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Isle of Harris Distillers has secured a £1.7 million financial package from HSBC to support its growth and further investment in its maturing single malt whisky stock. Currently lying in cask in the Outer Hebrides, the first batch of The Hearach should be ready from late 2020 for bottling.

Over-40s are increasingly looking to improve their physical health but their financial security is less of a priority, according to new research by life and pensions giant Prudential.

Jill Barrow Third sector funding provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed RSM executive Jill Barrow as its new financial controller, and former Dundee United footballer Derek Gardiner in the role of investment manager.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that it will take action to improve competition in the current account market.

Alister Link Aberdeen-based independent financial advisory firm Central Investment has expanded its growing team further with the appointment of Alister Link.

Cornerstone Asset Management has announced four key appointments at its Edinburgh office. The financial advice firm announced Alan Reid – formerly of Heath Consulting and Balmoral Asset Management – will bring the experience of a career spanning more than 30 years, to its senior management team

Lloyd Davies Lloyd Davies, is a financial adviser at Aberdeen-based Central Investment

Scottish Financial Enterprise has appointed Arlene Stokes, chief people officer at Aegon UK, as chair of its Gender Equality Network. Based in Edinburgh, Arlene has held senior leadership roles across people and transformation in financial services and other sectors.

Standard Life plc, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement saving and income, has completed its name change from Phoenix Group Holdings plc and will from now on be listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker of SDLF. The move to Standard Life plc supports the organic growth s

The UK’s accounting regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), has opened an investigation into EY regarding its 2024 audit of energy giant Shell. This marks the third instance this year that the Big Four firm has been targeted regarding potentially unauthorised auditors signing off on

Global management and technology consultancy Capco, part of Indian multinational Wipro, has appointed Zoe Hodge as a new partner focused on driving the continued growth of its insurance and wealth & asset management practices in the UK. Based in Scotland, Ms Hodge brings extensive experience in

The International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England have become the latest major financial institutions to warn that the global stock market is at risk of a significant correction should investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence cool. Speaking ahead of the IMF's annual meetings, chief Kris

Freeths has announced record financial results for the year ending 31 March 2025. Turnover rose by 14.8% to £166.8 million, an increase of £21.5m compared to the previous year and overall profit climbed to £59.4m, an increase of 13% from the previous year.

Specialty pharmaceuticals business Kelso Pharma has appointed Alan King as its next chief financial officer as it announces the retirement of founding director and CFO Allan Watson. Apposite Capital-backed Kelso Pharma is focused on bringing innovative, value-added, specialty medicines to internatio

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has reported that the UK's largest accounting firms do not formally monitor how artificial intelligence affects the quality of their audits. In a review published on Thursday, the watchdog noted that while the Big Four firms – Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC &