Front Events, organisers of the Financial Services Expo (FSE) exhibitions, will be running two events in the Midlands again this year. 

First will be a charity six-a-side football tournament, the Financial Services (FS) Cup 2017, which is being held for the second year and takes place on Thursday 21 September at the Goals football centre in Perry Barr, near Birmingham.

This year 30 teams from the financial services industry will be able to compete for the FS Cup, with the money raised going to the children’s charity, Well Child. On top of this both winners and runners-up will be awarded a cash prize to be donated to the charity of their choice.

Well Child is a national charity working to ensure the best possible care and support for the thousands of children and young people in the UK living with long-term, or complex, health conditions.

Full details on how to participate in the FS Cup can be found at: www.fs-cup.co.uk.

The second event to take place in the Midlands this year will be the return of the FSE Midlands exhibition, which will be taking place once again at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Thursday 2 November.

FSE Midlands will provide adviser visitors with access to a range of key exhibitors including lenders, distributors, networks, insurance providers, technology companies, and many more. There will also be a full range of seminar presentations, which are CII-accredited and delegates can earn CPD hours.

James Prosser, managing director of Front Events, said: “We are very pleased to announce two returning, but rather different, events for 2017 which will take place in the Midlands. First up, we have the FS Cup, now in its second year, which will allow many individuals within the financial services industry to display their silky football skills whilst at the same time raising money for our very deserving charity, Well Child.

“Last year was a highly enjoyable event which raised thousands of pounds and was deservedly won by the team from the Skipton Building Society – I’m sure there will be many advisory firms who will want to ensure that a lender does not walk away with the trophy this year and we would urge all firms to sign up and get in training.

“Secondly, we have the return of our FSE Midlands show which is once again being held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry in November. The inaugural show was very well received last year and we had strong buy-in from the Midlands advisory community as well as a range of exhibitors from right across the industry. We are looking to up the ante this year and to build on the success of 2016 with an increased number of exhibitors and a beefed-up seminar programme that will cover all the issues of the day and outline a range of opportunities for delegates.”