Scottish Financial Enterprise

Edinburgh has climbed eight places to reach position 14 in this year’s Z/Yen Global Green Finance Index, highlighting its continued reputational growth as a global hub for green finance. The position places Edinburgh ahead of global financial centres including Seoul, Paris, and Chicago, and pu

A new report has highlighted that The Young Person’s Guarantee (YPG) has created more than 22,000 or training opportunities for 16-24-year-olds since 2020. The Young Person’s Guarantee was designed to help avoid a surge in youth unemployment following the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to pr

Amy Paterson, senior risk manager at Barclays, has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Financial Enterprise Young Professionals Network. She replaces outgoing Milly Batchelor, business manager at NatWest Group, who has been chair of the network since 2019.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), the industry body for financial and professional services in Scotland, has appointed Lloyds Banking Group life and pensions leader Jackie Leiper to its board of directors. Ms Leiper brings over 25 years’ experience in financial services to the role. She joi

Sandy Begbie, chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, discusses the need to reform economic policies to support competitiveness, collaboration and encourage investment in order to deliver sustainable economic growth amid a challenging economic climate. “Wae worth thy power, thou curs

UK government minister for Scotland Malcolm Offord has launched a new forum that will see improved collaboration between the financial sector in Scotland and the UK government. The Scotland-London Financial Services Forum, established with industry body Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), will look

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has announced that current deputy chair John McGuigan will take over as the body’s chair and will be succeeded by Sue Dawe as deputy chair. Mr McGuigan replaces outgoing Philip Grant, whose three-year term in the chair ends in November. This will coincide wi

Finance leaders have welcomed a statement issued by deputy first minister John Swinney today, committing both the Scottish Government and one of Scotland's biggest industries to maintaining close collaboration aimed at tackling the "rapidly escalating" cost crisis for households and businesses. The

Young people awaiting their exam results tomorrow have been reminded of the value of their qualifications and the many different career pathways and opportunities ahead in an open letter from Scottish business leaders. Students have faced a number of challenges over the last few years, with covid-19

Scottish accountancy firms and financial regulatory bodies have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement announced yesterday. The Chancellor cut fuel duty by 5p per litre, which came into force from 6pm last night and will last until March next year. He also announced that the income t

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has seen its membership grow by 15% in 2021, with the organisation seeing 12 new members join its ranks. The rise takes the total number of members to 92.

Mental health stigma and discrimination remain an issue in the financial and professional services sector in Scotland, a new report suggests. The new report from Scottish Financial Enterprise Young Professionals in partnership with SAMH and See Me has underlined both the achievements and areas for i

UK Government Minister for Scotland Lord Offord gave opening remarks at the Scottish Financial Enterprise Dover House reception as a new TheCityUK report shows the contribution of the Scottish sector to the UK Government’s ambitions of a ‘high-wage, high-skilled’ economy. The recep

The best of Scotland's financial and professional services industry was celebrated in Edinburgh last night at the 2021 Scottish Financial Services Awards, held in-person for the first time since the pandemic.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has announced the appointment of Mike Tumilty and Louisa Knox as non-executive board directors. The industry body said the new appointments will bolster its ability to support industry ambitions to lead the journey to net zero and develop the strength of Scotland&