Trustnet Magazine 63 June 2020 | Page 17

[ BAILLIE GIFFORD ] “Many active managers outperform a little bit, but then essentially take it all back in fees. You’d be better off with a passive manager in those instances” describe what we do, as opposed to the other way around, where others latch onto a phrase and alter their story to fit it,” he adds. “‘Actual Investing’ is just a summation of everything we’ve been talking about. It’s a focus on wealth creation, capital deployment, working with management, leaving the value for the clients rather than taking it for ourselves, thinking long term and being pretty much indifferent to share prices.” trustnet.com