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Asset talks

Phoenix close to selling former Standard Life assets

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The way they were: Standard Life Aberdeen’s Martin Gilbert and Keith Skeoch flank Phoenix’s Clive Bannister after the asset sale in 2018 Phoenix Group is closing in on a dealRead More

Wealth hire

Connellan exits Brooks Macdonald to join SLA

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Head of wealth: Caroline Connellan Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has appointed Brooks Macdonald CEO Caroline Connellan as chief executive of personal wealth. Ms Connellan, who had a previous spell withRead More

Law

Aberdein Considine strengthens legal teams

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Four of the staff in new position: Laura Browne, John Di Paola, Joelle Neep, and Catriona Ramsay from the Glasgow office Law firm Aberdein Considine has strengthened its legal teamsRead More

Daily Business Live

Sage remains upbeat; AssetCo swoops on Scots firm

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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.45pm: London recovers Stocks staged a strong recovery to end the week on a high following recent inflation-induced volatility. The FTSE 100 closed 80.28 points (1.15%)Read More

£2.75m deal

Gilbert’s AssetCo acquires Saracen Fund Managers

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Martin Gilbert: joins board (pic: Terry Murden) AssetCo, the acquisition vehicle chaired by former Standard Life Aberdeen co-CEO Martin Gilbert, has acquired Edinburgh-based Saracen Fund Managers in a cash andRead More

Investment gains

Tesla boosts Scottish Mortgage in strongest year

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James Anderson: drove the investment into Tesla Baillie Gifford’s Scottish Mortgage Trust, best known for the retiring James Anderson’s spectacular gains on its early faith in Tesla, has posted itsRead More

Daily Business Live

Kier placing; Brewin Dolphin; Rolls-Royce; Wood

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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 10pm: Wall Street rebounds All three of the key US stock indexes were sharply higher, bouncing back from three days of steep falls. The S&P 500Read More

Accountancy

New leads for PwC financial services & EY people advice

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Fraser Wilson and Tricia Nelson PwC has named Glasgow-based partner Fraser Wilson as head of financial services in Scotland. He replaces Allan McGrath who has led the financial services practiceRead More

Raising £1.1bn

Treasury to raise £1.1bn selling NatWest shares

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RBS was rescued in 2008 Natwest (RBS) has moved a step closer to fully returning to private ownership after government officials announced the planned sale of a further 5% ofRead More

New director

Davidson joins board at pensions firm Royal London

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Ruth Davidson: quit Tory leadership in 2019 (pic: Terry Murden) Former Scottish Conservative party leader Ruth Davidson has joined Royal London as a non-executive director.  Ms Davidson, whose term asRead More