Scottish Financial Enterprise
Encyclopedia
Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) is the membership body that represents and promotes the interests of Scotland
's international financial services industry.
SFE's members encompass all of the main sectors within the industry, including bank
s and building societies; general insurance
, life assurance and pensions; investment management
; asset servicing; corporate finance
and broking services; professional advisors and support services.
SFE's members account for over 70 per cent of those employed within the financial services industry in Scotland, which employees over 113,000 in Scotland and a further 100,000 in support roles.
Key Staff:
Chief Executive - Owen Kelly
Chairman of the Board - John Campbell (Managing Director and Senior Vice President of State Street Corporation)
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
's international financial services industry.
SFE's members encompass all of the main sectors within the industry, including bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
s and building societies; general insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
, life assurance and pensions; investment management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
; asset servicing; corporate finance
Corporate finance
Corporate finance is the area of finance dealing with monetary decisions that business enterprises make and the tools and analysis used to make these decisions. The primary goal of corporate finance is to maximize shareholder value while managing the firm's financial risks...
and broking services; professional advisors and support services.
SFE's members account for over 70 per cent of those employed within the financial services industry in Scotland, which employees over 113,000 in Scotland and a further 100,000 in support roles.
Key Staff:
Chief Executive - Owen Kelly
Chairman of the Board - John Campbell (Managing Director and Senior Vice President of State Street Corporation)