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Iain McCombie is the investment manager of the Baillie Gifford Managed Fund that Ranfurly invests in. McCombie is an AA-rated manager, meaning that McCombie has beaten his bench-mark over a three-year period. This coveted rating is assigned to fewer than 25% of fund managers and provides a clear sign of their performance.
Read MoreFundCalibre, an independent fund research ratings agency, released their annual index which determines the top asset managers that have consistently outperformed over the past five years.
They announced that, Baillie Gifford placed third in their index, following Morgan Stanley and Man GLG. FundCalibre noted that Baillie Gifford and T. Rowe Price have been among the top ten companies in each of the five annual surveys and both firms have outperformed over "almost a decade" despite having larger product offerings, and "maintaining such a level of consistency… is extremely impressive".
Read MoreTwo fund managers at Baillie Gifford have made the Financial Times Adviser’s list of top performing fund managers for 2019. Mark Urquhart and Torcail Stewart were named on the esteemed list as being some of the best performing managers dating back to the year 2000. These performances have been based on risk adjusted returns in during times of economic growths and down-turns.
Read MoreLeading investment news brand, Portfolio Adviser has announced the 2019 winners of their annual Fund Awards. Baillie Gifford received the coveted Readers’ Choice award. Baillie Gifford is the underlying fund manager for the Ranfurly Superannuation Scheme.
