Awards — Pension and Superannuation Blog

Baillie Gifford Takes Out Top Prize at FTA Investment 100 Club Award

For the third consecutive year, Ranfurly Superannuation’s Fund Manager, Baillie Gifford has won the Financial Times Adviser top award. The Edinburgh-based investment management firm bet out nearly 100 other nominees to take out first place in the coveted Large Investment Group category.

The criteria are based on short-term and long-term outperformance and firms are to demonstrate real potential for the next five years. Judges noted that they felt that Baillie Gifford’s numbers were simply “too good to ignore”, after a year going from strength to strength.

Awards, Baillie Gifford, Fund Manager, New Zealand, Overseas Pension Transfer, UK Defined Benefit SchemeEmilie Gallaugher20 January 2020Ranfurly Strategic LimitedBaillie Gifford, awa, new, New Zealand, UK Pension Transfer to NZ, UK Pension Transfers, Pension Scheme, Ranfurly

Baillie Gifford Nominated for Investment Company of the Year Award

Earlier this week, financial news and industry magazine Investment Week announced their finalists for the Investment Company of the Year Award 2019. Baillie Gifford is nominated in three categories including Best New Issue, Single Country and Group of the Year.

Awards, Baillie Gifford, New Zealand, Overseas Pension Transfer, Pension Transfer AdviceEmilie Gallaugher10 October 2019Baillie Gifford, award, asset managers, Overseas Pension Transfer, Pension Scheme, Ranfurly

Baillie Gifford's "Extremely Impressive" Performance Over Decade

FundCalibre, an independent fund research ratings agency, released their annual index which determines the top asset managers that have consistently outperformed over the past five years.

They announced that, Baillie Gifford placed third in their index, following Morgan Stanley and Man GLG. FundCalibre noted that Baillie Gifford and T. Rowe Price have been among the top ten companies in each of the five annual surveys and both firms have outperformed over "almost a decade" despite having larger product offerings, and "maintaining such a level of consistency… is extremely impressive".

Awards, Baillie Gifford, BrexitEmilie Gallaugher29 March 2019Ranfurly Strategic Limitedaward, Ranfurly, Baillie Gifford, Funds, Defined benefit pension scheme, FundCalibre, Scheme Manager, Overseas Pension Transfer, UK Pension Transfers, QROPS NZ, UK Pension Transfer to NZ

Baillie Gifford Managers Named Top Performing Fund Managers

Two fund managers at Baillie Gifford have made the Financial Times Adviser’s list of top performing fund managers for 2019. Mark Urquhart and Torcail Stewart were named on the esteemed list as being some of the best performing managers dating back to the year 2000. These performances have been based on risk adjusted returns in during times of economic growths and down-turns.

Awards, Baillie Gifford, Financial TimesEmilie Gallaugher6 March 2019Ranfurly Strategic LimitedBaillie Gifford, award, Funds, Scheme Manager, UK Pension Transfer to NZ

Ranfurly Superannuation Scheme Fund Manager Wins People’s Choice Award.

Leading investment news brand, Portfolio Adviser has announced the 2019 winners of their annual Fund Awards. Baillie Gifford received the coveted Readers’ Choice award. Baillie Gifford is the underlying fund manager for the Ranfurly Superannuation Scheme.

Awards, Baillie Gifford, Overseas Pension Transfer, Superannuation, Portfolio AdviserEmilie Gallaugher6 February 2019Ranfurly Strategic Limited Baillie Gifford, award, Scheme Manager, Ranfurly, Su, Overseas Pension Transfer, UK Pension Transfer to NZ Comment

Financial News Announces Baillie Gifford as Equity Manager of the Year.

Financial News revealed the winners of their 17th annual Asset Management Awards Europe. The awards were to celebrate the successes and innovation in the institutional sector in 2018.

Bailie Gifford, for the second year in a row, took out the coveted Equity Manager of the Year award. Under its management, Baillie Gifford’s funds grew by 12% to £177.6bn during 2018.

Awards, Brexit, Superannuation, Overseas Pension TransferEmilie Gallaugher6 November 2018award, Ranfurly, Baillie Gifford, financial news, equity manager, Overseas Pension Transfer, QROPS NZComment

Baillie Gifford Wins Top Prize in Prestigious Financial Times Advisor Award

For the second year in a row, Baillie Gifford has won the top prize at the FT Advisor’s Investment 100 Club, after being named the winner of the Large Investment Group category.

This is notable as Baillie Gifford is the Ranfurly Superannuation Schemes underlying investment manager.