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Skycanner, the flight comparison website founded in Edinburgh, has appointed Kris Beyens as its new chief financial officer. Before joining Skycanner, Mr Beyens held executive roles at eBay, including vice president and chief operating officer of eBay EMEA and as chief financial officer for eBay Int

One in five major businesses in Scotland are ‘financially stressed’ according to new research from KPMG.

The outlook for Aberdeen City Council's credit rating has been labelled 'negative' in its latest financial review.

Aneta Hologa has been appointed to join the financial services team at Munro & Noble solicitors and estate agents. The company said Ms Hologa's mixture of skills from both her background in banking and having worked as an independent mortgage adviser made her the ideal candidate to join the team

Aberdeen-based mechanical and electrical services firm EnerMech has appointed Sandeep Sharma as its chief financial officer. Mr Sharma was formerly employed in the same position at Stork and prior to this, he was finance director at Bombardier Transportation.

Coventry Building Society has released a statement which admits the society's exaggeration of its financial strength for the last 11 years due to a calculation error. The building society issued a capital update last night which corrected the company's calculation of risk-weighted assets.

The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today published a shared policy summary and co-ordinated consultation papers (CPs) on new requirements to strengthen operational resilience in the financial services sector. Building the operat

UK software consultancy Infinity Works has opened a new office in Edinburgh after winning a second major client in the Scottish financial services industry. The client is an unnamed but "well-known bank".

Megan Butler, executive director of supervision - investment, wholesale and specialists at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), delivered a speech at the Royal United Services Institute in London. In her speech, she emphasised that financial crime and the criminal activity it facilitates caus

Edinburgh-based Canongate Youth has been chosen as the charity partner for this year’s Scottish Financial Enterprise Annual Dinner. Canongate Youth is an organisation working with vulnerable children and young people to gain education and employment.

PwC's latest consumer sentiment survey has found that Scots are becoming less worried about the impact of Brexit on their spending, but more believe they will be worse off in 2020 with retail and socialising expected to take the brunt of the cutbacks as operators ramp up their festive plans.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today initiated an investigation into the audit conducted by EY of the financial statements of Thomas Cook Group Plc for the year ended 20 September 2018.

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has joined the Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE). SFE supports Scotland's financial services sector and includes organisations such as HSBC, Investe, Jpmorgan, KPMG and Lloyds Banking Group. It represents an industry that employs over 160,000 people in Scot

Scotland’s universities face rising costs and funding cuts and there is a growing gap in how well different institutions can cope, the public spending watchdog has said in a new report. The universities face various challenges, including a seven per cent (£91 million) real terms cut in g

Ten companies and individuals have been named as finalists across three categories for the Scottish Financial Services Awards 2019, run by Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and sponsored by EY.