It pays to play the long game in finance

Scotland will always be known and admired as The Home of Golf. And that’s no bad thing. Us Scots take great pride in our role as ‘inventors of golf’. Almost as much pride as we take in playing host to some of the biggest names in the sport who routinely do battle on our greens and fairways – and in the odd bunker too!

But there’s another side to Scotland that more and more global business leaders are discovering year after year: we’re a serious player in financial services too. From banking to insurance to investment and support services, Scotland is now a leading international financial centre offering massive advantages for business.

Just ask the big names who’ve already found success here.

These leading names have one thing in common: they see a bright future in Scotland.

It’s a future founded on a strong fi nancial past. But right now, for the present, discover more about what makes Scotland an essential destination for global finance.

Scotland's key financial strengths are:

• Banking
• Life Assurance & Pensions
• Investment Management
• Asset Servicing

And we have attracted big names across those sectors:

• "Glasgow is one of the great financial centres of the UK, with a vibrant, dynamic population and economy," David Nicol, Morgan Stanley
• "And Edinburgh is the ideal place to expand our already successful business here into the next stage of its development," Benny Higgins, Tesco Personal Finance
• "Since opening the Aurora building in Glasgow in 2007, Barclays has been committed to creating a powerful legacy of customer service, job creation and community involvement in Scotland," Des Byrne, Barclays Stockbrokers
• "We are pleased by the progress we have made since deciding to open our Software Development Centre of Excellence in Scotland," James Thomson, Odyssey Financial Services

On all counts, Scotland scores highly. Our hundreds of years of tradition in financial services have helped us build solid foundations that – despite the inevitable economic ups and downs – mean we’re ever ready to do business. Crucially though, Scotland’s innate innovative spirit means we’re also ever ready to reinvent our fi nancial talent to suit the needs of modern business.

So, tradition and innovation coming together to create the perfect partner for playing the long game in fi nancial services in the 21st century.

And that perfect partner is Scotland.