The 'best asset management company around'? Why analysts back Baillie Gifford to extend UK funds industry dominance

Firm buoyant after weathering Covid-19 storm

David Brenchley
clock • 8 min read

Even a change in market leadership away from growth and tech may not be enough to derail Baillie Gifford's growing dominance of the UK funds industry, analysts have predicted, backing the £262bn AUM firm's fund managers to build on a strong run of outperformance sustained even through the Covid-19 pandemic.

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Markets

Market Movers blog: UK markets stable amid positive inflation reading

Market Movers blog: UK markets stable amid positive inflation reading

Latest news and analysis

Investment Week
clock 19 November 2025 • 1 min read
Hotter UK IPO pipeline driving more 'sounding conversations' between buy-side and sell-side

Hotter UK IPO pipeline driving more 'sounding conversations' between buy-side and sell-side

Following four recent floats

Linus Uhlig
clock 10 November 2025 • 3 min read
Europe to surpass €5trn in private assets by 2030

Europe to surpass €5trn in private assets by 2030

Europe-based infrastructure assets soaring

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 10 November 2025 • 2 min read
Trustpilot