At a time of confusion and unprecedented situations, it’s good news to know that Spring starts earlier than usual on Friday 20th March (normally 21st March) first time in 124 years a day early.
Spring can also be a time of unpredictable weather – snow or sun, rain or sleet, but it is a sign that new life is growing for both plants and animals.
Seonaid spent the morning of 14th February at Southborough High School talking to a group of Year 10 and 12 students about working in the Financial Services industry and her entrepreneurial journey operating UK funds, fundraising for private companies and funds.
The Tech Nation Report 2020 has been released and is a very encouraging read for inward investment into the UK’s Tech Sector returning for its sixth year.
Interesting Ted Talk from Bill Gates in 2015, following the Ebola outbreak in 2014, how this was managed and what needs to be done for planning, vaccine research and training for health workers.
Please read below for our most recent list of Brexit updates.
Sturgeon Ventures are very excited to announce the news that Comply Advantage has been named:
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just published its first discussion paper for 2020, entitled, DP20/1: Transforming culture in financial services – Driving purposeful cultures.
4th March 2020.
In a statement released yesterday, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) explained that, in conjunction with the Bank of England and HM Treasury, they were working “closely” with the financial services sector to ensure it is responding effectively to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Megan Butler, FCA Executive Director of Supervision, delivered her keynote speech at the Women in Investment Festival on the difficulty of diversity at senior levels.
Sturgeon Compliance Services Ltd is delighted to announce that it has won the ACQ5 Law Awards 2020 category for UK- Compliance Firm of the Year.
Sturgeon Ventures is pleased to share the latest press release from The Women in Finance Charter Annual Review 2022 and proud to say it has been a signatory to the Charter since its inception in July 2016.
Sturgeon Ventures likes to share great articles on important topics for our industry. See below for a recent article from Osborne Clarke on the issues around sustainable ESG performance or specific ESG-linked activities.
Sturgeon Ventures are pleased to announce that they have won the recent Lawyers Worldwide Awards 2023 for Start-up Compliance Consultancy Firm of the Year – UK.
Sturgeon Ventures celebrates 25 years with Seonaid (pronounced Shona) Mackenzie FCSI as the advisor to a Single Family Office investing as a venture catalyst and incubator of private companies.
Why you might ask? BREXIT is long behind us. The FCA and UK Treasury Review of the Appointed Representative Regime behind us. What if you are looking to set up in London or Berlin from the US or Canada?
An important update that was issued in October 2022 from the FCA on Trading names can be used by FCA Regulated Firms.
Critical Third Parties (CTPs) is a term used regularly by Financial Services companies in relation to Outsourcing, continuing from their work on Operational Resilience last year.
In June 2022, New Financial hosted the virtual launch of the fifth Annual Review of the HMT Women in Finance Charter. More than 400 people from across the Charter signatory network joined the session live online.
Sturgeon Ventures celebrates 25 years with Seonaid (pronounced Shona) Mackenzie FCSI as the advisor to a Single Family Office investing as a venture catalyst and incubator of private companies. Sturgeon Ventures became the pioneer of Regulatory Incubation in 2001 having coined the phrase Regulatory Incubator – the service of incubating people as approved persons – with particular focus on individuals in start-up ventures and those moving to the UK from overseas in financial services. Sturgeon then went on to pioneer the use of the Appointed Representative firm in the wholesale market in 2003. The Sturgeon team have always had a hybrid work from home model and to date its management team continues to be 50%+ women. Sturgeon Ventures, who is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK and is an SEC registered Investment Advisor in the USA, incubates companies and individuals in financial services across 4 pillars: investment management long only and alternatives both open and closed ended; Discretionary Portfolio Management (DFM) to Single Managed Accounts and Multi Family Offices, both liquid and illiquid mandates; corporate finance for selling and buying stakes in companies or issuing new shares; and consultancy services for numerous financial services businesses moving from overseas to the UK or newly established UK businesses.
