No Bloomberg and no intraday performance: Inside Baillie Gifford's long-term approach

‘No one talks about performance’

Eve Maddock-Jones
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A lack of Bloomberg screens and daily performance discussions were some of the new realities for Katherine Davidson as she settled into life at Baillie Gifford.

Davidson joined the Edinburgh-based firm from Schroders in October 2022 to help run the group's newly revamped Global Stewardship fund, now the Sustainable Growth fund. Seven months into her new role, Davidson sat down with Investment Week to discuss what life was like at the firm, and the difference between working in the City versus Calton Square. One thing that struck her was how long-term thinking was truly entrenched in the firm's DNA, seeping into daily office conduct. The fund group's website details its "long-term vision", and Davidson said all of the managers and members o...

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