Glasgow and Dundee to lead pilot for BNP Paribas “Accelerated Growth Programme”

Glasgow has been selected as one of two centres in Scotland – the other in Dundee - to pilot an innovative scheme by BNP Paribas Securities Services’ (‘BNP Paribas’) to attract talented individuals into a career in financial services.

Castlemore granted planning consent for a 250,000 sq ft office building in IFSD

The IFSD received a boost this month when the £130m development by Castlemore Securities on St Vincent Street was granted consent by Glasgow City Council.

IFSD could benefit from Year of Homecoming 2009

Companies thinking about locating in the IFSD, exiled Scots and those with a Scottish ancestry will soon find themselves being targeted as part of the Year of Homecoming launched this month by the First Minister.

IFSD offices have best seats for Glasgow River Festival

Workers in the IFSD working over The Fair holiday weekend could find themselves with the best seats in the house for The Glasgow River Festival, which returns to the city on the 19th and 20th July 2008.

5000 Reasons why the IFSD is at the Heart of City's Future

Financial services has been named as one of five priority growth areas for Scotland over the next nine years, in a report sent to Finance Secretary John Swinney by Scotland’s local authorities.

First Minister sees skills as key to future prosperity for Scotland’s financial services industry

Glasgow’s position as a leading financial centre in the UK was reinforced this month when the Financial Adviser Expo 2008 rolled into town on the final leg of its annual whistle-stop exhibition and conference on financial services.

Glasgow “natural choice” for UK pension industry conference

The workplace pension industry’s trade body, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), has announced that it will return to Glasgow for the first time since 2004 for its Annual Conference and Exhibition.

….and SECC an award winning conference venue

The Directors and Staff of The Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre (SECC) had two good reasons to celebrate this month when they picked up the The Gold Award - Best UK Conference Centre,