Baillie Gifford

Venerable Edinburgh wealth manager Baillie Gifford has extended its Far East offering with the launch of a Japanese equity income fund. Managed by Matthew Brett, Baillie Gifford Japanese Income will seek out quality Japanese businesses that promise dividend increases alongside long-term share price

The star-performing Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust suffered a slight decline in net asset value of 0.1 per cent after a tough year which saw a 26 per cent drop in earnings due to a challenging global picture. The drop has forced the £3.9 billion trust to dip into capital reserves to cover divid