In his latest Thunderer column Sandy argues that innovative solutions to the funding challenge can be found by working more closely with business.

Origo Chief Executive and SFE board member, Anthony Rafferty has shared an insight blog with us diving into the importance of a company having a why. In the blog Anthony shares examples of his business Origo’s why and also expresses the need for no more paper-based processes in the workplace whilst providing examples of what Origo are doing to address this.

In this interview in The Herald Scotland Business HQ Magazine, our Chief Executive, Sandy Begbie discusses the aims and ambitions of our new sector growth strategy and why we believe Scotland's financial services industry has all the ingredients for sustainable, inclusive growth that can benefit everyone in Scotland.

Find out about our Gender Equality Network in this interview in The Times Business Magazine with the Chair of GEN, Jackie Leiper where she discusses the progress we are making and the areas which we need to address, as well her own experiences and motivations for a more inclusive sector and the women in finance who inspire her.

Our Chief Executive Sandy Begbie spoke with Matt Bendoris at The Sun about our campaign to work with our banking and fintech members, regulators and Financial Inclusion for Scotland to offer basic bank accounts to everyone in Scotland.

Our Chief Executive, Sandy Begbie CBE FRSE, Chief Executive, comments on the Chancelor’s 2023 Autumn Statement.

After winning the leading the journey to net zero award at the 2023 Scottish Financial Services Awards, Eva Cairns of abrdn has shared an insight blog with us outlining the framework that herself and her sustainability team put together, designed to empower investors to hold corporate firms accountable when it comes to the credibility of their climate strategies and promises

As part of this year’s Scottish Careers Week we’re celebrating inspiring career stories that showcase diverse experiences and different career paths across our industry. Last but not least, Teresa Bradley shares her experience entering the financial services industry from a low socio-economic background

As part of this year’s Scottish Careers Week we’re celebrating inspiring career stories that showcase diverse experiences and different career paths across our industry. Anna Gillies from FinTech Scotland is up next to share her journey into financial services.

We were delighted to contribute to Johnston Carmichael Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers’s new Financial Services Index, a helpful tool to track the performance and key trends shaping financial services in Scotland an across the UK.

As part of this year’s Scottish Careers Week we’re celebrating inspiring career stories that showcase diverse experiences and different career paths across our industry. Ally Moncrieff from Lloyds Banking Group shares his story about a journey into financial services and wealth management.

TheCityUK’s report, ‘Exporting from across Britain 2023’ provides analysis of the latest available data (2021) on financial and related professional services industry exports broken down by regions and nations across Great Britain.

The latest report saw financial and related professional services exports from Scotland increase by 3.1% year on year in 2021, exporting £9.2bn of these services.

SFE alongside other Scottish business representative groups and industry bodies have jointly written to the Scottish Government’s Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary asking to freeze the business rate in the coming financial year.

Law firm and SFE member Addleshaw Goddard has unveiled the 15 high-growth tech businesses chosen for its 2023 AG Elevate mentoring scheme, with three Scottish businesses making the final cut.

We were pleased to partner with KPMG and Progress Together last week for a roundtable discussion around social mobility, and how we ensure the industry is accessible to all and there are equal opportunities for progression for people from all socio-economic backgrounds and demographics. Read this article from Scottish Financial News which shares some key findings and takeaways from the event.

The SFE Young Professionals’ Learn about Me series aims to highlight the different routes, variety of roles, and experiences of young professionals in the financial services industry. Our next blog is with SFE YP Firm Rep Lead and Events and Relationships Manager at SFE, Rachel Kennedy.

Since his son was diagnosed with autism, Capco's Aistair Proven has been exploring what neurodiversity really means and why its important that businesses and communities embrace people's difference and keep an open mind. Give Alistair's Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion blog a read here.

The latest blog in our Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion series comes from Sabrina Khan of Encompass Corporation. Sabrina discusses her Pakistani background and the unspoken barriers that can exist in ethnically and culturally homogeneous workplaces, and the steps that Encompass Corporation have taken to make her feel welcome.

The latest blog in our Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion series comes from Rumaanah Fada of Lloyds Banking Group who emphasises the importance of speaking freely and openly about diversity and inclusion, the need to bridge the knowledge gap surrounding the topic and Lloyds Banking Groups ‘Bringing your whole self to work’ initiative and the positive effects that is starting to bring.