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The breakneck speed with which digital technology is transforming the financial and related professional services industry, has been revealed in a new report.

Over sixty students interested in a career in financial services will take part in the Scottish Universities Business Challenge that will involve solving real world industry challenges in just ten hours.

A £150 million hotel and office complex next to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre is expected to be given the green light after a series of alterations were made to the initial proposals.

Phil Anderson and Rebecca Shiel Phil Anderson, owner of north east-based Phil Anderson Financial Services, has recognised the contribution his longest serving employee has made to the Aberdeenshire company’s success by appointing her company director and gifting her five percent of his company.

Edinburgh has leapfrogged Glasgow in the latest Global Financial Centres Index, a ranking of the world’s financial centres published by the consultancy Z/yen and China Development Institute.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has commenced an investigation into the conduct of two former group finance directors at Carillion.

Court of Session A former part-time sheriff who experienced “despair, distrust and desolation” following the breakdown of his marriage has been given three months to allow him and his ex-wife to reach an agreement over their finances after she was granted a divorce without him knowing about it.

Betsy Williamson The drive for greater cost control across financial and professional services in Scotland this year will have a bigger impact on recruitment activity than Brexit, according to analysis published today by specialist recruitment company Core-Asset Consulting.

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The UK is still the world’s leading exporter of financial and related professional services, according to a compendium of economic statistics published today.

Jim Muir Aberdeen-based accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown has announced the appointment of Jim Muir as financial services strategic advisor.

There is a real lack of understanding around the house buying process and the associated costs amongst those looking to buy their first home, according to the latest research from challenger bank Aldermore. The lender's ’s Q3 2017 First Time Buyer Index, shows the biggest expense when buying a hom

Plans for a new telephone hotline similar to the 999 emergency service but for financial fraud are being examined by UK authorities and industry experts.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh is a Senior Money Adviser at Inverclyde Council. The views expressed in this blog are his own.

Gordon Wilson Gordon Wilson, managing director of Perth-headquartered Carbon Financial Partners, has been appointed as a director of the Personal Finance Society.