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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing how consumer investment firms support bereaved customers, amid concerns that fewer than half (47%) of bereaved customers felt they received the support they needed from financial firms.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the final revisions to two cornerstone UK auditing standards governing how auditors approach fraud risk and the assessment of an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. The updated standards, ISA (UK) 240 and ISA (UK) 570, were issued on 3

Andy Gray shares financial planning guidance for professional footballers, urging them to prepare for career uncertainty, income volatility, and life after the game while their earning potential is at its peak. As the domestic football season moves into its final stretch, and contracts, transfers, a

Scottish AI fintech Aveni has been selected by UK financial advice network Quilter Financial Planning to support the introduction of AI into day-to-day advice operations, with its product Aveni Assist now live across its appointed representative firms. The introduction of Aveni Assist is intended to

NatWest Group has reported its strongest financial performance since the 2008 crash, with 2025 pre-tax profits surging to £7.7 billion. This represents a significant climb from the £6.2bn recorded the previous year, driven by broad-based growth across its retail and commercial divisions.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced an expansion of its efforts to improve standards within the home and travel insurance markets.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out new growth measures for 2026 including supporting UK-issued stablecoins to provide faster and more convenient payments. To enable firms to experiment with the issuance of stablecoins, the FCA will open its regulatory sandbox for safe testing and to s

The Insolvency Service has appointed Duncan Beach as its new chief executive, a move designed to strengthen the agency's capabilities in tackling financial crime and fostering economic confidence. Mr Beach, formerly the managing director and global head of risk & compliance transformation at HSB

UK fintech platform LendInvest Mortgages has hired Abbie McCluskey as business development manager for Scotland. Ms McCluskey will focus on building and strengthening relationships with mortgage brokers to drive the firm’s lending growth across Scotland. 

Wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin has expanded its Edinburgh office with the appointment of two new wealth managers, bringing its financial planning department to 30 people. Rhiannon Murray has joined as a wealth manager providing financial planning advice to individuals, families and trusts. She be

Consilium Chartered Accountants has provided financial due diligence services to the Foresight Group as part of its investment in Scottish business, MyWay Digital Health. MyWay Digital Health – a spin-out from the University of Dundee – is a digital healthcare solutions provider. Its foc

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a coaching programme for smaller audit firms, aiming to break the stranglehold of the "Big Four" on the audits of Britain's largest companies.

Leading figures from some of the world’s biggest financial, tech and energy organisations are to gather in Scotland for a new festival focused on the future of finance. More than 2,500 delegates are due to attend the inaugural Edinburgh Finance Festival, running from September 15 to 26, which

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has delivered a strong performance for the 2024/25 financial year, meeting or exceeding 18 of its 20 key targets. Preliminary figures, which are subject to review by Audit Scotland before publication of HIE’s annual report in November, show the developmen

Edinburgh-headquartered Aveni.ai, specialists in AI for financial services, has been selected by Advanta Wealth, a nationwide chartered wealth management business to enhance adviser customer service and reduce administrative time. The business has adopted Aveni Assist across its team of advisers as