Search: financial focus

As the country prepares for this week’s widely expected interest rate cut, more and more Isas have been withdrawn from the market leaving savers with fewer and fewer options for where to put their cash.

Two former executives of the Anglo Irish Bank have been jailed in Dublin after being convicted of fraud after misleading depositors, lenders and investors by making the bank's corporate deposits look larger than they were.

The percentage of the Edinburgh workforce with a degree level qualification or equivalent is higher than any other major UK city and has risen again, to 55 per cent.

Steve Cartwright Independent accountancy firm Henderson Loggie has signed up to support a pioneering three day gaming festival taking place in Glasgow this weekend.

Hugh Chater Holyrood’s European and External Relations Committee– taking the highly-unusual step of meeting during Holyrood’s summer recess – has been told by Hugh Chater, director of banking at Edinburgh-based challenger bank Virgin Money, that Scotland could provide a “safe harbour” fo

Peter Alderson Small businesses in Scotland are being failed by antiquated financial process as nearly half of Glasgow SMEs are forced to raid their savings (47 per cent) or borrow money from family and friends (20 per cent) to start or grow their business, according to independent lender LDF.

A husband and wife from Dundee have been banned from acting as company directors for 11 and two years, respectively, following a 17 year long fraud that resulted in £1 million in lost revenue for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Liam McArthur MSP has today called for an urgent review of the regulation of Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) after it was revealed the controversial business model was at the heart of a Ukrainian probe into organised crime arm exports.

The volume of residential property sales north of the border rose 4.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2016-17 (April-June) compared to the same period last year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland.

Mark McRae Scott-Moncrieff has been appointed to provide internal audit services to Capital Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the UK, with more than 22,000 members and assets of more than £27 million.

Ewan Grant RSM has topped Experian’s league table as the most active M&A adviser in Scotland, clocking up eight deals in the first half of this year.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016. The global body of finance professionals said the list, which includes entries spanning six continents, recognises “the best and brightest Chartered Accountants who are making a diff

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has written to the Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy in Scotland, Mr Paul Wheelhouse MSP, expressing concern over many creditors gaining massive financial windfalls at the expense of financially vulnerable people in Scotland who are finding it tough to make ends mee

A police inspector who siphoned off more than £100,000 in fake payments and loans whilst working as a financial adviser is facing a prison sentence. David Brown, 46, pocketed thousands of pounds by setting up fake accounts in the names of investors – including family and friends – while still w

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016. The global body of finance professionals said the list, which includes entries spanning six continents, recognises “the best and brightest Chartered Accountants who are making a diff