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A no-deal Brexit would have "horrific" consequences for the Scottish financial sector, according to experts briefing Westminster's Scottish affairs committee. Alastair Ross of the Association of British Insurers told MPs that financial transactions currently carried out in Europe by UK firms could b

Former Muirfield Contracts chairman John Stodart has been disqualified as a director after he was found to have taken more than £880,000 from the company as it faced financial ruin.

Neil Greene Neil Greene, Senior Consultant – Financial Services, HRC Recruitment

To mark six months since acquisition, Armstrong Watson Accountants, Business and Financial Advisers presented their newly refurbished Blythswood Square office to clients and business partners at a special Gin Tasting experience on Thursday.

George Watt STV Group has announced that chief financial officer, George Watt will be leaving the company on 31 March 2019 to pursue a non-executive career following 20 years with the media company. STV said he will continue to serve on the firm's board and work closely with chief executive, Simon P

Andrew Howie Edinburgh has topped a list of the most vibrant places in Scotland, according to business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK.

Andrew Bailey Andrew Bailey, chief executive the Financial Conduct Authority, has restated his defence of the City watchdog’s lack of legal action taken against Royal Bank of Scotland and its top personnel over their treatment of small business, despite the behaviour already being condemned by the

FinTech Scotland, the organisation established to "achieve critical mass" in the sector by encouraging financial innovation, collaboration and inclusion, has announced Prudential as its latest strategic partner.

Scottish Friendly, Scotland’s largest financial mutual, has appointed Alan Rankine as its new chief actuary.

The word fintech has finally been entered into the Merriam-Webster dictionary after after decades of usage having been accepted to have entered the general vocabulary.

Richard Gibson, Glasgow lead partner (left) welcomes Bryce Niven, chartered financial planner Armstrong Watson LLP, Accountants, Business and Financial Advisers has continued its growth in Scotland with the appointment of Bryce Niven as the Glasgow office’s first dedicated chartered financial plan

Bruce Swankie Bruce Swankie, Financial Adviser at Brewin Dolphin Aberdeen warns against hoarding cash

Advisory firm Harvey Curtis, a financial adviser that took on thousands of Scotland-based clients of Mortgage Advice Centre (MAC) after it folded in 2006, has been acquired by consolidator AFH Financial Group.

Global outsourcing and professional services company Capita has announced that Patrick Butcher is to join the company as chief financial officer.

People in the poorest third of households have accounted for over half of the increase in employment since the start of the financial crisis but wages are still £13 a week lower than they were a decade ago, according to new analysis published today by the Resolution Foundation.