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Karyn Lamont The Scottish Investment Trust has announced the appointment of Karyn Lamont as a non-executive director and Chair of its audit committee.

(L to R) James Varga, Lazaro Campos and Scott Leckie Edinburgh headquartered fintech firm The ID Co. has strengthened its position in the market with the appointment of new chairperson, Lazaro Campos, and chief technology officer, Scott Leckie.

Sandy Nairn Edinburgh Partners, the fund management house headed by chief executive and co-founder Dr Sandy Nairn, has reported a fall in revenue and profits after a fall in funds under management.

Ron Baxter Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings has appointed Ron Baxter, a former senior advisor at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and at the Prudential Regulatory Authority/Bank of England as Chair of its Board.

Overall gross mortgage lending in the UK in August was £24.2 billion, of which £15.1 billion was lent by High Street Banks, according to latest data.

The Bank of England has today issued a warning to the nation's banks that their current lending habits could leave them open to losses on their personal debt balance sheets totalling £30 billion should the economy suffer a serious shock.

The UK government is to have banks and building societies carry out checks on their current account holders in order to help authorities identify illegal immigrants.

Craig and Lindsay Wilson Eat on the Green, one of the north east of Scotland's most well-established restaurants, is planning for future growth after securing financial support from Barclays.

Andrew Holloway, head of entrepreneurial tax at Johnston Carmichael (left) and Bruce Walker, founder of WeAreTheFuture. Independent accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has been announced as the latest sponsor of Startup Summit, the entrepreneurship event to be held this November in Edinburgh.

Prosecutors in Geneva are investigating after toilets in one of the Swiss city's banks and three of its restaurants were blocked by about €100,000 worth of high-denomination euro banknotes.

The Financial Reporting Council today announced that it has cleared KPMG over the firm's conduct during its audit of HBOS in the months immediately prior to the bank’s collapse at the height of the financial crisis.

Cat MacLean, MBM Commercial partner Cat MacLean, who is one of Scotland's leading legal authorities on banking misconduct, has launched a new organisation designed to pool profession expertise in order to more successfully fight claims against financial institutions.

George Watt STV Group has announced that it has secured an extension of its £60 million revolving credit and overdraft facility with Santander and Barclays.

Andrew Bailey The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has refused to publish in full a leaked report into the scandal at RBS's Global Restructuring Group.

The Bank of Mum and Dad is potentially the UK’s most lenient lender and its relaxed approach means it ends up writing off huge numbers of loans each year, according to new research from Prudential.