Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), formerly COA Solutions, provides leading integrated business applications and services that enable public sector organisations retain control, improve visibility and gain efficiencies whilst continually improving corporate performance. 

ABS' software systems comprise of core financial management and procurement, integrated with a range of collaborative, document management and business intelligence solutions, and a range of managed or fully hosted services.

ABS prides itself on getting close to its customers by understanding their businesses and responding to their evolving needs.

For more information visit www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs or call 0845 160 6162.

CIPFA champions the performance of public services across the world by driving effective and efficient use of the public's money. Across CIPFA we tackle the challenges facing the public sector by shaping the big picture and the detail of how to make things work, through theory and practice. We show the way in public services globally with strong principles and standards and build on our insight to influence the legislation and frameworks that drive decision making. We use the policy and technical information available within CIPFA to design and deliver effective, relevant and thought-leading training courses.

Ernst & Young combines private sector best practice with an understanding of the public sector’s diverse needs, focusing upon building capability to deliver improved public services. Drawing on many years of experience, we work with our clients to help strengthen and secure organizations, deliver value for money and achieve lasting improvement.

Ernst & Young’s Global Government and Public Sector Center brings together seamless teams of highly skilled professionals from our audit, tax, transaction and advisory services. We are inspired by a deep commitment to working with our clients to help address challenges and drive performance improvement. It’s how Ernst & Young makes a difference.

Hays Accountancy & Finance are the UK's leading public services finance recruitment specialist.

As the preferred recruiter to more employers across the country than any other specialist recruitment consultancy, we have access to the country's largest and most comprehensive database of candidates and jobs in the public and not-for-profit sectors.

Within our 10 offices across Scotland, our dedicated team of temporary and permanent consultants use their specialist local knowledge to provide bespoke, quality service to clients and candidates alike.

Hays Accountancy & Finance’s Public Services Division has built up a track record of successful placements across Scotland in Local Government, Central Government, Health, Education and the Not for Profit Sectors.

As a leading provider of investment consultancy services, JLT Benefit Solutions are aware of the challenges facing LGPS funds and the need for professional consultants to be at hand to provide the services and solutions appropriate to your individual needs, including services specifically aimed at the problems faced by the LGPS. We have a strong determination to provide structured support to all clients as well as maintaining an atmosphere conducive to staff innovation and client satisfaction.

We recognise the importance of developing long-term professional relationships based on mutual understanding of your investment objectives and have the qualified professionals and specialist solutions to meet your requirements. We have been providing investment consultancy advice to public sector schemes since 2000.

Prime Rate Capital Management LLP is a specialist manager of AAA-rated money market funds and segregated cash portfolios in sterling, euro and US dollars.   Prime Rate prides itself on its:

• Security policy
  • Highly cautious, conservative approach to investment
  • No asset-backed securities or illiquid investments
• Award-winning Track record
  • Consistent top quartile performer in sterling, euro & US dollars
    (source: iMoneyNet 2010-2012)
• Transparency
  • Portfolio available online daily for investors
• UK regulation
  • The only Qualifying Money Market Fund domiciled in the UK
    and authorised by the Financial Services Authority
• IMMFA membership
  • Board representation

On 22 December 2011 Federated Investors, Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire Prime Rate Capital Management LLP, a transaction expected to complete in Q1 2012.  Federated Investors is one of the largest investment managers in the United States, managing over US$350bn in assets as of 30 December 2011.

Sector is the leading and independent provider of capital financing, treasury advisory and strategic consulting services to the public sector. At a time when the public sector faces significant year on year revenue decreases and a requirement to improve services, our combined specialist expertise, broad range of services and track record, can play a material role in helping to “bridge the gap”.

Sector’s expert advisors are drawn from both the public and private sectors and combine extensive industry knowledge with a strong public service ethos to provide a service offering designed to improve the effectiveness of financial management, maximise resources and understand and enhance the overall impact on costs, culture and performance. 

With over 400 clients, including Local, Fire and Police Authorities, RSLs, NHS Trusts, Universities and Leisure Trusts, Sector has arranged £3 billion of Local Authority market debt and helped save over £300 million; we have also refinanced £750 million of Local Authority market bonds, raised over £1 billion of Housing Association debt and arranged Lease Finance on over £400 million of assets.

