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Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has launched a new skills hub that will help thousands of Scots better understand the jobs and careers available in the financial services industry, helping them identify the right opportunities and apply for roles. The new getinto.finance digital platform, which

A growing number of businesses in Scotland are showing early signs of financial distress, according to Begbies Traynor. The independent business rescue and recovery specialist today published its latest Red Flag Alert data, showing a rise in financial distress in Scotland and the UK in the third qua

Up to 45 young Scots are set to benefit from a series of financial education programmes delivered by UK charity MyBnk following a donation from SafeDeposits Scotland.

A financial model implemented by Lar Housing Trust is a proven blueprint to help tackle Scotland's current housing crisis, the charity has said. Launched in autumn 2015, Lar uses loan-based finance rather than traditional grant funding to provide affordable housing developments. The Scotland-wide or

While UK inflation remains sticky and the prospect of interest rate cuts is moving further away, businesses in Scotland once again saw both advanced and early signs of financial distress rise in the first quarter of 2024 compared with Q1 2023, according to Begbies Traynor. The latest Red Flag A

While many are struggling to meet financial commitments, the picture has improved over the last year, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Business leaders in Scotland’s financial services sector have expressed their confidence about business growth for the second quarter of 2024, according to new research from KPMG UK. The quarterly survey of senior executives working in the sector found that business confidence remains high, bu

Construction work has commenced on a 49.9MW/99.8MWh Pitkevy facility in Fife after global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy reached financial close on the facility, its sixth battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the UK. The project was financed under a non-recourse green loan package

Edinburgh-headquartered Aegon UK has completed the transfer of Nationwide Building Society’s financial planning service into the business. This will see more than 300 new jobs at Aegon UK and the creation of a new service, Aegon Financial Planning.

Phil Anderson Financial Services has enhanced its leadership team with the appointments of Peter Brown and Kevin Philip as directors. Mr Brown joined Phil Anderson Financial Services in December 2017 and has since proven himself as a valuable member of the team. With a wealth of exper

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has confirmed the renewal of its title sponsorship deal with the SPFL Trust for the SPFL Trust Trophy, funded by philanthropist James Anderson, who was formerly partner at Baillie Gifford and fund manager of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trus

FinTech Scotland has launched a new Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow. The initiative aims to deliver a wide-ranging, ambitious research agenda, led by and actionable for the financial sector, to help advance un

Debbie Connolly, AAB Wealth’s director for Northern Ireland, has been honoured with the Financial Adviser of the Year award for Northern Ireland & Scotland at the Women in Financial Advice Awards 2023. With an over 16-year tenure in bespoke financial services, Ms Connolly joined the AAB We

Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are grappling with surging operational and supply chain expenses, impeding their capacity to invest in growth opportunities, according to research by business lender Simply Asset Finance.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has expressed concerns regarding the preparedness of UK local authorities to embrace the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16, which pertains to lease accounting. Responding to a consultation on the update to the Code of Pract