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Left to right: Professor Lorna Milne, St Andrews University; David Brown, PwC Scotland's Government leader; Professor Charlie Jeffery, Edinburgh University; and Claudette Kennedy, Skills Development Scotland Global accounting and business services giant PwC, has joined forces with the Universities o

Paula Speirs, Neil Coutts, Gareth Hann, Paul McGinty, Eilidh McGowan KPMG has invested in talent across its tax, audit and consulting teams in Scotland by announcing six new directors.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced that it has reached a civil settlement in principle with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to resolve its investigation into RBS’s issuance and underwriting of toxic US residential mortgage-backed securities prior to the financial crisis betw

Keith Brown The new Scottish National Investment Bank will be operational next year and provide £2 billion in capital over ten years, MSPs have been told.

AAB's Callum Gray, Laura Campbell, Charlotte Stewart, Ian Campbell, Heather Brown, Andrew Blair and Graeme Allan Accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has announced the promotion of Callum Gray to director, as well as the promotion of five members of their management team to senio

Sandy Manson CA Sandy Manson CA has been appointed President of ICAS, the global professional body for Chartered Accountants, succeeding Sir Brian Souter CA.

Carol Stranger and Bryan Innes Lockhart Capital Management LLP (LCM) has appointed Carol Stanger to the role of Director in the Aberdeen office.

Neil Amner The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Indicator survey has shown rising levels of investment across Scottish businesses, as expectations grow amongst firms for a strong 2018.

Mike Timmins EY has today revealed the names of the 23 business leaders drawn from 21 of Scotland’s "most promising, pioneering and accomplished businesses", who will contest for the title of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Scotland overall winner’ at a June ceremony held at Gleneagles.

Iain Scott Scottish Government ministers John Swinney MSP and Fergus Ewing MSP this week met the South of Scotland Alliance in Galashiels to discuss a range of key economic issues for the area.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the latest step in its response to the concerns identified through its asset management market study.

David Thorburn Barclays Bank has announced the appointment of former Clydesdale Bank boss David Thorburn as a non-executive director and board risk committee chair.

Mike Wells Life and insurance giant Prudential, which employs more than 2,000 workers at its site near Stirling, has announced that it is to demerge its UK and European business M&G Prudential in a move that will create two separately listed companies.

Dr Louis Nguyen New research carried out by the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh Business School, has found that banks whose corporate culture leans towards aggressive competition are associated with overall riskier lending practices, causing vulnerability to the financial sy

Antonio Horta-Osario Lloyds Banking Group has raised dividends by 20 per cent to 3.05p a share after reporting its highest pre-tax profit since 2006 in its first full year results as a fully private enterprise.