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First Minister John Swinney has signed a renewed partnership agreement between the Scottish Government and the City of London, focused on delivering investment to Scotland. The First Minister is promoting Scotland as a financial services hub, showcasing current large ticket capital investment opport

More than half (52%) of board members appointed to UK financial services firms in the past 12 months brought technology expertise to the table – up from 36% the year prior – as AI and emerging technologies rise up the corporate agenda. The latest EY European Financial Services Boardroom

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) chief executive Sandy Begbie CBE FRSE is in New York for Tartan Week, as part of a delegation including politicians and business leaders representing Scotland at the annual city-wide event celebrating close ties between New York and Scotland. He attended meet

An increasing number of financial services (FS) CEOs have shown they will accept reduced profits to support environmentally sustainable investments, as revealed by PwC's 27th annual CEO Survey.

Renfrewshire-based Beeks Financial Cloud has reported a year of continued growth, underscoring its increasingly influential presence in the global financial services sector. The Scottish company highlighted its financial achievements for the 12 months ending 30 June 2023, with revenues rising 22% to

The figure signified an 86% surge since 2010. Scottish financial and related professional services accounted for around £8.8 billion of exports in 2020, according to a new report published by TheCityUK.

Aberdeen-based Acumen Financial Planning has been named as a Citywire New Model Advisor (NMA) Top 100 Firm for the fifth consecutive year. Acumen Financial Planning was recognised among the best of the financial planning community in the UK by NMA, which scores firms against a rigorous point-scoring

Aberdeenshire-based financial advisory firm Phil Anderson Financial Services has appointed Luke McColl as a financial adviser in their expanding Caithness branch.  The firm supported the former Wick High School pupil to complete his professional exams, before offering him a role within their Wi

BlackArrow Financial Solutions, an international start-up firm that utilises artificial intelligence technology to support its customers in their journey to financial freedom, has announced plans to locate its headquarters in Glasgow. Approximately 45 new software developer and technical support job

Thorntons Investments, the Dundee headquartered wealth manager, has acquired Matheson Financial Consulting and Sonas Wealth Management as part of its ambitious plans to develop and grow the business. The acquisitions add around £175 million AUM to the £420m Thorntons Investments already

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has posted strong interim financial results with a 0.7% increase in net revenue despite the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.  For the six months ended 30th June 2020, the firm's assets under administration

Phil Anderson Phil Anderson Financial Services has been named as a finalist in the prestigious 2018 Northern Star Business Awards in recognition of the way in which the company excels in looking after its employees.

Castlight Financial, the Glasgow-based fintech company, Big Issue Invest (BII) and Advice Direct Scotland (ADS) have collaborated to launch a new tool designed to empower people struggling with debt by providing them with access to their own data.

Peter Lawson This year will see an increase in fintech-driven M&A activity, according to Burness Paull. The firm was instructed on more than 200 M&A deals in the last 12 months, with an aggregate value in excess of £6.5 billion. It completed major fintech deals for clients including 1825 an

Hero Media & Entertainment, the Glasgow-based media business which owns Scottish Financial News, has acquired KD Media, a live events business behind some of Scotland’s most high profile industry awards and conference programmes. KD Media was founded by Kirsten Speirs in 2003 and its portf