Baillie Gifford in Active Trader Links Directory

Baillie Gifford is one of the UKs leading independently owned investment management firms. It is owned and run by 30 of its senior executives who operate as a partnership, a structure which has endured for almost a century and which provides stability for clients and motivation for employees. It enables us to manage the business for the future as well as the present, with the emphasis on genuine long–term thinking rather than lurching haplessly between short term targets. Our assets under management now exceed £52 billion (US$105 billion), a sizable figure but one achieved by steady organic growth rather than being artificially inflated by merger or acquisition. More important to us than size is our ability to sensibly manage and support the needs of our clients, something which we do not think is generally well-served by chasing assets purely for the sake of size. Accordingly, if we feel it necessary to close a product in the interests of our current clients then we shall do so. At the heart of our firm is our investment approach, something which incorporates the development of people as well as our philosophy and processes. We are active managers, as opposed to passive, and are prepared to back our judgement in the composition of portfolios and their management. For our holdings we seek well-managed businesses where we can see sustainable competitive advantages. At the moment, as long term investors with an affinity for growth, we believe that the possibilities open to us have seldom been greater. With much of our industry obsessed with short term market gyrations we can offer our clients three key and sustainable advantages - a stable firm with low turnover of personnel, a well-developed and successful investment approach, and the courage born of long-term thinking and experience to back our investment judgement.

Address: Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland
Telephone: 0044 (0)131 275 2000
Fax: 0044 (0)131 275 3999
Website: http://www.bailliegifford.co.uk/