UK bank IT failures have more than doubled over the past year, according to new data compiled by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Edinburgh’s Poverty Commission met for the first time this week and named nine commissioners, which included a senior figure at Standard Life Aberdeen, and one commission advisor to define the long-term responses needed to significantly reduce poverty in Edinburgh.
Eileen Blackburn The number of retailers in Scotland going bust in 2018 is set to be the highest in five years, according to new analysis of the sector by leading accountants and business advisers French Duncan.
Barclays has today launched #FarmtheFuture, a nationwide campaign encouraging farmers to plan for their future and tell young people about the benefits of a career in agriculture, as new data reveals that Britain’s farming population is ageing rapidly.
The latest Lloyds Bank Quarterly Savings Review shows that many Brits are still struggling to save, with the majority of reasons given for not saving showing a common feeling of pressure on personal finances.
Demand for permanent professionals in Scotland rose by 39 per cent year-on-year to October 2018, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Colin Bennett, Mark Kerr, Lee Donaldson at LDC LDC, the mid-market private equity investor, has bolstered its team in Scotland with the appointment of Lee Donaldson as investment director.
The UK Government's proposed Brexit deal will make Scotland poorer, the Scottish Government has said.
1825, the financial planning and advice arm of Standard Life Aberdeen, has been appointed by independent pensions and risk consultancy Hymans Robertson to deliver a financial educational programme to all their employees and partners across the UK.
Data published today shows that women in the UK are much more likely to get an increase in earnings as a result of going to university than men.
If the UK government’s proposed Brexit deal is implemented, then GDP in the longer term will be around 4 per cent lower than it would have been had the UK stayed in the EU, a new report published today by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has estimated.
Standard Life Aberdeen has announced the departure of Gerhard Fusenig, the managing director of Credit Suisse’s asset management arm, from its board.
Mike Stirton The proportion of applicants failing employment background checks has nearly doubled since 2015, according to research by Core-Asset Verify, the Edinburgh-based provider of vetting and contract services for Scotland’s financial sector.
David Alexander, Managing Director of D J Alexander The rise in loan to earnings ratios to levels not seen since the 2008 property collapse may produce a risk of a future property crash if it continues, according to a study by property management firm DJ Alexander.
Martyn Percival Watson Wood Financial Planning has announced the appointment of Martyn Percival who joins the Inverness-based firm as its third financial planner from Johnston Carmichael's wealth management division.