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Brian Souter Souter Investments has sold search company First Scottish to US firm Eli Global for an undisclosed sum, it announced yesterday.

Kirsty Anderson Self-employed workers are heading towards a pension saving crisis as they cannot afford to save for their retirement, new research from Prudential has revealed.

Kieran Taylor, Julia Catto, Madelynne Stephen and Susan Barclay have joined Gary Walker & Co Wealth Management Four new positions have been created to help meet increased client demand and deliver exceptional client servicing at Gary Walker & Co Wealth Management.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it has reached a final settlement with the US Department of Justice to resolve its investigation into RBS's misconduct over the way the bank sold mortgage-backed securities, or loans packaged up into bonds and sold to investors, between 2005 and

Martin Gill A decade since the crash and after numerous mergers, Scotland's law firms have emerged fighting fit – posting strong results for the latest financial year.

Dr Roger Barker An independent Corporate Governance Commission should be established to oversee the UK’s corporate governance framework, enabling the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to better focus on its core task of improving company audits, the Institute of Directors has argued.

Deloitte has bolstered its senior team in Scotland with the appointment of seven new directors.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to pay its first dividend since it was bailed out by the UK taxpayer to the tune of £46 billion a decade ago.

Ross Foley PwC has bolstered its Scottish technology risk and data team with the appointment of three new directors and a senior manager.

Keith Boyes, Martyn Paterson, Fraser Porter and Andrew Reynolds of AAB Wealth Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth), one of Scotland’s leading independent financial planning firms, has announced a £100 million increase in assets under advice (AUA) over the last twelve months, taki

Michael Thomson Company voluntary arrangements (CVAS) are very much in vogue. Why? Growth of online shopping, Brexit uncertainty, increased export costs, drop in consumer confidence and spend, increases in business rates, rising labour costs and long-term inflexible lease costs. All of these been ci

Craiglockhart campus Prospective students will have the chance to combine digital skills with the finance world after Edinburgh Napier launched a new dedicated Masters degree in Fintech.

Nationwide is launching a £50 million venturing fund that will see the mutual invest and partner with early stage start-ups who are exploring innovative products and services that could provide real benefits for the Society’s members.

Catherine MacPherson Catherine MacPherson, a solicitor at Morton Fraser, considers issues on the horizon for the cash and digital payments regimes

Demand for permanent IT professionals in Scotland rose by 7 per cent year-on-year to April 2018 according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).