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A small Scottish finance firm is taking on industry heavyweights after being nominated for five awards at a prestigious event Channel Finance Group, led by Michael Savage, was shortlisted for five awards at the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), competing against industry gi

Glasgow 2026 Vice-Chair Ian Reid has opened up about the lean commercial strategy behind the Commonwealth Games that redefined sporting finance and major events. Mr Reid explained the team had just 18 months to get the competition ready, compared to the standard five to six years usually granted to

Canaccord Wealth has snapped up the front office teams and client assets of Midlands-based EFG Harris Allday. EFG Harris Allday, a UK based wealth management business, operates as a subsidiary of EFG Private Bank, part of EFG International, which manages £3.1bn of clients assets operating acro

Standard Life has completed the transition of the Scottish Leather Group pension arrangement, with its members joining the firm's contract based group flexible retirement plan. Scottish Leather Group is a manufacturer of sustainable leather solutions, supplying a range of global industries including

Foresight Solar Fund has announced plans to upgrade nine solar and battery storage assets, which could add up to £2.5million in revenue each year and strengthen investors' dividend cover. It is undertaking to update nine of UK solar plants and utility battery energy storage systems (BESS), spa

Specialist international reinsurance broker Willis Re has agreed to buy BMS Groups' US reinsurance division. The broker is hoping the deal will allow it to sharpen the focus of its global reinsurance business as it snaps up BMS Re US, BMS Intermediaries, BMS Capital Advisory and its reinsurance brok

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called on HMRC to explain why it needs more powers to deal with taxpayers and advisers who are fraudulent and dishonest. Responding to a consultation by the UK tax authority on introducing a criminal offence by making reckless untrue stat

Barclays has hired one of Bank of America's most senior bankers as part of a shake-up of its investment bank team to compete with larger Wall Street rivals. The UK lender has hired Mike Joo to serve as co-chief executive at its investment bank, while Adeel Khan will be promoted to co-chief executive

Aviva's UK and Ireland general insurance chief executive Jason Storah has avoided answering questions around the impact of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment on the workforce as it continues to adopt the technology. Mr Storah acknowledged that the firm was exploring "how many people do we n

Nationwide Building Society is planning to resell its Core Capital Deferred shares with aggregate proceeds of up to £100m. Bank of America, Citi, Jefferies and UBS Investment Bank have been mandated as joint lead managers for the transaction. The resale represents around 778,000 shares based o

Edinburgh Airport chairman Sir John Elvidge called on the Scottish Government to "take action" to ensure the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) becomes a "permanent feature" of the Scottish financial landscape" in a new report. Sir John urged for the government to collaborate with the UK gover

FRP Advisory has called on businesses to address difficult decisions now, warning that slow decision-making is costing the UK economy £13.7bn annually. Michelle Elliot, a restructuring advisory partner at FRP, explained that many businesses are running on "limited financial headroom" due to hi

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund (AAIF) has enjoyed a strong start to 2026 delivering a 28% total return on net asset value (NAV) in the six months to the end of June and producing a 30.9% total return on its share price. The fund's NAV is ahead of the 25.7% return from the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan I

Former NatWest chairman and financial regulator Sir Howard Davies has launched a scathing attack on the UK's banking framework, claiming that post financial crisis ring-fencing was a "completely useless regulatory intervention" that has "emasculated UK investment banking." Speaking as ministers weig

JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon has warned Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks. The Wall Street executive urged the UK Government to re-consider its plans to increase taxes on banks ahead of a major pre-Budget lobbying campaign