Investment Operations

							Scottish Investment Operations
Agenda
•   About SIO
•   Industry overview
•   Careers
•   Where to find more information
About financial services

• £7bn contribution to GDP*
• 1 in 10 Scottish jobs
• Largest UK financial centre after London / SE




*Measured as Gross Value Added. Source: IFSL Research, Scottish Financial Enterprise
Distribution of FS workforce
                              Intermediation    Life &
                                    9%         Pensions
                                                 14%

                                                               Asset
                                                            Management
                                                               10%


                                                           General
                                                          Insurance
                                                             6%



                                 Banking
                                  61%

Source: Scottish Enterprise
Investment industry
• SIO members are
  –   Investment management companies
  –   Banks that support investment managers
  –   Wealth managers
  –   They employ around 7300 staff in Scotland
  –   They manage over £500 billion for clients
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Types of careers
• Wide ranging
  –   Technical
  –   Financial
  –   Project
  –   HR, training
  –   IT
  –   Marketing, sales, client roles
Routes into the industry
• New Graduates
  – Graduate schemes
  – Internships
  – Business as usual recruitment
• Experienced hires
• Career changers
Entry requirements
• Most jobs open to a good degree in any
  discipline
• Not just finance and accountancy
• The right attitude and skills are critical…
Employers want…
•   Positive, can-do attitudes
•   Strong communicators
•   High standards of accuracy and numeracy
•   Solid problem solving skills
•   The capacity to work to strict deadlines
•   Ability to work within and contribute to a team
•   Take ownership for own work
•   Influencers, negotiators, future leaders….
In return they offer…
•   Excellent training and development
•   Opportunity to build a long-term career
•   Working in a fast moving global industry
•   Learning all the time, being challenged
•   Skilled jobs using up to the minute technology
•   Competitive salaries
•   Great benefits; e.g. pension, healthcare, bonus
Where to find more:
 www.sio.org.uk