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A surprise court ruling has revived the possibility of a £14bn lawsuit against credit card firm Mastercard that could mean millions of Britons may be entitled to a £300 payout.

Henderson Loggie has rebranded as MHA Henderson Loggie. MHA is the UK-wide network of accountancy and business advisory firms it co-founded in 2010.

Standard Life Aberdeen has bowed to calls to revise the co-chief executive structure that has been in place since the mega merger that formed the company two years ago. Keith Skeoch, who entered the merger as heaad of Standard Life, will now take on the solo role of running SLA while Martin Gilbert,

Scotland’s top private companies have witnessed a rise in combined earnings and headcount, despite growing economic and political uncertainty, Grant Thornton has found. The global accountancy firm’s annual Scotland Limited report assesses the commercial performance, in the last year, of

Anderson Strathern has added six newly-created director roles to complement its partner base as the firm aims to build on a record financial performance in 2018. Victoria Simpson (private client), Gary Burton, Sarah Philips and Robbie Wilson (dispute resolutio

The Duke of Buccleuch is to step down as chairman of the group representing his family's business interests. The Duke announced he is to step down at the beginning of March shortly after his 65th birthday.

Eros Retail, a family-run business which operates a chain of convenience stores under the ‘Greens’ banner across Scotland, has expanded its offering following a £945,000 financial package from HSBC UK.

The vast majority of UK employees are suffering from money worries (94 per cent), with more than three quarters (77 per cent) of employees saying that money worries impact them at work, according to new research from Close Brothers.

Scottish Friendly, Scotland’s largest financial mutual, has appointed Kevin Brown as its new PR and communications manager. Mr Brown, who has almost 20 years’ experience in financial services communications, will be responsible for managing and delivering Scottish Friendly’s media

Trustees of the former state-owned, Edinburgh-based Green Investment Bank have raised concerns over the level of investment in UK projects compared to rest of Europe since its controversial privatisation in 2017. As part of seeing it close the acquisition of the GIB, Australian bank Macquarie agreed

Tim Wishart, head of Scotland and the North of England at Psigma Investment Management, makes the case for investors to hold their nerve in uncertain times  

F&C Investment Trust has announced that it is partnering with City of Glasgow College - Scotland’s largest college, designed for up to 40,000 students - to launch a new award.

Joe Garner Nationwide has announced that it will launch a business bank account - with or without external competition funding - describing the project as an "opportunity too big to ignore".

Sweden's central bank has announced plans to build a technical framework for the issuance of a new electronic currency.

A potent cocktail of gin and funding advice was served up to guests attending Johnston Carmichael’s Meet the Food and Drink Investor event.