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Mar 31, 2002

Spotlight on Edinburgh

Scots have traditionally had a reputation as prudent savers and shrewd handlers of money. The concept of putting a wee bit aside for a rainy day (and there many of those in Scotland) has developed into a $440 bn (£310 bn) fund management industry. Today, financial services is one of Scotland's oldest and best-known industries, alongside fine malt whiskey, of course.

Scots have traditionally had a reputation as prudent savers and shrewd handlers of money. The concept of putting a wee bit aside for a rainy day (and there many of those in Scotland) has developed into a $440 bn (£310 bn) fund management industry. Today, financial services is one of Scotland's oldest and best-known industries, alongside fine malt whiskey, of course.The Scottish capital of Edinburgh in particular has been a magnet for funds, and has become even more so in the last

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