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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.

Daniel Broby Scotland’s financial sector needs to accelerate its adoption of technology to avoid a future banking crisis, experts at Strathclyde Business School have warned.

Police Scotland has named financial consultant David Page in a newly-created role that makes him the most senior civilian in its history in order to deliver a “sustainable operating model”.

Royal Bank of Scotland is to charge major financial institutions for cash it holds on their behalf for trading purposes, in a move which other banks seem sure to follow. The move follows the decision by the governor of the Bank of England on 4 August to cut interest rates from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 p