Scottish Financial Enterprise

Scotland's financial and related professional services sector is a key engine of growth, employing 149,000 people and contributing 10% to the national economy in 2022, according to TheCityUK. According to its ‘Enabling growth across the UK 2024’ report, Scotland remains one of Europe&rsq

The UK Government under the new leadership of Kier Starmer has decided to axe £800 million plans to create an "exascale" supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh. In October last year, the University of Edinburgh announced that the UK’s first next-generation supercomputer which is fi

Sue Dawe has been appointed chair of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), becoming the first female chair in the organisation’s 38-year history. Joining the member body for financial and related professional services in Scotland with immediate effect, Ms Dawe brings over 35 years’ e

Scottish Financial Enterprise has welcomed the newly elected Labour government, following its landslide victory of over 400 seats in the general election.

John McGuigan has announced his intention to stand down as chair of Scottish Financial Enterprise. His successor will be confirmed at an EGM next month.

Scotland’s financial and professional services sector is fuelling the advance towards net zero and encouraging greater collaboration between government and industry, according to a new report. The report, released by Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and Shepherd and Wedderburn, explores som

Scotland continues to attract the highest number of UK financial services foreign direct investment (FDI) projects outside London, according to the latest EY Scotland Attractiveness Survey for Financial Services.

Sandy Begbie, chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, examines the challenges facing the Scottish economy, emphasising the need for government intervention to stimulate growth, particularly in the financial and professional services sectors which are "ripe for the kind of product

Increasing tax disparity with the rest of the UK is a predominant worry among senior leaders in Scotland's financial sector is the increasing tax disparity with the rest of the UK, according to Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE).

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) chief executive Sandy Begbie CBE FRSE is in New York for Tartan Week, as part of a delegation including politicians and business leaders representing Scotland at the annual city-wide event celebrating close ties between New York and Scotland. He attended meet

Scottish financial services industry has reported significant strategic strides as industry leaders meet to discuss continued growth and collaboration. Scottish Financial Enterprise, City of London Corporation and Scottish Government met in Edinburgh on Thursday to discuss opportunities for gro

Scotland's banking sector has unveiled a plan to ensure that every resident in Scotland is offered the opportunity to own a basic bank account.

Scotland's financial sector has unveiled an ambitious strategy aiming to add £7 billion to the Scottish economy over the next five years. The strategy has been developed in collaboration with City of London Corporation, TheCityUK, FinTech Scotland and the Global Ethical Finance Initiative, and

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has initiated the second phase of its international campaign, 'From Scotland to the World', through a comprehensive digital strategy aimed at global investors.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and Standard Life, a division of Phoenix Group, have introduced a report aimed at initiating coordinated action to address customer vulnerability in Scotland's financial services sector. Calling for a sector-wide charter for vulnerable customers to be established,