British TV presenter and political columnist Steve Richards was guest speaker at the event, held on 5 September 2019 at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow
The sponsors for this event were Meraki Talent; Smith & Williamson; and First Trust, without whom it would not have been possible. If you would like to support future dinners, please contact
ervina.kaka@cisi.org.Steve Richards, who has written columns for the Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, and Spectator, brought elements of his Rock N Roll Politics one-man show to the after-dinner speech.
CISI Scotland branch president Maggie Lindsay, Chartered FCSI said: "The event was a wonderful celebration of achievement, with awards being presented to the hardest working students from across the Scotland region."
With the help of a fundraising raffle, over 140 guests contributed a total of £1,500, including gift aid, in aid of the Winning Scotland Foundation, which works to empower all young people in Scotland to be ambitious, versatile and resilient with the self-belief to succeed.
View the full speech here
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Some of the top table guests were: Sir John Curtis, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde; Dr Brahma Sanjukta, senior lecturer in finance, Glasgow Caledonian University; Susan Clements, CISI global director of learning; John Cubitt, Chartered FCSI, Chartered Wealth Manager, Cunningham Coates; Colin Anderson ACSI, CISI client relationship manager; Daniel Broby, senior lecturer in accounting & finance, University of Strathclyde; Richard Orr, senior development manager, Winning Scotland Foundation; Tony Foster, senior investment manager, Aberdeen Standard; and Andrew Welsh, chief executive officer, Meraki Talent.
Congratulations to our award achievers
Investment Advice Diploma
Mark Barry ACSI, Spiers & Jeffrey
Investment Operations Certificate
Derek Robertson ACSI, Smith & William Investment Management, Glasgow
Chartered Wealth Manager
David Smith, Chartered MCSI, Tilney
Diploma in Corporate Finance, Corporate Finance Strategy & Advice
John Hamilton MCSI, Piper Jaffray
Private Client Investment Advice & Management
Andrew Gordon MCSI, Brewin Dolphin
Portfolio Construction Theory
David Semmens, Chartered MCSI, Wealthify
Global Operations Management
Julie Hedley, Chartered MCSI, Brewin Dolphin