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Brexit preparations, macroeconomic uncertainty and cyber-security threats are 2017’s top-three concerns for UK asset managers, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.

Stephanie Kinney SME finance provider IGF has expanded its team in Scotland with the appointment of Stephanie Kinney as regional sales director for its invoice finance business, covering Scotland and Northern Ireland.

James Chadwick Global accountancy firm Grant Thornton has called on the Scottish and UK Governments to develop a range of post-Brexit support measures tailored specifically to Scotland’s food and drink industry.

Mark Williams Royal Bank of Scotland has provided a financing package to help a Scottish waste and construction services company to further expand its business.

Nicola Sturgeon A new £500 million package of financial support for private sector business investment has been announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as she set out plans to increase economic growth in her Programme for Government.

Andrew Berry and Scott Thomson Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has appointed two financial services specialists, Andrew Berry and Scott Thomson, to its risk data and analytics team.

David Mundell Scotland's public spending deficit has held at about £15 billion in the past financial year, according to the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures published today.

A focus on manufacturing relationships, digital opportunities and delivery of its vision to be “the best place to work and the best place to buy”, has reaped substantial benefits for Peter Vardy Group Holdings, the rapidly-growing Scotland-wide automotive retail business. The Group accounts for

Jamie Davidson Jamie Davidson is managing director at Edinburgh-based Conduit Finance

Sue Dawe EY has signed the HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, which aims to drive diversity in the financial service industry.

Jamie Partridge, Graeme Jones, CEO of SFE, and Kent Mackenzie Scotland’s burgeoning financial technology (FinTech) scene is to be the focus of a new strategic partnership between business advisory firm Deloitte and industry body Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE).

Frank Morton Aberdeen-based Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Limited (AAB Wealth) has announced the appointment of Frank Morton as director of wealth services.

Kenneth McEwen Scottish accountancy firm Henderson Loggie has appointed Kenneth McEwen to lead the firm’s specialist property and construction sector group.

Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services has appointed Scottish Chartered Accountant Mary Sharp as commercial director – north and Joanna Cashmore as head of sales for Scotland as it looks to significantly grow its business north of the border. UK Commercial Director, Edward Winterton said

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its annual Business Plan outlining seven priority themes of pensions, financial crime and anti-money laundering, wholesale financial markets, advice, innovation and technology, firms’ culture and governance, and the treatment of existing customer