Baillie Gifford's Charles Plowden to retire after 37 years with firm

Having joined Baillie Gifford's UK equities team in 1983 as an investment manager, Plowden (pictured) helped to develop the firm's institutional UK equity capabilities and latterly led the team. He has worked in the Global Alpha Strategy since its inception in 2005 and became joint senior partner the following year with responsibility for the firm's investment department. Plowden has been a vocal supporter of active asset management in recent years, notably criticising the "oversimplification" and "flawed analysis" used in coverage of the active versus passive management debate. A ...