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UK Growth Trust: investing in the UK's best growth companies

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UK Growth Trust: investing in the UK's best growth companies

February 2025 / 45 min

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Iain McCombie

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Iain McCombie explores UK growth opportunities, investment trust dynamics and portfolio decisions, highlighting stocks like Auto Trader and AJ Bell.

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Iain McCombie

Iain is the head of our UK Equity Team and lead manager of the UK Core Strategy. He is also the joint manager on our flagship Managed Strategy, which he has been involved in since 2000. Iain joined Baillie Gifford in 1994 and became a partner of the firm in 2005. He has previously spent time on the US Equities Team. Iain graduated MA in Accountancy from the University of Aberdeen and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

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