Financial services sectors
Banking
Scotland has a long and distinguished history in banking, with the Bank of Scotland being established in Edinburgh as early as 1695. Today, Scotland hosts the headquarters of two of Europe’s top 10 banks.
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Insurance
The general insurance, life assurance and pensions sector in Scotland dates back to the early 1700s. Today, funds worth over £292 billion are managed directly from Scotland.
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Investment management
Scotland’s asset management sector encompasses a broad mix of large corporate and smaller employee-owned businesses that deliver a wide variety of innovative investment services to institutional and personal clients around the world.
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