Baillie Gifford appoints new manager to emerging markets and pacific funds

Durrant has been with the firm since 2017

Kathleen Gallagher
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Ben Durrant, currently an investment analyst at Baillie Gifford, is replacing Ewan Markson-Brown as co-manager of the firm’s £1.6bn Emerging Markets Growth fund and £3bn Pacific fund.

Durrant is currently in the Private Companies team, having joined Baillie Gifford in 2017. He previously worked for RBS in their Group Strategy and Corporate Finance team. He is also a chartered accountant and a CFA charterholder. He joins co-managers Andrew Stobar and Mike Gush. Baillie Gifford jumps to fourth place in Boring Money's ranking list The Emerging Markets Growth fund has outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets index, since inception in January 2001. It has returned 916.07%, while the benchmark returned 609.01%, according to data from FE fundinfo. Durra...

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