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Fundraisers for Save the Children have donned Christmas jumpers with a contactless reader built into the sleeve by VISA as part of the charity's annual festive appeal for donations.

By Bruce Swankie, Financial Adviser, Brewin Dolphin Aberdeen  

Censis, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for sensing, imaging systems, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, has appointed entrepreneurial technologist Paul Winstanley as its new chief executive. In a career spanning more than three decades, Winstanley has held senior positions across hi-tech

Credit Fintech provider TotallyMoney has agreed £29 million of funding from Elliott Advisors and existing investors Scottish Equity Partners (SEP). 

Glasgow-based M&D Green Group, one of Scotland’s largest independent pharmacy operators, has secured an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK to aid its growth across Scotland. The deal included a seven-figure loan which M&D Green Group has used to acquire Thomas McLean & Son&r

More than half of UK entrepreneurs (51 per cent) expect to increase their revenues by 50 per cent in 2019, yet many are facing an uphill battle when it comes to funding the growth of their businesses, according to EY’s latest Fast Growth Tracker published today. Business leaders of some of the

The Financial Conduct Authority announced this morning that banks are to be banned from charging customers a fixed daily or monthly fee for using their overdraft in a move Andrew Bailey, the City watchdog's chief executive said was the "biggest intervention in the overdraft marke

Specialist coatings company Chemco International, which has 24 staff, has become 100 per cent employee-owned in a move the Coatbridge firm said was made to address succession issues and safeguard local skills and jobs.

The Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford has announced that it is lowering the annual management charge on four of its investment trusts from New Year’s Day. The Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, Pacific Horizon Investment Trust, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust and Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon a

Aberdeen-based Phil Anderson Financial Services has accelerated it's growth plans with the appointment of Laura Mackay as a mortgage adviser. The firm said Ms Mackay brings with her a wealth of experience in the residential mortgage and remortgage sector and she will cover the firms Aberdeen and Ell

An out-of-pocket supplier to beleaguered cafe chain Patisserie Valerie turned up its head offices with baseball bats to pursue late payments, the Daily Mail has reported. The supplier, who is not named in the reports, took the bizarre action after being forced to wait for long periods for remittance

Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced the appointment of Katie Murray as executive director and chief financial officer, with effect from 1 January. Ms Murray joined RBS as director of finance in November 2015 and was appointed as deputy CFO in March 2017. 

MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers has announced the appointment of Margaret Fraser as a branch manager in its newly opened Aberdeen office. The appointment follows the firm establishing a presence in the Granite City back in October after bosses identified significant growth of investment in infras

Mearns & Company, has appointed ex Mattioli Woods and Kudos Financial services director Alan Fergusson, as a non-executive director. Mearns said Mr Fergusson brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as employee benefits managing director at M

The UK is set to fall in the rankings of the world’s largest economies, according to new projections from PwC in its latest Global Economy Watch. Both India and France are likely to surpass the UK in 2019, the global accountancy firm said, knocking it from fifth to seventh place in the global