Regulating for Success - A sprint or a marathon?

Money Advice Scotland is proud to present its 23rd Annual Conference, hosted at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow ~ Thursday 28th & Friday 29th June 2012.

In this year of the Olympics, are we facing Olympian sized challenges? Will change see benefits in the short term - the sprint - or the long term - the marathon? Who ultimately gains a place on the winners podium?

This year’s conference is a very important date in the calendar as money advice in 2012 is yet again changing, as is the landscape of regulation of financial services. This conference will explore the changing patterns of funding and provision of money advice, including the new role of the Money Advice Service, and how it is funded; the changing roles of regulators including the setting up of the new Financial Conduct Authority and the world of home ownership, and how regulation has affected it.

Conference will also explore issues around mental health, professional qualifications and changing demands on agencies and how they are coping.

Aside from all the potential changes in regulation at national level, closer to home is the possible changes which the reform of the bankruptcy laws in Scotland will bring. Whilst the consultation on bankruptcy reform ends on 18th May, conference will still be an ideal opportunity to bring together the views of the various stakeholders, particularly on the concept of a "Financial Health Service" for Scotland.

Keynote Speakers:

• Paul Smee, Director General, Council of Mortgage Lenders
• Clive Adamson, Director of Supervision, Conduct Business Unit, Financial Services Authority
• Joanna Elson OBE,  Chief Executive,  Money Advice Trust
• John Fingleton, Chief Executive, Office of Fair Trading
• Rosemary Winter-Scott, Accountant in Bankruptcy

With lively open discussion/debate plus a wide range of workshops to choose from, the Money Advice Scotland 23rd Annual Conference promises to deliver an event not to be missed.

As ever, we look forward to seeing you at our Gala Dinner event. This years theme is "Go Greek" , so calling all Gods and Goddesses, brush up on your mythology, dust off the togas and join us on the 28th June. 

Disclaimer: Money Advice Scotland reserves the right to make changes to Keynote Speakers and programme content as necessary.