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More than half (52%) of financial institutions say they expect to have more gig-based employees over the next three to five years, according to a new PwC report. 

A report led by Dame Sara Thornton, the UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, has found worryingly low levels of awareness of forced labour and exploitation of workers in the UK's financial sector.  It found that nearly half of bankers and other finance staff don’t know about the na

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has increased its assets under administration by 8.1% to £17.4 billion in the three months to 31 December 2020. By comparison, the FTSE All-Share Index increased 11.9% on the last quarter and fell by 12.5% year-on-year.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the results of its coronavirus financial resilience surveys revealing the impact of coronavirus on firms’ financial resilience. In response to the crisis, the FCA has been monitoring the effects of the economic downturn on firms&rs

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has confirmed that it has received a number of offers to buy the company. Nucleus said it has received separate proposals from Integrafin Holdings plc and Epiris LLP in conjunction with its associate James Hay Partners

Edinburgh-based financial planners Nucleus Financial has partnered with financial planning community NextGen Planners to present "illuminate live reimagined", a series of live online events held over the next four weeks. The format of Illuminate live events has been reworked for 2020, with the

Sandy Begbie CBE has been appointed as the new chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise.  Mr Begbie will join SFE on October 1 and work alongside current chief executive Graeme Jones, who is retiring at the end of this year after five years in the role, during a three-month handove

Edinburgh-based financial planners Nucleus Financial has launched a white paper in collaboration with behavioural insights firm Be-IQ to enable advisers to learn more about how clients make financial decisions and how firms can apply these insights to the financial planning process. Written by

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has grown its assets under administration (AUA) despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on market volatility.  The firm's AUA, which stood at £15.8 billion as at 30 June 2020, was up 13.1% on the previous

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided Dumfries-based Currie European Transport Ltd with a £9 million funding package to support the re-finance of the transport and storage solutions group. 

Graeme Jones, the chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), has announced that he will be retiring from the role at the end of this year, following five years at the helm of the representative body. Since joining SFE in January 2016, Mr Jones has overseen the development and imple

McCrea Financial Services has appointed Veronica Thomas and Chris Bain as the firm's newest independent financial advisors.  Ms Thomas and Mr Bain have will take up their new roles at the Glasgow-based firm today.

Xenith Financial Consulting Limited, an Aberdeen based accountancy firm founded by Scottish Woman in Finance 2019, Kimberley Oliver, has launched a new business intelligence (BI) service line to allow their clients to unlock the power of their data. The new service will provide clients with bespoke

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has announced that it will suspend its final dividend due to the economic uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.  The firm made the announcement as it issued its final full year audited results. 

RSM’s Market Stress Index has recorded its steepest and most protracted spike in negative sentiment since the metric was introduced, as COVID-19 fears intensify. The index, which measures financial and economic stress or risk since the UK’s departure from the EU, has shot up in the past