Managers To Watch: Baillie Gifford's Phillips on the transition from analyst to fund manager

Co-manager of the High Yield Bond fund

Donald Phillips, co-manager of the £544m Baillie Gifford High Yield Bond fund, discusses his passion for microeconomics, how graduate trainees can contribute to portfolio decisions, and the biggest personal challenge in his career so far

Donald Phillips' fascination with how industries and companies work has kept him engaged with the asset management industry ever since he joined 11 years ago.  Baillie Gifford adds portfolio turnover figure to fund factsheets The 33-year old is part of the credit team at Edinburgh-based asset manager Baillie Gifford, and from a young age has always been interested in understanding company structures and strategies.  "One of the reasons I like microeconomics and company analysis is that it is much simpler to see how resilient a company is, and how it can perform under different circ...