Top performing exam achievers were recognised at the event, held on 13 September 2018 at The Principal Edinburgh
Our guest speaker for the evening was Kate Adie OBE DL, journalist and former chief news correspondent for the BBC, who recounted how she became a news reporter, and shared some of her experiences reporting from active war zones.
But the real stars of the evening were the 12 top performing exam achievers, who received awards in 12 categories. See full list below.
Over 160 guests contributed £1,146 in aid of Winning Scotland Foundation, a charity with the goal of empowering young people to achieve their personal best in life through creation of a culture that instils resilience, self-belief, determination, and raises attainment and confidence.
The other top table guests were: Maggie Lindsay, Chartered FCSI, Scotland branch president; Laura Drysdale, director, Meraki Talent; Graham Nicoll, managing director of Midlands, North & West, Barclays; Graeme Brock, Chartered FCSI, partner, Smith & Williamson; Simon Culhane, Chartered FCSI, CISI chief executive; Russell Crichton, Chartered FCSI, chief executive, Speirs & Jeffrey; Rupert Haddon, head of UK sales, First Trust Global Portfolios; Colin Anderson ACSI, CISI client relationship manager; Amandeep Sahota, lecturer, accounting & finance, Strathclyde University; Richard Orr, senior development manager, Winning Scotland Foundation; Tracy Bissett, chair, Chartered Insurance Institute, The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow; Raymond Wales, chief executive, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce; Liz McAreavey, chief executive, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce; Tony Foster, chair, CFA UK; and Sanjukta Brahma, senior lecturer in Finance, Glasgow Caledonian University.
The Gold sponsors for this event were First Trust and Meraki Talent, and our Silver sponsor was Barclays, without whom the event would not have been possible. If you would like to support future dinners, please contact
bree.joyce@cisi.org.
Congratulations to our award achievers
Introduction to Securities & Investment: Joint Scottish Winner Award
Barbara Dorrans ACSI, BNP Paribas Securities Services
Scoring 2nd highest position globally in Asset Servicing Scottish Winner Award
Scott Thomson, State Street Bank & Trust Company
Collective Investment Schemes Administration Overall Winner Award & Investment Operations Certificate (IOC)
Carole Crawford ACSI, BNP Paribas Securities Services
Joint 3rd with one other UK candidate in Platforms, Wealth Management & Service Providers Scottish Winner Award
Sarah-Bianca Klingelhoefer, FNZ
Joint 3rd also with three other UK candidates in Global Securities Operations Scottish Winner Award
John Milne, Chartered MCSI, Aberdeen Asset Management
UK Financial Regulation Overall Scottish Winner Award
Derek Robertson ACSI, Smith & Williamson
Capital Markets Programme Overall Scottish Winner Award
Kolade Salawu, State Street Wealth Management
Investment, Risk & Taxation Joint Scottish Winner Award
Mark Barry ACSI, Speirs & Jeffrey
Investment Risk & Taxation Joint Scottish Winner Award | Also scoring joint 2nd with two other candidates in the Securities Investment Advice Diploma (IAD) Scottish Winner Award
Andrew Gordon MCSI, Brewin Dolphin
UK Regulation & Professional Integrity & Investment Advice Diploma Overall Scottish Winner Award
Ruairidh Stewart ACSI, Adam & Company
Diploma in Investment Compliance Overall Scottish Winner Award
Angela Winchester, Chartered MCSI, Virgin Money
Scoring 2nd highest position globally in Applied Wealth Management Award | Also Chartered Wealth Manager Scottish Winner Award
Jamie Hunter, Chartered MCSI, Smith & Williamson Investment Management