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Alistair Darling Ten years on from the global financial crash of 2008, a new BBC documentary will deliver a dramatic account of one single day, 7th October 2008, when the Royal Bank of Scotland collapsed and almost took the entire UK banking system down with it.

Ten years on from the 2008 financial crisis, its impact can still be felt across the world, but the outlook is currently positive for the east central Scotland housing market, new data has revealed.

Mike Dailly Mike Dailly, Govan Law Centre's solicitor advocate, has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB), With the agreement of the minister for pensions and financial inclusion. He will take up the post in October 2018.

The European Union appears to have dealt a major blow to the UK's financial services sector in the lead up to Brexit after continental negotiators rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for the sector as laid out by the British government in its now notorious white paper.

A London charity tackling the financial barriers preventing young people entering higher education and increasing young people’s confidence to manage money has received a £14,805 boost from the Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation.

Cat MacLean MBM Commercial’s Cat MacLean will this afternoon appear before the Treasury Select Committee as an expert witness to give evidence on SME Finance at the Financial Services Tribunal.

Sarah-Louise Hay and David Smith Aberdeen and North-east legal firm Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has announced two new appointments, signalling growth in their property and financial service teams.

Martin Leonard Castlight COO Castlight Financial, the Glasgow-based financial capability company, is partnering with Paradigm Mortgage Services and Foundation Home Loans to launch a major pilot of its Affordability Passport, an affordability tool powered by open banking technology, which allows brok

Ahead of Valentine’s Day next week it has been revealed that Brits are incredibly open, trusting and honest with their partners regarding their financial health.

2 Semple Street plans with additional floor The developers of a new office building in Edinburgh’s Exchange District have applied for planning consent to add an extra floor which would help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG03m5Ufx-s&feature=youtu.be Glasgow-based wealth and business advisory firm Murphy Wealth has launched an app which it claims removes the mystique of investment advice and gives control of finances back to the individual.

Jackie Leiper Lack of financial protection among women is leaving families in a precarious situation, research from Scottish Widows has found.

People in some of the most deprived areas of Glasgow and Dundee are being offered a new service where an appointment with their doctor could also see them referred to money and debt advisors within the same health-centre.

Betsy Williamson Scottish financial sector companies served by weak recruitment models will struggle to attract the best talent in 2017, as the uncertainty surrounding Brexit continues to dampen the market.

Rain Newton-Smith Sentiment amongst financial services firms deteriorated further in the three months to December, but there are signs of an improvement in business conditions over the next quarter for some sectors, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.