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Talks in Edinburgh

Irish minister D’Arcy seeks more Scottish trade

Michael D'Arcy
An Irish government minister will today encourage more trade between financial services companies in Scotland and Ireland. Michael D’Arcy (pictured), Ireland’s Minister of State at the Department of Finance, will meetRead More

Minister holds Glasgow talks

Lord Duncan briefs finance and fintech leaders on Brexit

Glasgow financial district
Scottish financial services and fintech sector leaders will hold Brexit talks today with Scotland Office minister Lord Duncan.

Number of projects slides

Scotland holds place as foreign investment hit by Brexit

First Minister at Xilinx
Scotland held its place for overseas investment into financial services last year, though Brexit uncertainty is blamed for a sharp fall in the number of projects across the UK.

Scotland outpaces London

Financial services jobs growth shared across UK

Growth in financial services jobs is being shared across the UK, with Scotland and other areas outpacing London, according to a report.

Firms still optimistic

Financial services eases slump in Scottish growth

Scottish Widows
Scottish business growth has stalled during the first three months of 2018

Half of output overseas

Scottish financial services sector enjoys export boom

Scottish Widows
Financial and professional services firms in Scotland have enjoyed record exports accounting for more than half of total output.

Trust moves to strengthen board

Former Ignis CEO is one of two directors joining Alliance

Karin Forseke
Alliance Trust has appointed former Ignis boss Chris Samuel and Karl Sternberg as non-executive directors in accordance with its agreement with shareholders to strengthen the board. The appointments come after a boardroom challengeRead More

Firm benefiting from strategy

Nucleus doubles profits as targeting pays off

David Ferguson
Nucleus, the investment platform, has doubled its pre-tax profits in the first half  to £2.7 million as its targeting of advisers reaps rewards. The 105% uplift in profit was on theRead More

Rochford leaves lender

Virgin Money CFO to pursue other interests

Lee Rochford
Lee Rochford is stepping down as chief financial officer at Virgin Money just a year after helping to lead the company to a flotation on the London Stock Exchange. READ MORE

Asset manager finds Scots HQ

Old Mutual opts for Charlotte Square Collection

Old Mutual Global Investors is to open its first Scottish office in the heart of Edinburgh's historic financial district. It will move to the Charlotte Square Collection