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Valerie Barr An all-female, Lanark-based firm of independent of financial advisors has completed a management buyout (MBO) after receiving £1 million in financial backing from Allied Irish Bank.

Howard Archer The productivity of UK workers has dropped back to its lowest level since before the financial crisis, according to official figures.

The rise of mobile financial technology, or “Fintech”, has enabled an new generation of ‘out of hours’ spending that is having a negative impact on the personal finances of nearly one in ever three Britons, according to new research.

A financial adviser and his wife have been jailed over a £1.6 million property fraud following the longest trial in Scottish legal history.

Hasib Howlader Nearly 4,000 businesses ceased trading as increased financial uncertainty gripped the UK in the first quarter of 2017.

Scott Newman Financial planning specialist Johnston Carmichael Wealth has announced the appointment of leading Highland planner Scott Newman as associate director.

The RBS Shareholder Action Group representing 9,000 private investors and around 20 financial institutions suing Royal Bank of Scotland over its disastrous 2008 rights issue, says it has now agreed a £200 million settlement with the 72 per cent state-owned bank over the debacle.

A financial intelligence platform spearheading the agenda of sustainable and inclusive finance has announced that it will convene the second edition of its Global Ethical Finance Forum (GEFF) on September 13th and 14th in Edinburgh.

A Chartered Accountant from Edinburgh has had his career in the financial industry with Lloyds Banking Group left in tatters after being placed on the sex offenders register for groping a woman in a crowded bar.

Narayanan Vaidyanathan Distributed ledgers and blockchain technology has the potential to improve trust in financial transactions but seem more likely to support, rather than replace, the work of professional accountants, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accounta

Quartermile 3 Global financial services company State Street Bank is taking 65,628 sq ft of office space in Edinburgh.

Luke Davis With the triggering of Article 50 and the start of the 2017/18 financial year on 6 April, London-based investment firm IW Capital has conducted new research to profile the risk appetite of the UK investor community.

Philip de Klerk Philip de Klerk, chief financial officer at airline Flybe, has resigned to take up the position of CFO at AIM-traded performance materials manufacturer Low & Bonar.

Sue Dawe EY is to move its Edinburgh office to the heart of the capital’s financial district where the office will be 26 per cent bigger than its current premises in the city.

Caroline Gardiner The Scottish Government has been called on by its financial watchdog to gain a “clearer picture” of what the changes will cost and how staffing challenges will be addressed in the next stage of financial devolution.