Zurich are an insurance-based financial services provider with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.Our core business is insurance - General and Life. Our global network focuses on our key markets in North America and Europe.

Payden & Rygel manages £42 billion of assets exclusively on behalf of institutions and public bodies. The firm was founded more than 25 years ago and remains one of the world's largest privately owned asset managers. With more than £3 billion in public sector funds under management the firm is committed to servicing Local Authorities and offers a series of cash and fixed income funds and strategies which can be tailored to meet their individual needs.

Payden has built its reputation on transparency and excellent client service. Each client is assigned a dedicated Client Portfolio Manager to manage all aspect of the day-to-day relationship. Our comprehensive online reporting provides complete access to portfolios with the flexibility to customise information for internal management reporting.

Our team on stand 8 in the Exhibition Hall will be happy to discuss your treasury requirements and objectives.

Baillie Gifford & Co is an independent investment partnership based in Edinburgh. We have managed investments globally since 1909 and now have £69.9 billion under management and advice* including £9.3 billion for UK public sector pension funds. The partnership structure gives us a tremendous stability which is key to our being able to invest clients’ money for the long term.

Baillie Gifford has been managing portfolios for Scottish local authority pension funds since 1986. Our public sector clients invest in a variety of different mandates including diversified growth, global equity, specialist equity, multi asset and fixed income. We are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the CIPFA Students Conference, a relationship that goes back 18 years.

* As at 31st December 2011

The Carbon Trust is an independent not-for-profit company set up to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy by helping businesses, and public sector organisations, save energy and costs by making their organisations carbon efficient.

We do this by providing our customers with access to specialist advice and finance and we support this activity by setting standards for carbon reduction.

The Carbon Trust offers a range of advice and services to Scottish business, to help cut carbon emissions, reduce costs and give their business a competitive edge. The Carbon Trust is supported by the Scottish Government.

Holyrood Communications is Scotland’s leading political communications company. Setup after devolution in 1999, the company has been covering politics, policy and public life in Scotland for nearly 13 years.

Our flagship title, Holyrood magazine, is Scotland’s award-winning current affairs magazine. It is the most read publication by Scottish politicians and carries portfolio pages on local government, health, education, business, environment and justice in every issue.

We also host 40-50 major public policy conferences annually bringing together key stakeholder groups across the public, private and third sectors to inform decision makers and enhance policy debate.

With the latest requirement to comply with IFRS, SORP and component accounting, Real Asset Management (RAM) has had another whirlwind year in the public sector, and in particular, Scotland, with a large number of Local Authorities, Housing Associations, NHS Scotland, Central Government Departments and Educational establishments choosing to implement Asset4000.
RAM’s fixed asset solution caters for the following:

• Historic/current cost depreciation
• Compliance with IFRS and component accounting requirements
• Revaluation reserves at individual asset level
• Accounts for infrastructure assets
• HRA database for component accounting
• Leases under IFRS
• Fully customisable and standard reports
• Impairments
• MRA depreciation calculations
   

Visit RAM on stand 2 to discover how it is already assisting over 400+ public sector organisations in becoming IFRS compliant.

Includem is a Scottish charity with 11 years of evidence based experience and a track record in providing a powerful one to one relationship-based service to hundreds of young people, when they are most at risk.

The young people we work with are already outside of the normal safety zone that most of us take for granted. School, parents, friends, police - they are more alone than anyone could imagine. Includem is often the last chance. That’s why Includem staff are available 24/7, in person, not just on the end of the phone. 

Without Includem, every year, hundreds of young people would be alone with the consequences of violence, abuse, addiction, and all the complications that come from growing up in tough circumstances. Includem helps today’s most troubled young people to care about tomorrow, usually for the first time in years. We help them achieve a better life.

James Barr is a multi-discipline property consultancy combining the skills of Chartered Surveyors, Planners and Architects to offer value added services to corporate clients, public sector bodies, developers and investors. 

Our public sector client base is diverse, including UK and Scottish Government Departments, Local Authorities, Colleges and Universities.  Land and building assets are essential in the delivery of services within each organisation and the most efficient use of this resource is key to the principles of best practice.   Any opportunity to maximise or release capital and minimise revenue expenditure should be considered particularly against a backdrop of funding pressures.  Our Director lead teams provide a wide range of commercial surveying and consultancy services aimed at delivering creative property solutions.