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Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the return of business development manager John Smyth to its team in Scotland as it continues to grow its finance support for the country’s SMEs and business advisors. Mike Day, head of sales for BFS, said: “I couldn&r

Wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin has expanded its Glasgow team with the appointments of Keith Brooks as a chartered financial planner and Lyndsie Blackshaw as a paraplanner. Mr Brooks, who has almost 15 years’ experience in financial services, joins RBC Brewin Dolphin from Aberdein Consi

AAB has kept its top financial adviser ranking with 18 mergers and acquisition deals completed during 2023, according to Experian’s latest United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review.

Scottish Friendly’s latest Investor Index has shown that planning for future generations has been the greater priority for parents and guardians in Scotland. The leading financial mutual’s study of its members’ investment trends, revealed that between October to December last year,

In light of the significant rise in the expected level of income needed for retirement, Armstrong Watson Financial Planning's head of advice, Justin Rourke, highlights the impacting factors and discusses what one should consider to achieve their retirement objectives. The expected level of inco

Louise Cormack, a member of the team at the Wick office of Phil Anderson Financial Services in Caithness, has successfully passed her final exam and is now a fully qualified mortgage adviser. Ms Cormack's accomplishment comes after passing the Chartered Insurance Institute CF6 mortgage advice exam,

Greenock-based bathroom supplies business Ware With All has succumbed to financial woes, resulting in nine job losses.

A fraudster has succeeded in swindling over £20 million from a company by using deepfake technology to pose as its chief financial officer. In a cautionary tale for the AI age, the scam saw a finance worker in the Hong Kong office of a multinational firm invited via email to join a video call

The number of Scottish businesses experiencing advanced or "critical" financial distress rose by 26% in the last quarter of 2023, according to independent business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor. The figures, which are in line with the UK as a whole, are included in the company's lat

The financial repercussions of Brexit have been projected to reach a loss of £311 billion by the mid-2030s, a new report has revealed.

Aberdein Considine has expanded its wealth management operation, AC Wealth, with the appointment of Ross Leckridge as a Chartered Financial Planner to the firm's newly established Edinburgh division of its financial planning team. Mr Leckridge, a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society, brings more t

Ice-cream brand Mackie’s of Scotland has recorded an impressive 15% increase in turnover, for the financial year ending May, 2023 from £17.7 million to £20.8m, but this was not translated into increased profits, which stayed static at £1.1m as the family-owned business absorb

Inverness-based Highland Timber Construction has entered liquidation after failing to recover from the financial strain caused by the covid pandemic and a subsequent inability to secure new contracts.

Loganair has announced Chris Gemmell as its new chief financial officer. Set to assume his role from 1 March 2024 at the regional airline's Glasgow headquarters, Mr Gemmell will steer the Finance, HR, and IT departments.

Glasgow-based Consilium Chartered Accountants has successfully provided financial due diligence services to Smedvig Capital for its investment in Minut AB, a Swedish technology firm. The deal, which saw Smedvig invest $5 million (around £4m) in Minut, based in Malmo, is part of Smedvig's ongoi