Baillie Gifford & Co

Baillie Gifford is one of the leading privately owned investment management firms in the UK and currently has over £70bn under management or advice. It is also one of the fastest growing firms in the sector, helped by an impressive investment performance record and an exclusive focus on investment management.

We are active managers. Our basic aim is to achieve high returns for our clients and to beat their benchmarks. We have a highly analytical, research driven approach and build our portfolios from the bottom up. The firm has a unique partnership structure, being wholly owned and managed by its 36 working partners. This ownership structure gives us several important advantages over our competitors, both culturally and commercially.

We have three graduate recruitment programmes – investment, operations and information technology – and a summer internship programme.

A key factor in our success is the outstanding individuals we are able to attract, helped by Edinburgh’s reputation as leading European financial centre. Because we offer a first-class working environment and ongoing commitment to training, we employ the highest calibre of staff.

We make a substantial investment in the career development of our staff, not only in the specialised areas of investment management but also in personal development and people skills. Our commitment to the training and development of our employees is reflected in our becoming the first Scottish investment management firm to be awarded the ‘Investors in People’ standard.