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The financial impact of Edinburgh’s independent school sector has been revealed in a new report published this week. Its findings show that in 2017/18, the Edinburgh independent schools made an economic contribution of £125 million Gross Value Added (GVA), supporting 3,000

Lloyds Bank is aiming to save £750 million annually on tech spending as it eyes a move to a new core banking platform. The Financial Times has reported that the new entity will be based on startup Thought Machine, which Lloyds paid £11 million for a 10 per cent stake in November, followi

Scottish Development International (SDI) has announced the successful conclusion of a new inward investment fintech project from Hong Kong, which will see financial services tech specialist Actelligent establish a new technology business in Edinburgh. The project, which follows proactive e

Thorntons has recorded strong financial results, reporting a 13.1 per cent increase in turnover to £26.9 million, with profits increasing by 14.6 per cent to £5.8m Craig Nicol, managing partner at Thorntons, said: “Our latest financial results represent our commitment to long

Fife-based payment specialist Renovite Technologies has been selected by the UK Department for International Trade and Scottish Development International to showcase its technology to Swiss and Austrian financial organisations on a fintech trade mission later this month. Taking place in Vienna and Z

Accountants and financial advisers French Duncan are urging Scots to get their tax returns in early to avoid penalties. An estimated 60,000 Scots missed last year’s deadline and faced an immediate fixed penalty of £100 even if there is no tax to pay.

Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced the appointment of Katie Murray as executive director and chief financial officer, with effect from 1 January. Ms Murray joined RBS as director of finance in November 2015 and was appointed as deputy CFO in March 2017. 

By Bruce Swankie, Financial Adviser, Brewin Dolphin Aberdeen  

Aberdeen-based Phil Anderson Financial Services has accelerated it's growth plans with the appointment of Laura Mackay as a mortgage adviser. The firm said Ms Mackay brings with her a wealth of experience in the residential mortgage and remortgage sector and she will cover the firms Aberdeen and Ell

Textiles firm Low & Bonar has announced the appointment of a new financial chief. The company has named ex-Smith & Nephew executive Ian Ashton to the role.

Books that offer financial advice have enduring appeal because they speak to readers’ emotions in a way that get-rich-quick schemes cannot, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found.

Scottish businesses owners remain "hostile to the idea of Brexit", accountants and financial advisers French Duncan have said after a new survey showed two thirds of Scottish businesses don't believe they will benefit from Brexit. Just over eight per cent of businesses said they thought their busine

A financial comparison platform is encouraging higher education students in Scotland to apply for its new fintech scholarship – provided they aren’t studying finance or computer science.

Lucy O’carroll Standard Life Aberdeen’s chief economist (SLA) is to leave the Edinburgh-based financial giant after 13 years to take up a newly created role at the new the new Scottish Exchequer at the Scottish Government.

Jo Douglas Jo Douglas, Financial Planner at Brewin Dolphin in Edinburgh, explores whether a generation caricatured as idle are actually facing an entire lifetime of toil