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New research by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that 2.6 million people in the UK have purchased cryptoassets at some point, marking a 1.1 million increase in buyers since last year.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that credit card, store card, catalogue credit and personal loan customers will be allowed to defer repayments for a further three months. 

The majority of Scottish Financial News readers want to undertake more home working in the future, according to the results of our recent survey. 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland and The Mortgage Business a total of £64,046,800 for failures in relation to their handling of mortgage customers in payment difficulties or arrears.

Edinburgh-based financial services provider Aegon UK has posted full-year earnings of £122 million for 2019, a £12m rise from 2018. The firm's new boss, Mike Holliday-Williams, said that the changes implemented within the company since his appointment in October 2018 have meant that the

Tunnocks' financial results have revealed that the company has sold £60 million of products for the first time.

Loans providing financial support to farmers ahead of Brexit will arrive in bank accounts from October 4th, the Scottish Government announced yesterday.

In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been charged with failing to provide passwords for various laptops and phones.

The Farm Energy Company has reached financial close and broken ground on its 28MW solar and wind power development at GSK’s Irvine facility, one of Scotland’s largest individual consumers of electricity.

The UK Government has announced enhanced financial support for the seafood industry with cash grants for seafood and aquaculture businesses across the UK.

The number of Scottish businesses in financial distress has soared by 80%, according to the latest data from Begbies Traynor.

Hanya Partners has appointed financial services expert Philip White as its new consulting director.  Hanya Partners is a management consultancy specialising in IT, supplier management and organisation development with offices in Edinburgh and London.

Glasgow-based wealth manager and financial planning firm The Turris Partnership has been bought by Mattioli Woods in a deal worth up to £1.6 million. Wealth management firm Mattioli Woods, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, will obtain the company's £65m of assets unde

Uber has moved deeper into the financial services industry with the launch of its new Uber Money division .

An investigation has been launched into the financial statements of Interserve. Accounting watchdogs at the Financial Reporting Council are to examine audits by Grant Thornton for the three years from 2015.