme circumstances, we take no view of it whatsoever.

For us, investing in innovation means investing in companies that have a clear understanding of their place in the world of the future. We believe our portfolios contain some of the world’s most innovative and transformative businesses. Find out more about how investors can take a stake in these pioneering companies.

Investment managers Iain McCombie and Milena Mileva give some examples of companies within the UK portfolio that show exciting growth potential.

Investment managers Stephen Paice and Moritz Sitte give some examples of European companies that tick all the boxes and show exciting growth potential.

Curious about our investment thinking? Want to find out more about the entrepreneurs and companies of the future?

Growing familiarity with China’s markets invites closer examination of governance at a country and corporate level. A company by company approach is vital to limit the risks and find the opportunities, writes Ben Lloyd.

Civil society has increasingly questioned and challenged corporate behaviour and activity since the 1960s. This film documents a number of corporate disasters that have caught the public attention over the last 75 years, and have led to some profound changes.

Investment managers Iain McCombie and Milena Mileva give an update on the Baillie Gifford UK Growth Fund plc and discuss some examples of companies within the portfolio that show exciting growth potential.

Since 1987, the Managed Fund has exemplified that sometimes the simplest solutions can be very successful. Iain McCombie and Steven Hay explain how the fund can help you solve the puzzle of investing in a complex world.