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Helen Foord, founder of ELE Global, details the financial implications of running a virtual team. COVID-19 has brought the world to a halt, ensuring that without warning, all but the most essential businesses have had to shutter physical locations and close down offices. Complete re-evaluations into

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has formally requested new powers to help Scotland meet “the significant economic and fiscal challenges” of coronavirus. Writing to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, she details the temporary changes being sought by the Scottish Government. 

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ) has issued imposed non-financial sanctions on KPMG in relation to the statutory audits of the financial statements of Foresight 4 VCT plc. The sanctions have been imposed for the KPMG's audits of the company for the 2012/2013, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 financial

North-east financial advisors Phil Anderson Financial Services has been rewarding key workers and NHS staff by giving away over £1,000 worth of gin.

Gilson Gray has expanded its financial services operations with the official accreditation of one of its financial advisers. Chris Plews’s new specialism in Defined Benefit Pensions will enable the Gilson Gray team to advise clients on the complexities of all pensions, including final salary p

The Scottish Government has announced that support for the newly self-employed and firms suffering hardship to be paid in early May. Economy secretary Fiona Hyslop has confirmed that grant funding for the newly self-employed suffering hardship and SMEs in distress will be available in the coming day

Laura Brown, an advisor at Murray Beith Murray, a Scottish private client law firm, details the financial support made available to those who are self-employed, as part of the UK Government's coronavirus economic support measures. On Thursday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced further measures to sup

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced support measures for those who are self-employed and hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Mr Sunak announced, if they have suffered a loss in income, a taxable grant will be paid to the self-employed or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2

Yesterday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget for 2020/21 in the House of Commons. The budget took into account the economic impact of the recent COVID outbreak and contained measures to mitigate any problems stemming from this.

North east-based Phil Anderson Financial Services has donated £1,000 to Aberdeen Cyrenians after it matched a donation made by Skipton Building Society.

High Street banks have slashed financial support for SMEs in Scotland by £465 million, a decrease of 5.8% between 2014 and 2018, according to Iwoca.

As 2019 comes to an end, Scottish Financial News runs through the top ten most read stories of the year. First up, ranking at number 10, a multi-million-pound mistake made by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) was blamed for the financial problems which caused the downfall of R

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Alastair Frood, a financial services and commercial litigator, as litigation & disputes partner. Mr Frood, who will join the global legal practice on 6 January 2020, has over 20 years’ experience, during which time he has built a reputation as a highly-ex

Glasgow-based chartered financial planners and wealth managers Gilliland Neilson Brown has announced the acquisition of the client portfolio of Bishopbriggs-based Prudent Financial Management. This deal takes its funds under management from £80m to £100m.

Edinburgh-based fintech company Nucleus Financial Group has reported a market-beating performance over the last quarter. The firm reported that its Assets Under Administration (AUA) increased 6.8% year-on-year to £15.7 billion compared with a benchmark FTSE All-Share Index fall of 1.6%.