Investment management in Scotland – industry strengths
The Scottish investment management sector
Scotland has been a centre of excellence in investment management since the nineteenth century. The sector comprises both large institutional, and smaller employee-owned businesses, and delivers a wide variety of innovative investment management services to corporate and personal clients around the world.
Investment management in Scotland
A significant number of mergers and acquisitions have taken place within the global fund management industry over the past five years. This has reduced the overall number of investment management institutions in Scotland but provided strong foundations for future growth and expansion.
The quality of investment management expertise in Scotland has led to a robust growth of boutique firms and new business start-ups in this sector. The majority of these firms have their headquarters in Scotland and in all employ over 3300 people domestically and over 13,000 worldwide.
Strengths of the Scottish investment management sector
Scotland’s investment management sector can provide extensive experience in several areas, including:
- Investment trusts.
- OEICs (open-ended investment companies).
- Unit trusts.
- Global equity.
- Global fixed income.
- Money market funds.
- Private equity.
- Venture capital.
- Property funds.
- Hedge funds.
- Specialist equity and bond funds.
- Emerging market funds.
More than £468 billion of funds is managed within the investment management sector in Scotland on behalf of a diverse international client mix that includes:
- Private clients.
- Institutional mandates.
- Retail funds.
- Corporate pension funds.
- Stakeholder pensions.
- Personal pensions.
- Charities.
Investment management in Scotland – features and benefits
Scotland’s universities produce thousands of high-quality business and finance graduates every year, with many going on to work in investment management. Investment management companies considering relocating to Scotland can benefit from substantial salary, property and tax savings without compromising on quality.
Scottish Development International provides active support for the financial services industry
Contact SDI to discover how we assist the investment management sector in Scotland and all other financial services sectors