Financial Services
Scotland has a long established international presence in financial services markets and is currently Europe’s fifth largest financial services centre.
Latest news
- Clansman employee buy-out 'inspired' by CDS
- Clansman Dynamics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of robotic handling equipment, has become an employee-owned business after senior management were 'inspired' by employee-ownership at a workshop run by Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS).
- 24 December 2009
- Loch Fyne oysters boss to urge family firms to consider an employee buyout
- The boss of one of the UK's best known employee owned companies is to urge family firms in Scotand to consider selling their business to the staff.
- 24 September 2009
- Swine flu: is your business prepared?
- There are now over 500 confirmed cases of swine flu in Scotland. Now is the time to prepare your business for the effects of a pandemic.
- 22 July 2009
Events
- Designing, leading and building a world-class management team
- Inverness
- Monday 15 - Tuesday 16 February 2010
- Exploring the Options Workshop
- Inverness
- 25 February 2010
- Winning Through Innovation
- Aberdeen
- 16 March 2010
Scotland’s financial services industry continues to grow apace – and continues to be the fastest growing sector of the Scottish economy. The industry here is ably supported by a modern infrastructure, highly skilled workforce, world-class reputation and record of innovation. It is the home to some of the world’s largest banks, insurers and asset management firms.
Beyond our traditional strengths in banking, insurance and investment management, Scotland has more recently emerged as a centre of excellence in customer service with esure, The Royal Bank of Scotland, JP Morgan and Lloyds Banking Group all establishing a presence in Glasgow’s International Financial Services Centre.
We work with a range of organisations to encourage development in the sector and are involved in a broad programme of activities and initiatives to help existing business to grow and help new businesses to locate here.