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David Tracy discusses the potential of synthetic data generation in overcoming data access, privacy, and compliance issues, and fostering innovation in the financial sector, with a focus on the role of Smart Data Foundry's synthetic data engine, aizle. Good quality data is critical to financial

Pensions and financial services consultancy Hymans Robertson, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, and Birmingham, has made several senior appointments, including promotions to equity member and partner level. New equity members based in Scotland include Karen Fraser, commercial dir

UK wealth manager Investec Wealth & Investment has completed its acquisition of Murray Asset Management for an undisclosed sum. Leigh Yeaman, Investec Wealth & Investment’s divisional director of Scotland and Northern Ireland, said: "We are delighted to announce that our acquisition of

A US financial tech and data services firm, Mirador, Inc, has announced the establishing of its international business hub, Mirador Worldwide, in Edinburgh.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), the industry body for financial and professional services in Scotland, has appointed Lloyds Banking Group life and pensions leader Jackie Leiper to its board of directors. Ms Leiper brings over 25 years’ experience in financial services to the role. She joi

New data from financial mutual Scottish Friendly has revealed that the number of new stocks and shares ISA policies opened by adults in Scotland fell 17% year-on-year in the three months to December 2022. Sales in the run-up to Christmas were significantly lower than the previous year and the value

Business confidence in Scotland has fallen to its lowest recorded point for 14 years, according to a survey of chartered accountants published today.

FinTech Scotland has announced a further increase in the number of entrepreneurial fintech SME firms as well as a record-breaking new investment funding for the year. In the last 12 months, Scottish fintechs received over £305 million in funding supporting their growth and development, represe

Global people development group Insights has reported a post-pandemic financial bounce back with turnover reaching £66.5 million, a 55% year-on-year increase. Figures lodged at Companies House show the previous year's turnover during the pandemic at £42.9M. This financial acceleration is

Family-owned luxury jewellers, Laings, has revealed it is investing heavily in its high street store estate after reporting a 92% increase in pretax profits to £5.4 million, in the last financial year to May 2022. Bucking the trend of many retailers, who have turned their back on bricks and mo

Accountants Chiene + Tait (C+T) have announced the appointment of Kasia Kozak as audit director in a recent series of appointments. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Ms Kozak joins from Johnston Carmichael where she led audits for boutique asset managers, private equity funds and other financial ser

BDO has reported an 11% increase in revenues to £809 million for the financial year 2021/22 with growth across all three of its service lines of audit, tax and advisory. Announcing its results, BDO cited the reasons for growth as being the resilience of its core market of entrepreneurial, high

Tweed Wealth Management's team of financial advisers has acquired the wealth management arm of local Highlands legal firm Macleod & MacCallum. The tie-up means Macleod & MacCallum Wealth Management will become part of Tweed Wealth Management bolstering the latter’s position as a financ

Alastair Moore, a chartered financial planner at AAB Wealth, outlines the advice the firm has been giving to its clients. There are plenty of scary headlines doing the rounds about pensions and markets right now, leading to a lot of nervous questions from worried investors.

Scottish challenger bank AlbaCo (Alba) has announced the appointment of seasoned banking and financial services executive, Graeme Jones, who the joins the aspiring bank as its new chair. Mr Jones, a qualified Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute ACII, brings a wealth of experience to the e