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Glasgow-based VWM Wealth has become one of just five UK companies this year to achieve the Gold Standard for Independent Financial Advice in the small firms category. Judges congratulated VWM for being “a well-structured firm with clear policies and procedures to support the business", as well

A new platform showcasing innovative financial products that are directly aligned to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been launched at COP26. The platform is the result of a collaboration between the Scotland-based Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) and the United Nations Deve

The best of Scotland's financial and professional services industry was celebrated in Edinburgh last night at the 2021 Scottish Financial Services Awards, held in-person for the first time since the pandemic.

The Highland Council demonstrated sound financial management during a challenging financial year, an external audit by Grant Thornton has concluded. Auditors found that the council had improved financial performance, significantly improving the reserve position, and had made good progress on recomme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has received a total of 2,754 separate allegations of misconduct, including fraud, money laundering and compliance complaints, according to official figures. The data, analysed by a Parliament Street think tank and contained in the FCA’s newly published An

North-east investment specialist Scott James & Associates has appointed Alaina Howie as a financial adviser. It is hoped that Ms Howie's appointment will help meet increased demand for sound financial advice since the onset of the pandemic.

Plans for a significant transformation of Dundee's Discovery Point have received a huge boost after securing financial backing from the Scottish Government and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

With a recent report warning that independent high street businesses face a wave of closures after their debt climbed to almost five times the level it was before the pandemic, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising SMEs to seek financial advice as a matter of urgency. About 150,000 sm

Phil Anderson, the founder of Phil Anderson Financial Services, is celebrating ranking top on Apple Podcast with his podcast series, ‘The UK Personal Finance Show’. The podcast has consistently charted between number one and number two in the UK for personal finance for the past 30 weeks

Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest Group has announced it is teaming up with Fair4All Finance, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and StepChange on new research into how ethnicity influences access to financial products and services in the UK.

Ahead of the rescheduled four-nations Covid recovery summit, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is calling on the UK Government to extend furlough, rule out a return to austerity and prioritise a just recovery from the pandemic, ensuring that pre-existing inequalities are not further exacerbated by the

The financial services industry is in the midst of a significant transformation in electronic payments accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by PwC. Payments are increasingly becoming cashless, and the industry’s role in fostering inclusion has become a significant pr

Continulus, the Scotland-headquartered online video-learning platform for health professionals, has hired Scott McIntosh as its new chief financial officer. Scott McIntosh is an experienced finance director with 20 years’ experience across the private equity sector. He joins Continulus from Sc

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out plans for a new Consumer Duty, which will set a higher level of consumer protection in retail financial markets for firms to adhere to. Firms are already bound by FCA rules and principles to treat customers fairly and many firms are delivering

Independent financial advisory firm Phil Anderson Financial Services has recently appointed Jim Mortimer as a mortgage and protection adviser. Mr Mortimer will be based in the Ellon headquarters of the firm and will be supporting clients with mortgage and protection advice in and around Ab