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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.

Scotland’s first bank solely dedicated to small and medium sized business lending, AlbaCo, has been granted a banking licence by the UK Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Founded in 2018 with its headquarters in Glasgow, Alba was Authorised with Re

The second in a series of four events dedicated to supporting the FinTech Scotland Research & Innovation Roadmap will take place in Edinburgh this week. The FinTech Research & Innovation Event Series is providing a platform for discussion that will continue to support an industry-led approac

An investigation into the financial wrongdoings at Carillion could still take months to conclude despite making “good progress”, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has reported.

58 Waterloo Street Scottish financial management company Cornerstone Asset Management, which operates in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has taken a suite on the first floor of 58 Waterloo Street, becoming one of the first tenants at the landmark office development in Glasgow city centre.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) is set to host Scotland's first-ever Global Investment Scale-Up Summit, in a bid to drive focus and investment in domestic scale-up companies. The business-led summit will take place in January 2027, building on last year's flagship global investment summit hosted

Simon Cavell and Bryan Shepka of Johnston Carmichael look at the evolving landscape of the financial services sector in 2026, highlighting that while themes like AI, M&A, and resilience remain central, the industry’s focus has shifted from cautious experimentation to a demand for tangible

Change management consultancy CBS Consulting has appointed Stuart Pratt, a recognised change specialist within the Scottish financial services sector, as its new consulting director. Joining from Scottish Friendly – where he was head of transformation – Mr Pratt is set to start at the fi

The latest enforcement actions and supervisory publications by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) indicate the regulator’s renewed interest in market integrity and its expectations on regulated firms to assist it through clear dialogue and reporting, writes Anthony Harrison. Recent enforcem