Baillie Gifford soars to pole position in Q2 Pridham Report

Baillie Gifford saw net retail sales of £855.5m in the second quarter of 2018, up from £717m in the first three months of the year, the latest report shows. Figures for Old Mutual Global Investors - the best-selling retail fund group of 2017 and in Q1 2018 - and Quilter Investors were not included in the tables due to the managed separation. Helen Pridham, editor of the report, credited Baillie Gifford's strong net sales with low levels of redemptions due to the group being late to the party in terms of marketing its strategies. "Baillie Gifford is certainly not a small player or a...