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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon 26 April 2017

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Fund History

18 Oct 2024 The Japanese changemakers shaping the future
From robots to skincare, cashless payments to Alzheimer’s drugs - discover the Japanese companies backed by Baillie Gifford that have harnessed four forces transforming society...
19 Jul 2024 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon: high growth at low prices
Praveen Kumar, manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, discusses the trust’s innovative approach to uncovering growth in Japan's overlooked sectors and what this means for investors...
28 Jun 2024 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon: Manager Insights
Praveen Kumar, manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, provides an update on recent performance, observations on the market environment and explains why he remains optimistic...
01 May 2024 From riches to rags to riches, is this time really different for Japan?
Japan’s decade-long corporate governance push is finally leading to significant improvements to underlying Japanese businesses…
26 Apr 2024 Fund Analysis
BGS’s portfolio is seeing strong sales growth but looks cheaper and cheaper…
22 Dec 2023 Discovering the unsung superstars of Japanese technology
Fast growing companies comprising Japan’s ‘third wave’ of industrial innovators have cornered key manufacturing markets. Praveen Kumar, manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, tells Joji Sakurai how they did it...
27 Sep 2023 Ohayō Japan!
Our analysts discuss what they think may be a new dawn for the Land of the Rising Sun...
21 Jul 2023 Shin Nippon: Japan’s hidden global champions
Discover the hidden gems in Japan’s small cap market. Praveen Kumar, manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, says there’s more to Japan than manufacturing...
09 Jun 2023 What is the long-term outlook for Japanese smaller companies?
In this update, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon manager Praveen Kumar, shares the team’s views and provides an update on the performance over the past year...
21 Apr 2023 Fund Analysis
BGS is trading on a rarely available wide discount…
03 Mar 2023 Japan: the small businesses with big opportunities
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon manager Praveen Kumar discovers the lesser-known businesses creating premium products in Japan...
20 Jul 2022 Ingredients for success
We identify several less conventional trusts that offer strong sources of diversification to major indices…
20 May 2022 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Investment Trust: Manager Update
Praveen Kumar, investment manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC gives an update on the performance of Shin Nippon over the past year and shares the team’s views on the long-term outlook for Japanese smaller companies...
05 Apr 2022 Fund Analysis
BGS has the best long-term track record in the Japanese sectors…
10 Nov 2021 Fantastic growth funds (and where to find them)
We found them in India, Japan, frontier markets, healthcare and the global sector – and here they are…
10 Nov 2021 Slides and Audio: Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon
Download the presentation and listen to the audio from our 'Fantastic growth funds (and where to find them)' conference on 4 November...
14 May 2021 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon – Manager Insights
Praveen Kumar, investment manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC gives an update on the performance of Shin Nippon over the past year and shares the team’s views on the long-term outlook for Japanese smaller companies. Capital at risk.
12 May 2021 Fund Analysis
BGS offers a portfolio of Japan’s fastest-growing and most disruptive companies and has generated sector-leading performance…
20 Jan 2021 Kepler's top-rated investment trusts for 2021
We update our annual quantitative ratings for investment trusts…
02 Dec 2020 Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
Cheap companies in Japan are drowning in what cheap companies elsewhere would kill for: buckets of cash…
02 Dec 2020 Japan's Great Wave of Change
In Japan, crisis often sparks accelerated change and innovation. Praveen Kumar, manager of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, talks about the upstarts making inroads...
10 Mar 2020 Kepler Spring Conference: presentations and audio
Audio and presentations from our spring conference at The May Fair Hotel last week…
12 Dec 2019 Japan's cutting edge
The qualities that give the best companies their advantage are not always obvious. Praveen Kumar, manager of the Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon investment trust and deputy manager of the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, outlines the ingredients of lasting success...
22 May 2019 On a roll
As Western economies show signs of their own 'Japanification', we explore the Japanese industries poised to take advantage of this change...
07 May 2019 Fund Analysis
This ultra-active Japanese smaller companies fund, already the cheapest in its sector, reduced its fee last year...
12 Sep 2018 High flyers
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