<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Live - News Releases News</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/rss/</link><description></description><language>en-gb</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>NEW AWARDS SCHEME FOR SCOTTISH FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY (2nd JULY)</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/new-awards-scheme-scottish-financial-services-indu/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/new-awards-scheme-scottish-financial-services-indu/</guid><description>Scottish Financial Enterprise and Ernst &amp; Young have announced a new awards scheme for the industry - the Scottish Financial Services Awards</description><pubDate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>FISAB 5th ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED (23rd JUNE)</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/fisab-5th-annual-report-published-23rd-june/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/fisab-5th-annual-report-published-23rd-june/</guid><description>Comments by SFE Chairman Mark Tennant</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:02:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>SCOTLAND’S FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY CALLS FOR  CURB ON EU LEGISLATION</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/scotlands-financial-services-industry-calls-curb-e/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/scotlands-financial-services-industry-calls-curb-e/</guid><description>Scottish Financial Enterprise has written today to EU Commissioner and to the new UK Government calling for action in Brussels to change the controversial (AIFM) Directive. </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>UK’S FIRST FINANCIAL RISK ACADEMY TO BE ESTABLISHED BY HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/uks-first-financial-risk-academy-be-established-he/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/uks-first-financial-risk-academy-be-established-he/</guid><description>Academy to play vital role in improving understanding of financial risk </description><pubDate>Thu, 6 May 2010 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>OWEN KELLY COMMENTS ON DRAFT EU LEGISLATION </title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/owen-kelly-comments-draft-eu-legislation/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/owen-kelly-comments-draft-eu-legislation/</guid><description>Owen comments on EU legislation</description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SFE COMMENT ON JOSLIN ROWE RECRUITMENT REVIEW 2010</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-comment-joslin-rowe-recruitment-review-2010/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-comment-joslin-rowe-recruitment-review-2010/</guid><description>review of recruitment in financial services</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SFE AND SCOTTISH POLITICIANS CALL FOR CHANGES TO EU LEGISLATION</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-and-scottish-politicians-call-changes-eu-legis/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-and-scottish-politicians-call-changes-eu-legis/</guid><description>Call for changes to EU AIFM Directive on investment management</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:52:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SENIOR CHINESE BANK DELEGATION VISIT EDINBURGH</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/senior-chinese-bank-delegation-visit-edinburgh/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/senior-chinese-bank-delegation-visit-edinburgh/</guid><description>A delegation of senior Shanghai financiers are visiting Edinburgh </description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:44:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SCOTTISH LIFE WINS 2009 FINANCIAL SERVICES INNOVATORS AWARDS </title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/innovation/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/innovation/</guid><description>Details of winners at Innovators Awards 2009</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SFE CALLS FOR RE-THINK ON EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-calls-re-think-european-directive/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-calls-re-think-european-directive/</guid><description>SFE write to Commissioner McCreevy on draft alternative fund management directive</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW CHAIRMAN FOR SCOTTISH FINANCIAL ENTERPRISE</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/new-chairman-scottish-financial-enterprise/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/new-chairman-scottish-financial-enterprise/</guid><description>New Chairman for Scottish Financial Enterprise</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>OPEN FOR BUSINESS</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/open-business/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/open-business/</guid><description>Open for business - Innovators 2009</description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:48:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>GERRY GRIMSTONE BUSINESS BRIEFING</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/gerry-grimstone-business-briefing/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/gerry-grimstone-business-briefing/</guid><description>Business Ambassador encourages Scotland's Financial Services Industry to look at opportunities in India.
</description><pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>LLOYDS BANKING GROUP</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/lloyds-banking-group-announcement/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/lloyds-banking-group-announcement/</guid><description>Lloyds Banking Group Announcement</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>COMMENT ON LBG SCOTTISH WIDOWS AND CLERICAL MEDICAL  </title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-comments-lbg-scottish-widows-and-clerical-medi/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-comments-lbg-scottish-widows-and-clerical-medi/</guid><description>SFE reaction to announcement that intermediary sales forces are to combine </description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>SCOTLAND'S FIRST ISLAMIC FINANCE CONFERENCE</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-welcomes-scotlands-first-islamic-finance-con/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-welcomes-scotlands-first-islamic-finance-con/</guid><description>SFE and the Islamic Finance Council are jointly holding Scotland's first Islamic finance conference next week. The event will be hosted by Tods Murray, and feature speakers from the Gulf and Malaysia.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>RBS AND ACCENTURE JOIN SFE BOARD</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/rbs-and-accenture-join-sfe-board/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/rbs-and-accenture-join-sfe-board/</guid><description>Two new Board members for Scottish FInancial Enterprise</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:16:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SFE WELCOMES MAJOR BANKING JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDINBURGH</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/jobs/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/jobs/</guid><description>SFE welcomes Tesco Personal Finance new jobs.</description><pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:37:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SCOTTISH AND SWISS FUND MANAGERS AT GENEVA ROUNDTABLE</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/scottish-and-swiss-fund-managers-geneva-roundtable/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/scottish-and-swiss-fund-managers-geneva-roundtable/</guid><description>Swiss roundtable</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:23:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SFE RESPONDS TO ANNOUNCEMENT ON LOCAL INCOME TAX</title><link>http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-responds-announcement-local-income-tax/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.sfe.org.uk/information-and-policy/media/news-releases/article/sfe-responds-announcement-local-income-tax/</guid><description>Following the anouncement by Finance secretary John Swinney that legislation to bring in local income tax would not be introduced until after the next Scottish election, Owen kelly said:</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>