Scottish Mortgage must 'clear the air' over start-up investments

'It feels like they have lost their way'

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Scottish Mortgage's assertion it does not invest in start-ups is not entirely accurate, according to experts and the trust's manager, Baillie Gifford, which admitted to Investment Week the trust has knowingly invested in start-up businesses.

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