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Alistair Darling The Standard Life Foundation has today announced the appointment of its trustees, with former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling expected to become Chair.

Scottish Investment Bank has sunk £1.3 million into Glasgow-based identity and access management solutions company, My1Login.

Royal Bank of Scotland has said it is scrapping sales bonuses for staff working at the 73 per cent taxpayer-owned lender’s retail banks. To compensate, the roughly 20,000 staff selling products such mortgages, credit cards and loans to individuals and businesses will get an average 5 per cent pay

Almost 10 million people, and rising, in the UK are spending more than they earn every month, according to a new monthly economic pulse launched by Edinburgh-based Smart Data Foundry (SDF). The figures appear in the Economic Nowcast released by Smart Data Foundry, Edinburgh’s "data for good" p

A forthcoming report from the Building Societies Association (BSA) highlights the urgent need for substantial changes in the current housing market to facilitate the entry of prospective first-time buyers onto the property ladder, without compromising the prospects of future generations of homebuye

Nationwide Building Society has announced that it will be closing all branches and call centre operations at the weekends amid the current coronavirus crisis. After previously unveiling plans to close 50 branches and reduce opening house, the building society distributed a letter to its clients anno

John Joyce Addleshaw Goddards and HBJ Gateley have confirmed today that they plan to merge.

Glasgow and Edinburgh have been ranked amongst the top inclusive cities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) according to new research by Cushman & Wakefield. The ‘Inclusive Cities Barometer Report’ was compiled by the global real estate services firm who evaluated 44 EMEA ci

LGT Wealth Management, part of LGT Group, has appointed three senior wealth management professionals to its Scotland office. A UK-based wealth management partnership, LGT Wealth Management currently employs 432 staff and has offices in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Jersey. It's new hires are part

Deloitte has bolstered its team across Scotland after announcing a number of senior promotions. Tim Corfield has been appointed to partner in Glasgow while Kris Keane, Claire Robb and Gareth Edwards take up director roles in Edinburgh.

Gillian Fleming explores the transformative potential of increasing women's participation in angel investing. Women investing in early-stage unlisted companies, known as angel investing, at the same rate as men would see the status quo disrupted significantly. Creating a much more inclusive and dive

The House of Bruar retail destination at Blair Atholl has reported a robust financial performance in the year to 31 January 2024, with turnover rising 15% to £45 million. The results, filed at Companies House, were driven largely by the expansion of direct shopping channels, which now account

A new fintech event series has been announced which is focused on collaboration and stakeholder engagement to support the development and delivery of the recently published FinTech Scotland Research and Innovation Roadmap. The financial services industry contributes £132 billion to the UK econ

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals on issuing stablecoins, crypto custody and financial resilience of cryptoasset firms. The latest milestone on the road to crypto regulation, the proposals are the result of extensive engagement through roundtables and feedback on previous

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed reforms to streamline the UK's listing rules with the aim of attracting a broader range of companies and improve investor choices.