SFE Blog

• Green Investment Bank (30 Jan 2012)

  Edinburgh’s bid to be the location for the Green Investment Bank on behalf of the Edinburgh Green Investment Bank Group

• Comments on independence referendum (17 Jan 2012)

  Independence referendum articles

• EU legislation on Asset Management (14 Nov 2011)

  We were in Brussels last week to contribute to thinking on the extensive programme (‘raft' is the usual term) of legislation in train that affects asset managers.

• Continuing growth of the Scottish Financial Risk Academy (18 Oct 2011)

  Owen Kelly comments on Scottish Financial Risk Academy with their announcement of a new training course

• Eco - Friendly Business Awards (22 Jun 2011)

  The Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards

• Creativity and innovation - what sets us apart in a competitive world (17 May 2011)

  One of the messages from Michael Bear, The Lord Mayor of the City of London
  

• THE GREEN INVESTMENT BANK - THE CASE FOR EDINBURGH (30 Mar 2011)

  This morning, SFE’s Chairman Mark Tennant and I have been part of a delegation at Westminster making the case for Edinburgh to be chosen as the location for the UK’s Green Investment Bank

• RBS & LLOYDS (25 Mar 2011)

  Also pleased to see that it has been reported in the budget that both Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland met their year two lending commitments for business and mortgage lending.
  
  

• THE CHANCELLOR'S PLAN FOR GROWTH (25 Mar 2011)

  Pleasing to see on page 66 an extension of the private/public co-investment approach that has been successful in Scotland. This was one of the recommendations of our joint working group with ICAS and it is good to see it included.
  

• NEW ABI DIRECTOR GENERAL APPOINTED (09 Mar 2011)

  Mr Otto Thoresen has been appointed as Director General at the Association of British Insurers

• Speech by Mark Hoban MP (07 Mar 2011)

  Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, addressed a gathering of SFE members today in Edinburgh.

• The Deloitte Financial Services Rising Star Awards 2011 (24 Feb 2011)

  Do you have a rising star in your team? A possible future leader of financial services? Then why not nominate them.

• SCOTTISH FINANCIAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT REVIEW 2011 (27 Jan 2011)

  Joslin Rowe's published the Scottish Financial Services Recruitment Review 2011 today.

• SFE RESPONSE TO THE SCOTLAND BILL (24 Jan 2011)

  SFE submitted response to the Scottish Parliament’s committee considering the Scotland Bill

• Bank of England Financial Stability Report (21 Dec 2010)

  Owen Kelly blogs on Bank of England presentation to SFE members

• Learning how to run finances (07 Dec 2010)

  Blog entry on financial education publications

• TheCityUK and Scotland (02 Dec 2010)

  Blog entry on TheCityUK’s domestic policy agenda.

• Global Financial Centres Index 8 (22 Sep 2010)

  Blog entry on the latest Global Financial Centres Index

• Queen’s Award for Enterprise (06 Aug 2010)

  Blog entry on the call for entries for the 2011 Queen’s Award for Enterprise

• In the Middle of Something (29 Jun 2010)

  Owen blogs on the issues facing the industry

• Comment on Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Mansion House Speech (18 Jun 2010)

  Blog entry on the Exchequer's Mansion House Speech

• SFE Urges EU to Consider Changes to Alternative Fund Management Directive (10 Jun 2010)

  Blog by Owen Kelly on possible changes to AFMD

• SIMPLIFIED ADVICE (02 Jun 2010)

  Welcoming ABI's proposals

• VOLCANIC ASH (19 May 2010)

  Much business travel has been disrupted by the ash from the volcano in Iceland. We have been contacted by the Scottish transport Minister with some helpful advice and some useful links.

• SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 (07 May 2010)

  Blog on Owen Kelly's trip to China