Money Advice Scotland

Welcome to Issue #804

Conference 2008

We are now accepting bookings for our 2008 Money Advice Conference on Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd May at Creiff Hydro Hotel, Perthshire.

Health, Wealth & Happiness should appeal to a wide audience including money advisers, welfare rights officers, leaders and managers from the credit, banking and debt collection industries, Insolvency Practitioners, mental health professionals including community Psychiatric Nurses and others involved in the care of individuals with health problems.

Get Involved. Become...

A Delegate
We offer four Conference packages (gold, silver, bronze and subsidised), day passes and tickets for our Gala Dinner event. Our gold and silver packages include Conference passes, accommodation on Thursday evening, all meals, conference papers and tickets to our 'Denim & Diamonds' Gala Dinner.

An Exhibitor
Take advantage of the unique opportunity Conference offers to promote your organisation.

A Sponsor
Our conference would not be complete without support from our very generous sponsors: Allied International Credit, Dunfermline Building Society, Equifax, EuroDebt, Experian and Provident Financial.

If you would like to sponsor us, your generous sponsorship will be used towards the general running of the Conference, including the production of programmes and delegate packs, and the provision of subsidized places for qualifying delegates.

For further information and to book both delegate and exhibitor packages, visit our newly designed website: http://www.moneyadvicescotland.org.uk/conference

Training

Noticeboard

Debt Awareness Week
On 4th -- 8th February Money Advice Scotland were involved in Debt Awareness Week with Clyde Action. During that time we had volunteers from various money advice organisations taking calls from people who needed advice on debt.

Money Advice Scotland would like to thank the following people for giving up their time and lending their support;

RBS Relationship Manager
The Royal Bank of Scotland is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Orton as the new Relationship Manager for Money Advice for the RBS Group, a role previously held by Colin Soulsby. 

Julie can be contacted at julie.orton@rbs.co.uk.  Julie is based in Telford and therefore, any correspondence can be directed to Credit Management Services, Kendal Court, Ironmasters Way, Telford, TF3 4DT, for the attention of Julie.

Vacancies

There are no vacancies at present. If you would like to advertise a vacancy in your organisation, please get in touch: webmaster@moneyadvicescotland.org.uk

In the News

Property boom 'over in Scotland'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7245255.stm
Source: BBC News

Deadline of the cheque accelerates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7244907.stm
Source: BBC News

Pension buy-outs gathering pace
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7245379.stm
Source: BBC News

Annual fees rise for childminders
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/7243648.stm
Source: BBC News

Women turning to pension helpline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7244833.stm
Source: BBC News

Fifth of Britons buy fake goods
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7245498.stm
Source: BBC News

UK unemployment falls by 61,000
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7242420.stm
Source: BBC News

Big bucks spent on nips and tucks
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7245544.stm
Source: BBC News

Extra benefits incentive to train
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7246111.stm
Source: BBC News

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