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INTRODUCING THE IFSD

The perfect location to transform your business

+ Established August 2001

+ Designated Financial Centre

+ City Centre Location

+ Major public/private partnership

+ 2m sq ft of prime office space

+ State of the Art Technology

GLASGOW’S IFSD

GLASGOW’S IFSD

IN GOOD COMPANY ............

+ BNP Paribas+ First Data+ Tesco Bank + JP Morgan + Morgan Stanley+ Clydesdale Bank+ Lloyds Banking Group+ National Australia Group + Ignis Asset Management+ Barclays Wealth+ RBS+ esure + ACE+ Aon+ Vertex + Handelsbanken

IFSD PARTNERSHIP

+ Glasgow City Council

+ Scottish Enterprise

+ Scottish Development International

+ Glasgow Chamber of Commerce

+ Skills Development Scotland

+ Scottish Government

+ Scottish Financial Enterprise

+ BT

+ Private sector incl. Developers

KEY INGREDIENTS

+ Property

+ Public Realm

+ Skills

+ Transport

+ Telecoms

+ Quality of Life

PROPERTY

TOP QUALITY OFFICES

TOP QUALITY OFFICES

PUBLIC REALM

£40m public realm enhancement :

+ Distinctive, high quality public realm

+ Stimulating external environment

+ New street furniture

+ Upgraded CCTV

+ Bespoke public streetscaping

+ New streetlighting

+ New signage

+ New pedestrian bridge

PUBLIC REALM – TRADESTON BRIDGE

SKILLED WORKFORCE

+ 1.5m people in TTW area

+ 1 in 13 employed in FS

+ Study centre is 1st in UK

+ Approximately 40% of Glaswegians, have higher qualifications, more than any comparable city, *

*(source: HESA) (NVQ Level 3 or above)

SKILLS FOR THE JOB

Glasgow is already a major base for financial sector skills

+ One of the largest pools of talent in the UK - Four Universities - 12 Colleges

+ World ranked business schools

+ Multi-lingual capacity with 20 languages spoken in contact centres

FRIENDLY CITY – “ATTITUDE WITH HUMOUR”

GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE

+ 3 airports within 45 minutes drive

+ Largest suburban rail network outside London

+ M8 motorway borders the IFSD

+ Glasgow underground

TECHNOLOGY

+ World Class Telecoms

+ £50m investment by BT

CREATING A 24/7 SOCIETY

+ Residential Development - 900 units

+ Retail - 65,000 sq ft

+ Leisure

- 1,600 hotel rooms

- to include £10m Restaurant Quarter

PROPERTY PIPELINE – BROOMIELAW PAVILIONS

QUALITY OF LIFE

+ One of Europe’s Great Cities

+ Best in UK for retail after London

+ SNO, Scottish Ballet, Scottish Opera

+ Renowned art galleries and museums

+ Green space, access to ‘outdoors’

+ Range and quality of homes

WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT

+ Property

+ Telecoms

+ Training

+ Recruitment

+ Aftercare Support

+ Regional Selective Assistance

SUCCESS TO DATE

+ Over 15,500 jobs moved into the IFSD

+ £1 billion investment to date

+ 2.75 million sq ft of new office space created

+ Strong Public/Private Partnership

+ Top 50 Global Financial Centre

+ …………… Watch this space!