The SFE Young Professionals’ Learn about Me series aims to highlight the different routes, variety of roles, and experiences of young professionals in the financial services industry. Our next blog is with SFE YP Firm Rep Lead and Events and Relationships Manager at SFE, Rachel Kennedy.

Since his son was diagnosed with autism, Capco's Aistair Proven has been exploring what neurodiversity really means and why its important that businesses and communities embrace people's difference and keep an open mind. Give Alistair's Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion blog a read here.

The latest blog in our Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion series comes from Sabrina Khan of Encompass Corporation. Sabrina discusses her Pakistani background and the unspoken barriers that can exist in ethnically and culturally homogeneous workplaces, and the steps that Encompass Corporation have taken to make her feel welcome.

The latest blog in our Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion series comes from Rumaanah Fada of Lloyds Banking Group who emphasises the importance of speaking freely and openly about diversity and inclusion, the need to bridge the knowledge gap surrounding the topic and Lloyds Banking Groups ‘Bringing your whole self to work’ initiative and the positive effects that is starting to bring.

Encompass Corporation, the provider of the Know Your Customer (KYC) platform have unveiled a new whitepaper, providing information that will support banks with their transition towards a digital transformation and move towards a perpetual KYC (Pkyc) operating model.

A record 81 nominations have been submitted for this year’s Scottish Financial Services Awards, sponsored by EY, beating last year’s record of 72 nominations to set up our most competitive year to date.

Following the recent James Withers review of skills provision and development in Scotland, Sandy writes in The Herald on opportunities to improve the system through structural change.

Global digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta has acquired the data service provider Forecast Data Services, further strengthening its global enterprise data and artificial intelligence (AI) services.

In our latest insight blog, Lindsay Lee, Senior Associate in Banking and Finance at Brodies, outlines the support, advice and information that is still available to firms regarding the Consumer Duty, the next steps that firms should be taking and how the FCA might approach non-compliance.

The SFE Young Professionals’ Learn about Me series aims to highlight the different routes, variety of roles, and experiences of young professionals in the financial services industry. Our next blog is with SFE YP Changing Customer Needs workstream committee member, Nathan Thompson.

Our full response to the Mansion House reforms set out by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt yesterday.

In the build up to their new consumer duty, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have called for further action to be taken to ensure customers have access to the best savings rates amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.

The Scottish Financial Enterprise Young Professionals Network is revamping its communications approach and is looking to fill two leadership roles focused on building and delivering a robust strategy to engage with members.

On the back of the Vulnerable Customer Summit we hosted back in May, Nile have kindly shared a blog with us, breaking down the key topics of the day, which also includes the key challenges we as an industry face to overcome these issues and ways in which we as an industry can better collaborate.

Smog and brain fog, the startling link between our mental health and air pollution! In celebration of National Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest air pollution campaign, Douglas Ross, Graduate Sustainable Finance Consultant at EY, shares why the day matters and how you can get involved.

The report offers an overview of the key milestones and developments at SFE over the year for the value of our members, partners and stakeholders.

Summit brings together SFE members from across the Retail Banking and Life & Pensions sectors to share customer vulnerability best practice

The programme is a part of our Skills Action Plan, launched last year to help us simplify career pathways, promote career benefits and opportunities, and strengthen how we develop the skills that are needed to help us continue growing and thriving.

Our SFE YP Learn about Me series aims to highlight the different routes, variety of roles, and experiences of young professionals in the financial services industry. For this edition, we hear from SFE YP Deputy Chair, Jess Insall.