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The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) chair, Ashley Alder, faced calls to resign at the regulator's first public annual meeting in Edinburgh, as whistleblowers and campaigners challenged its decision to let one of its own non-executive directors investigate how it dealt with Simon Andreisz before

Baillie Gifford has concluded its voluntary exit programme, which will see around 160 jobs cut across its UK business. The move was part of a plan to position itself for the future. The asset manager launched the voluntary exit programme in July, following its move to its new Edinburgh office in Hay

Insurance broking and risk management firm Caledonia Dallas has hired Rhona Scott from NFU Mutual. Scott joins the firm following nearly 15 years at NFU Mutual's Elgin agency, where she held the position of office manager and developed extensive experience across administration, compliance, customer

Baillie Gifford has partnered with Essentia Analytics to develop, a new offering called Essentia Data-Out (EDO), which will deliver Essentia's "behavioral intelligence directly into an asset manager’s own data and AI environment.” The investment manager is a founding partner in Essentia'

Aubrey Capital Management has relocated its Edinburgh headquarters to 37 Melville Street from its base on Coates Crescent. The new office will provide its teams with a "modern, professionally managed working environment", alongside enhanced facilities for hosting clients and business partners.

Invest2Scale has unveiled a new series of masterclasses aimed at helping Scotland's scaling businesses become more investable, with sessions on financial planning, capital raising and investor readiness. The initiative founded by Eden Scott, Cazenove Capital, MBM Commercial and CT, replaces the grou

Aubrey Capital Management has redeployed some of its capital back into India after generating strong returns from a select number of emerging market technology and AI-related holdings. Rob Brewis, director and investment manager at the firm, provided a short update on the fund for shareholders revea

Quilter Cheviot has hired former Brewin Dolphin investment manager John Moore as an investment manager in its Edinburgh office. Mr Moore will aim to strengthen the firm’s investment capability in Scotland and its support for advisers and high net worth clients across the region. He will report

Aberdeen Adviser has selected LegadoSign to secure all of its digital signing across its customer onboarding documents. The Edinburgh-based tech company signed a multi-year partnership with the FNZ to integrate its technology into FNZ's global wealth management platform last year. As part of th

Royal London has identified seven funds needing improvement in its latest Assessment of Value (AoV) report after a "demanding" year for investors. The Edinburgh-based asset manager highlighted that seven of its 40 funds were "flagged for review", five funds had "a potential issue", and two of the fu

Continuum founder Martin Brown has announced he will retire and step down from his role as managing partner at Continuum at the end of August after more than a decade leading the firm. Mr Brown, who has spent more than 30 years in the advice sector, founded Continuum in 2014 with a vision to create

Baillie Gifford concluded that all 30 of its funds delivered value for investors in the year to 31 March 2026, despite several funds suffering from a "sustained period of weak returns". The Edinburgh-based asset manager pointed to broader market trends in two areas in its latest Assessment of Value

The Royal Bank of Scotland and Harper Macleod have teamed up to offer expert legal advice to thousands of Scottish start-ups. Delivered through the Royal Bank Accelerator programme, the agreement will see a dedicated solicitor assigned to the Glasgow and Edinburgh Accelerator hubs.  The legal e

Hampden Bank chief executive Tracey Davidson's bet on riding out two years of falling profit is starting to pay off, with the private bank reporting a 91% jump in first-half earnings. Profit before tax for the six months to 30 June 2026 came in at £4.7 million in its unaudited accounts against

Baillie Gifford’s relocation to its new headquarters in Edinburgh has been pushed into a third calendar year. Originally scheduled for autumn 2023, the move to the 280,000 sq ft Norman Foster-designed Haymarket development was postponed to late 2024 and is now targeted for the second quarter o