As the world faces shifting political landscapes and economic pressures, what does 2025 hold for the journey to net-zero? From the impact of US policy shifts to breakthroughs in green technology, the SFE YP Climate Change & Journey to Net-Zero workstream explores how the financial sector can drive sustainability forward in this insight piece.

Roland Inglis and Andrew Wilson are to be appointed to the board of Scottish Financial Enterprise, following a competitive process and bring extensive experience in industry and across Scottish public life to the SFE board.

In our latest SFE YP blog, Jason Stewart, product and proposition manager at Barclays highlights the importance of Scotland’s peatlands in our journey towards net-zero emissions and why the restoration of our peatlands must be at the heart of this effort.

Scottish Financial Enterprise has selected Daniel-Pilley and Jess Insall to co-chair the organisation’s flagship Young Professionals Network

The 2024 Scottish Financial Services Awards, sponsored by EY, took place in Glasgow last night, celebrating the contribution of firms and individuals to Scotland’s world class finance industry over the past year.

We’ve launched a new skills hub that will help thousands of Scots better understand the jobs and careers available in the financial services industry, helping them identify the right opportunities and apply for roles.

Scotland’s two largest cities have both improved their position in the latest Z/Yen Global Green Finance Index.

Brodies LLP set out the key challenges for the FCA in effectively implementing Consumer Duty, in a helpful blog for all financial services firms navigating the changes.

To mark Origo’s 35 year anniversary, Chief Executive and SFE board member, Anthony Rafferty has written a blog outlining how the fintech has managed to navigate challenges and opportunities over the years with examples of Origo’s technologies that have helped change the market.

The Scottish Taskforce for Green and Sustainable Financial Services have released a new report which makes 31 recommendations on how the public and private sectors can encourage and fund green investments and tackle the climate emergency. Read the full report here.

In our latest insight blog, Ryan Cox Global Head of AI at Synechron breaks down the complementary role that generative AI can play to improve human decision making at an organisational level.

In our latest insight blog, Margaret Johnson discusses how Morgan Stanley became the first Scottish based financial services company to receive platinum standard status from Investors in Young People Scotland

The latest research from TheCityUK shows how Scotland’s financial and related professional services industry is a critical driving force of jobs and economic growth across the nation.

Writing in The Times, our Chief Executive Sandy Begbie discusses Scotland’s global brand and the role of our cities and infrastructure in attracting inward investment. Read the full piece here.

In our latest insight blog, Jonathan Brill Chief Executive at Eduvate highlights the important role that collaboration will play in tackling financial inclusion here in Scotland as well as key ways in which the financial services industry can support in order to reduce the financial inclusion gap.

SFE YP are delighted to present our latest blog written by the Mental Health & Wellbeing Workstream which provides insight into the topic of movement in the workplace as well as the effects of this on our mental & physical wellbeing.

SFE Chief Executive and Developing the Young Workforce Chair Sandy Begbie calls on employers to embrace the #NoWrongPath campaign and discusses the different options available to all young people as they look to their future.

In our latest insight blog Sawn Hyams analyses the FCA’s recent Consumer Duty event, pinpointing the themes that the FCA are likely to be looking at in their supervisory activity with firms over the next year or so.

Fionn Travers-Smith, Financial Inclusion Manager at Phoenix Group has written our latest insight blog outlining the purpose of the firms new Funding Future’s Programme and how you can get involved.

Sue Dawe has been appointed as chair of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) with immediate effect. She brings over 35 years’ experience to the role and currently leads EY’s Financial Services Practice in Scotland.