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Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and Standard Life, a division of Phoenix Group, have introduced a report aimed at initiating coordinated action to address customer vulnerability in Scotland's financial services sector. Calling for a sector-wide charter for vulnerable customers to be established,

The Kingdom Group has garnered recognition by achieving Payroll Assurance Scheme accreditation, becoming the only housing association in Scotland to receive the accolade.

Rising interest rates and high costs have pushed many Scottish businesses to review their spending, freeze pay increases and restructure their operations, in a bid to manage their finances, according to new research from Grant Thornton UK LLP’s Business Outlook Tracker. The survey of 51 S

Young entrepreneurs from the Highlands and Islands have become the latest additions to IMPACT30, a fully-funded year-long business growth programme. Run by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and delivered by Skillfluence, the programme targets entrepreneurs aged 35 and under in key decision-maki

Scottish independent investment bank Cavendish has been formally established through the merger of Cenkos Securities and finnCap Group. Operating from Cenkos’ existing offices in Edinburgh, Cavendish will now add M&A, private capital and debt advisory to its existing equity capital markets

Susan Nightingale discusses the gender disparity in funding for entrepreneurs in Scotland and outlines various initiatives and strategies aimed at closing this gap, including the role of female angel investors and partnerships with organisations like Mint Ventures. Equality, diversity and inclusion

The Women in Wellies podcast, which shines a light on the inspiring lives of women working and living in rural Scotland, has teamed up with Henderson Loggie's landed estates and rural business team. The new sponsorship agreement marks a milestone for the podcast, supporting its mission to amplify th

A fund to help inspire more entrepreneurs to start or scale up their businesses has been relaunched. The Ecosystem Fund is being widened this year to include initiatives encouraging young people to consider entrepreneurship from an early age. Applications providing access to support services for und

Financial intermediary MAF Finance Group (MAF), which works across the UK, has established a base in Edinburgh to strengthen its presence in Scotland. The business has also appointed experienced lending specialists Nick Elder and Deborah Louden to head up its Scottish operation.

A new report from Wealthify has revealed almost three quarters (73%) of the country fall below new Financial Literacy Benchmark, exposing the UK as a weak performer on financial literacy relative to other similarly developed economies such as France, Canada, and New Zealand.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and the Law Society of Scotland have called on the Scottish Government's newly formed tax advisory group to embark on an active reform agenda. In a joint letter to the Scottish Government, they underscored the necessity for improved public aw

In its annual inspection, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) noted an improvement in the audit quality of the UK's largest firms, including BDO, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Mazars, and PwC. The FRC reported that 77% of the audits inspected were of high quality or required limited refineme

Following a five-year tenure marked by record-breaking achievements, Thomas Moradpour is stepping down as president and CEO of The Glenmorangie Company to join luxury champagne brand Dom Pérignon, a fellow subsidiary of LVMH. He will be succeeded in post by Caspar MacRae, currently global mar

PwC UK has warned its 25,000 employees to brace themselves for smaller pay increases and potentially frozen salaries this year due to difficult market conditions, contradicting industry calls to address rising inflation which stood at 8.7% in May.

Eden Mill, a whisky and gin distillery based in St Andrews, has marked a significant milestone in its development of a new distillery and visitor centre at the University of St Andrews’ Eden Campus. The company has completed the first phase of construction of the £8 million project, and