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Standard Chartered Bank has partnered with the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) to explore how the menopause transition affects women working in financial services and their progression to senior roles. The research is being carried out by the Fawcett Society, UK’s leading charity c

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 imposed a temporary halt on the use of statutory demands and winding up petitions where the tenant is unable to pay its bills because of coronavirus. As a result two uniquely Scottish remedies available to landlord creditors have come into the spotlig

Anjli Shah, co-manager of the $50m Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) Global Mid-Cap Fund, discusses opportunities within the global mid-cap sector and why it remains an interesting investment proposition. Measured by the MSCI World Index, mid-caps have outperformed their larger peers by around 10%

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation on its proposed policy framework for exercising two of its new powers under the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR), which will be introduced by the Financial Services Act 2021. These powers relate to the use of critical benchmarks that are

Continulus, the Scotland-headquartered online video-learning platform for health professionals, has hired Scott McIntosh as its new chief financial officer. Scott McIntosh is an experienced finance director with 20 years’ experience across the private equity sector. He joins Continulus from Sc

PwC's Strategy& has published a new report urging banks to assess their strategies in the context of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). The report, 'ESG and Banking: A chance to rethink strategy, states that while there are already several purpose-driven banking organisations, like buil

The creation of the £21 million SeedPod hub for food and drink industry growth on the outskirts of Aberdeen will move ahead at pace after it received planning approval. Led by Opportunity North East (ONE), SeedPod will put the region's businesses at the forefront of innovation, produ

Scottish professional services staff have been overwhelmingly positive in response to working remotely and see a ‘hybrid’ model as the optimum working arrangement in the future, according to research of its staff by Scottish business consultancy firm French Duncan. French Duncan introduc

Pensions giant Scottish Widows has called for performance fees to be banned in a move that will heighten pressure on City fund managers to reform their practices. The Edinburgh-based firm said the payment of performance fees by workplace pension investors was not justified.

easyJet is set to boost its Aberdeen - Gatwick service to daily flights as soon as there is enough demand to justify it, according to the airline's UK boss Ali Gayward. Ali Gayward also announced the start date for the relaunch of a service linking Inverness with Belfast. She revealed that twice-wee

TSB has announced plans to close a museum at the site of the world's first savings bank in Ruthwell. The bank intends to transfer the contents of the Savings Bank Museum to its HQ, Henry Duncan House, in Edinburgh.

Miller Homes has acquired Wallace Land Investments and Management Limited in a move that accelerates the expansion of its strategic landbank and growth to deliver 5,000 homes per annum over the medium term. Founded in 2009 in Edinburgh, Wallace has expanded into England over the years with

The wealthiest people in Scotland have been identified in the latest edition of The Sunday Times Rich List. Anders Povlsen, the Danish billionaire who owns more land in the UK than the Queen and the Church of Scotland combined, is the richest person in Scotland according to the list. 

Students who exploited a glitch in KFC's mobile app to obtain thousands of euros worth of free meals have been jailed in China.

UK retail sales volumes rose 9.2% month-on-month in April, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).