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UK Finance and the largest retail banks and building societies in the UK have made five commitments to continue to preserve access to cash for consumers and businesses over the long term. Barclays Bank, Coventry Building Society, HSBC UK, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Gr

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out plans for a new Consumer Duty, which will set a higher level of consumer protection in retail financial markets for firms to adhere to. Firms are already bound by FCA rules and principles to treat customers fairly and many firms are delivering

Pokémon trading cards have been pulled from the shelves of one of the biggest retailers in the US in a bid to protect staff from rowdy fans – one of whom brandished a gun last week. Beloved of people who grew up in the 1990s and traded them in primary school, Pokémon cards have s

Tom MacLennan and Chad Griffin, partners with business advisory firm FRP, have been appointed joint administrators of Alexander Inglis & Son Limited, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of grain and cereals to the whisky and distilling industries. Founded in 1950, Alexander Inglis & Son

TRICAPITAL Angel Investors (TRICAPITAL), the Scottish angel syndicate, has appointed Moray Martin as its new chief executive officer. The firm has announced a number of changes to its board and leadership team as the firm enters its next phase of growth.

Shirley McIntosh, RSM's head of tax in Scotland, discusses whether Scotland can afford the financials of independence. The Scottish people have elected their new Parliament and pro-independence parties have increased their majority. The independence debate often runs on emotion, but cool heads will

Scottish law firm Brodies LLP has advised on a number of major international hotel deals in the last six months, worth in excess of £1 billion. In a landmark transaction, the firm represented hospitality giant Accor in the conclusion of long-term branding and management agreements for the Fair

International marine renewable energy contractor Leask Marine Ltd has achieved record growth after obtaining a £5.3 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland and Lombard. The Orkney-based company, which is a world-leader in the marine renewable sector, secured a complete funding pack

Forth Ports has appointed Matt McCreath as its new group financial controller.  The group has also appointed Michelle Primrose as group HR manager.

Prospect Community Housing has appointed Colin James as its new finance manager following a recruitment exercise earlier in the year. A qualified accountant and has many years’ experience in the housing sector, Colin most recently worked at Caledonia Housing Association.

Ski instructor marketplace, Maison Sport, founded by a trio of former members of the British Ski Team, including Edinburgh-based CEO Nick Robinson - has completed a new round of funding, achieving a raise of £1.25 million, following collaboration with a collective of investors, alongside

Whisky giant Diageo, which owns Guinness and Johnnie Walker, has announced that it expects organic operating profit growth to be at least 14% in 2021 signalling an ongoing recovery from COVID-19. Shares in the firm closed up nearly 4% yesterday after the firm resumed a £4.5 billion return

DataVita, Scotland’s largest data centre and multi-cloud services provider, has acquired the Fortis data centre in Lanarkshire with £45 million of support from HFD Group. The company will now take full ownership of Scotland’s only purpose-built, Uptime Institute tier III certified

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has posted half-year income growth of 13.7% to £199.9 million, compared to £175.7m in H1 2020. The firm said that the increase was driven by strong market performance and elevated levels of commissions.

Edinburgh is the only Scottish city to make it into the top 10 in a new report by Colliers on residential investment opportunities, and it achieved second ranking for the UK as a whole.