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Female directors at the UK’s largest financial services firms earn on average two-thirds less than male directors, according to new research from law firm Fox & Partners.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland is asking ministers to consider financial support for workplaces that are required to re-close because staff have been in contact with the virus. The call arrives as Scotland launches its virus tracking system.

The Scottish housing market could recover quicker from coronavirus than the last financial crash if the government freezes sales taxes to help home buyers, according to Paul Denton, CEO of Scottish Building Society. He said support measures such a Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday could acc

The UK economy has contracted at its sharpest rate since the global financial crisis in the first quarter of the year thanks to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Alistair Stobie, the chief financial officer of Hurricane Energy Plc, has resigned. Mr Stobie is also a director of the oil and gas company and will step down thanks to a mutual agreement with the board.

Anderson Strathern Asset Management, the financial planning and investment business wholly owned by Scottish legal firm Anderson Strathern LLP, has hired Graham Clark from Adam & Company as its new chief executive. Mr Clark was a director at Adam & Company and its head of financial planning.

DBS has launched a hybrid human-robo investment service to offer customers in Singapore financial advice.

Barclays' Corporate Banking team has made strong strides in the first half of the financial year 2019 with 5% growth in its loan book and 15 new deals in the local market in Scotland. The total value of the deals in the period from 1 April to 30 September saw Barclays achieving double-digit income g

MPs have criticised the level of IT failures at banks and have argued that financial levies on firms and more regulation may be needed.

Several Irish companies which deal in foreign currency are putting themselves at financial risk due to a lack of appropriate hedging in their organisations, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Ireland.

North east firm Phil Anderson Financial Services has taken the honours as winner of the Best Firm Scotland category at the NatWest Intermediary Solutions Local Hero Mortgage Awards. The winners of the inaugural awards were revealed at the Town Hall in Birmingham last week.

The banking industry has agreed to explore a Code of Practice, which would provide a framework for banks to support victims of financial abuse.

A Glasgow tech firm has produced a new app that could revolutionise the consumer credit rating game by assessing not only traditional data but also a candidate’s spending habits.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme, which pays out for claims against banks, building societies, credit unions and insurance, investment and home finance firms, has announced its funding for the new financial year. The financial services industry funds the compensation through a levy to FSCS

Interface Financial Group, the spot factoring company, it to expand its presence in Scotland as demand from SMEs for alternative finance to bank lending continues to grow. IFG, which purchases invoices from firms to help them ease cash flow, is looking to appoint a franchisee in Glasgow in amove tha