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The Deputy First Minister, Shona Robison, has announced a strategy for economic growth, progressive taxation, and targeted spending, aiming to bolster the country's economy and enhance public services amidst mounting financial challenges. The medium-term financial strategy outlines the Scottish Gove

FinTech Scotland has secured UK government funding to accelerate innovation in Scotland’s fintech cluster. The funding will advance research and innovation in financial regulation.

Sentiment among financial services recovered in the three months to December (+10% from -55% in September), despite gloomy expectations for activity in the quarter ahead, according to the latest CBI/PwC financial services survey.

Murray Capital has recorded double-digit growth in turnover, profit, and shareholder funds in annual accounts filed with Companies House today (Wednesday 12 October). Murray Capital is a family-run business whose principal activities are the development of land for the residential and commercial sec

Edinburgh-based financial services training provider Redmill Advance has entered into a partnership with True Bearing Chartered Financial Planners (part of the Amber River Group), providing digital learning solutions across the entire business. Under the new partnership, True Bearing benefits f

Global management and technology consultancy Capco has announced plans to hire 100 new consultants in Scotland to meet rising demand from local financial services institutions. The firm has an existing team of 270 permanent consultants in Scotland servicing financial services clients principally bas

West Sussex-based wealth management business Benchmark Capital and Edinburgh-based financial services training provider Redmill Advance have launched of the Benchmark Academy - a dedicated resource that will help build successful careers in financial planning across a range of roles, but with a

A fraud inquiry launched by New York's Attorney General into the Trump Organisation's finances has shifted its focus on Trump's golf resort in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire.

Wealth manager James Hambro and Partners (JH&P) has appointed Chris Hardie as a financial planning specialist in its Edinburgh office. Hardie has worked in financial planning for ten years and is a Chartered Financial Planner. He holds the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning and is a Fellow o

Brown Shipley, a Quintet Private Bank, has appointed Kenny Cummings as a financial planner, based in Edinburgh, bolstering its wealth planning team in Scotland. Mr Cummings will report to Matt Hoyne, head of the Edinburgh office and work with Rebecca Williams, head of wealth planning in the UK.

The boost to financial wellbeing triggered by the relaxing of pandemic measures dipped during the third quarter despite the first rise in household income from employment since Q1 2020, according to the latest Scottish Widows Household Finance Index.

Shoosmiths8 Connected Services, the non-legal advice arm of leading UK law firm Shoosmiths, has launched a new financial product offering a "one-stop shop" for clients requiring both legal and compliance support. The new financial services compliance product, under the company's corporate advisory a

Scotland’s financial services sector was well represented at last week’s Scottish Apprenticeship Awards, with numerous apprentices and firms being recognised for their successes. Delivered by Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the awards recognised the resilience and hard work of Foundat

Glasgow-based retirement planner Guiide has announced two new directors and one advisor as it continues to help users create tailored drawdown pension plans. Philip Hodges and Steve Goddard have joined as directors while Julius Pursaill joins the team as strategic advisor.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement yesterday that it will be mandatory by 2025 for large parts of the UK economy to disclose risks that climate change may cause to their operations. ACCA believes that clear and consisten