Finance industry targeted for growth in Scotland

Launched yesterday by Jim Wallace, deputy first minister as well MSP responsible for lifelong learning, the new strategy will look at three aspects of the industry – people and infrastructure, and the profile of the industry along with product and service innovation – as the Executive is concerned growth of other cities within the UK and across the globe could reduce the industry’s long-held position. To counter the prospect of a reduction of financial services, the Financial Services Advisory Board has been created to include members of the industry who can advise on what might be neede...