Scottish Mortgage's Anderson 'perturbed' by political climate and lack of support for next Amazon or Baidu

Jayna Rana
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Baillie Gifford's James Anderson, co-manager of the £4.5bn Scottish Mortgage investment trust, has expressed his concern about recent rhetoric used by the UK and US governments, and warned of the impact of their policies on developing the next generation of global leading companies.

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