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Financial services firms received 2.11 million new complaints between July and December 2015, according to new complaints data published today by the Financial Conduct Authority. Overall, there was a decrease of 1.4 per cent in the number of complaints compared to the previous six months which was m

Gillian Guy Nine in ten people (88 per cent) miss common warning signs of a pensions scam - such as unusually high investment returns, cold calling and offers of free financial advice - despite feeling confident they can spot fraudsters’ tricks.

Tim Sawyer It might not come as a major surprise, but financial fear is the main barrier stopping Scotland’s would-be business owners from starting their own company, according to new research.

Nicola Callison

Mark Wilson UK insurance giant Aviva, which employs about 1,300 staff at its hub in Perth, has revealed that chief executive Mark Wilson has more than doubled his pay packet having won praise over the £5.6 billion acquisition of Friends Life last April and guiding the firm to bumper profits.

PIB Insurance Brokers have added three new members of staff to its Aberdeen office. Alan Alsop, private client manager, Julia Cant, senior account executive and Rachel Wilson, account handler, have joined the team led by Graeme Cant at the firm’s Granite City office at Golden Square.

Sheena Anderson Aberdeen accountancy practise Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced that Sheena Anderson and Ishbel Sutherland will retire as partners from the firm this week.

Following years of austerity, saving money has become a higher priority for many Scots as more than four in 10 (44 per cent) are putting away more money than they did two years ago, compared to a national average of 41 per cent, according to Scottish Widows’ tenth annual Savings Study. However, de

The previously overwhelming support of Scottish business leaders to remain in the European Union is beginning to wane, according to the results of a new survey. The Business Growth Fund (BGF), which is backed by major banks and was established to provide growth capital to ambitious and growing small

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is to lease new offices at BAM Properties’ CONNECT110NS development at 110 Queen Street, Glasgow.

Alastair Rae Scotland’s hospitality sector saw occupancy and revenue fall during 2015 due to the dramatic collapse in activity in Aberdeen according to the latest report by accountants and business advisers, BDO.

Latest research from Savills has revealed that today’s house buyers are returning to the Scottish suburbs in a prime market, which has been boosted by the return of home-grown wealth. While traditionally strong areas like the New Town, Stockbridge and Morningside in Edinburgh and the West End in G

The Scottish Retail Consortium has slammed moves to increase business rates in Scotland ahead of Friday's main poundage rate hike and the doubling of the extra rates supplement paid by firms occupying medium and larger sized commercial premises. The SRC said the plan was "out of step" while shop vac

Edinburgh-based Scottish Widows is to launch a new Employer Hub as the first in a series of digital developments which will form the bedrock of its recently announced £50m Driving Pensions Value programme. As part of Scottish Widows’ investment in digital development to support the evolving needs

Stewart MacDonald Business advisory and accountancy firm, Scott-Moncrieff, has announced its intention to merge with Edinburgh-based firm, Ogilvie & Company, expanding the firm’s tax advice and trust management team.