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2. 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

3. GLASGOW’S IFSD

5. 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

6. 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

7. KEY INGREDIENTS + Property + Public Realm + Skills + Transport + Telecoms + Quality of Life

8. PROPERTY

9. TOP QUALITY OFFICES

11. 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

12. PUBLIC REALM – TRADESTON BRIDGE

13. SKILLED WORKFORCE + 1.5m people in TTW area + 1 in 13 employed in FS + Study centre is 1 st in UK + Approximately 40% of Glaswegians, have higher qualifications, more than any comparable city, * *(source: HESA) (NVQ Level 3 or above)

14. 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

15. FRIENDLY CITY – “ATTITUDE WITH HUMOUR”

16. GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE + 3 airports within 45 minutes drive + Largest suburban rail network outside London + M8 motorway borders the IFSD + Glasgow underground

17. TECHNOLOGY + World Class Telecoms + £50m investment by BT

18. CREATING A 24/7 SOCIETY + Residential Development - 900 units + Retail - 65,000 sq ft + Leisure - 1,600 hotel rooms - to include £10m Restaurant Quarter

19. PROPERTY PIPELINE – BROOMIELAW PAVILIONS

20. 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

21. WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT + Property + Telecoms + Training + Recruitment + Aftercare Support + Regional Selective Assistance

22. 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!