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Festival conference

Fintech Scotland to unveil research on 10-year plan

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Stephen Ingledew and Nicola Anderson (pic: Terry Murden) Fintech Scotland will reveal new research underpinning an ambitious 10-year roadmap at an event on Thursday featuring one of the architects ofRead More

Impact partners

Harry and Meghan move into ethical banking

Meghan and Harry in Edinburgh
Meghan and Harry pictured in Edinburgh (pic: Terry Murden) The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving into investment banking by joining a New York-based ethical asset manager co-founded byRead More

Offices launch

Barclays opens campus as hybrid working advances

Barclays Glasgow campus
Barclays new home on the Clyde Barclays has opened its sprawling new campus in Glasgow as a new survey adds to evidence that people prefer to spend more time workingRead More

Investment plot

Lloyds plans £100bn personal pensions and retirement arm

Lloyds Banking Group
New target: Lloyds is eyeing Hargreaves Lansdown’s market share (pic: Terry Murden) Lloyds Banking Group intends to use its Scottish Widows and newly-acquired Embark brands to mount a major assaultRead More

Legal ruling

Greenpeace oil field defeat ‘a victory for energy security’

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Greenpeace staged a protest over the rig (pic: Greenpeace) Greenpeace’s failed attempt to stop drilling at a North Sea oil field has been welcomed by the industry as “a victoryRead More

Name change

Scots legal firm LAW rebranded as WorkNest

Donald MacKinnon
Donald MacKinnon: broad range Employment law and health & safety specialist LAW has been rebranded as WorkNest, a new brand within parent group Marlowe. The Edinburgh firm, which has hub officesRead More

Regulations breached

NatWest pleads guilty to money laundering charge

NatWest admitted to three offences National Westminster Bank, formerly Royal Bank of Scotland group, has today pleaded guilty to three offences of money laundering. The offences relate to its failureRead More

Legal revolution

Key listing for firm bringing DIY law to consumers

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Easier does it: Kate Ho and Danae Shell Innovative ‘DIY’ law platform Valla is the first Scottish company selected for a government-backed technology initiative which aims to change the wayRead More

Brand investment

Phoenix to focus Standard Life brand on key markets

Standard Life house
Standard Life house is now occupied by Phoenix Group Phoenix Group has announced plans to invest in the Standard Life brand which it acquired in May this year. Phoenix saidRead More

Legal deal

Gilson Gray acquires Dundee firm Baillie Shepherd

Alan Baillie
Alan Baillie: ‘good fit’ Law firm Gilson Gray has acquired Dundee practice Baillie Shepherd which is focused on private client, property and court work. The deal will see all BaillieRead More