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The chief financial officer of UK bike retailer Halfords has been sentenced to two weeks in jail and hit with a £12,000 fine as well as a driving ban for drink-driving in a golf buggy at a Norwegian holiday resort.

Aberdeen-based firm of independent financial advisers Central Investment, has announced the promotion of Lloyd Davies to associate director, after almost five years with the company.

A quarter of Scottish adults – more than 1 million - are still struggling with last Christmas’ financial hangover, according to new research conducted on behalf of Debt Advisory Centre.

Phil Anderson A North-east financial company has helped to spread some festive cheer among a local community by donating a dream holiday to Lapland.

Monica Houston A leading business and financial adviser is calling for clarification over how a new Apprenticeship Levy (AL) will operate in Scotland.

Scotland had 218 corporate insolvencies in the course of the second quarter of the current financial year, down from the 258 in the previous quarter – a 15.5 per cent drop, according to latest data.

The Scottish construction sector is experiencing post-EU referendum stagnation as financial constraints and lack of investment continue to weigh on growth, according to a new survey.

A new financial institution based on ‘ethical banking’ has been created in Edinburgh following the merger of two long established Credit Unions.

Despite an easing of some negative effects, risk appetite among the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of the UK’s largest businesses remains subdued following the EU referendum, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Survey.

Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford’s Japan Trust has posted a strong set of results for the last financial year on the back of an appreciating yen and depreciating pound.

The UK has positioned itself as a world-leading hub in emerging FinTech (financial technology) but the potential regulatory and business challenges posed by Brexit risks ceding ground to America and Asia Pacific rivals, says a new report from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in Scotla

Claire Middlebrook The owner of a Scottish insolvency firm is aiming to use a new financial technology and the power of social media to provide a “fairer crack of the whip” for unsecured creditors to recoup their money in the event of a liquidation.

The majority (86 per cent) of UK Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are driven to reach the top role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in their current organisation, reveals new research from leading recruitment agency Robert Half UK.

Global financial services firm PwC has reported a second consecutive year of double digit UK revenue growth.

Nigel Anderson A North-east financial firm has added to its team and its geographical reach by appointing a new financial advisor.