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Jayne-Anne Gadhia spoke glowingly of the culture at her current employer, Sir Richard Branson's challenger bank, Virgin Money. Virgin Money boss Jayne-Anne Gadhia has told a committee of MPs that during her time at Royal Bank of Scotland she was approached by a female colleague who had been told she

Antonio Horta-Osario Lloyds Banking Group, which includes Edinburgh-based Bank of Scotland, has announced third quarter pre-tax profits of £1.95bn – a year-on-year increase of 141 per cent.

Kerry Sharp The investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), has announced it invested a record £63.5 million into 146 Scottish companies in the most recent financial year.

Margaret MacKay Scottish Building Society today announced the appointment of Margaret MacKay to its board of directors.

One of the largest housebuilders in the UK, Edinburgh-based Miller Homes, is to be acquired by private equity group Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling £655 million, from funds managed by GSO Capital Partners.

Susan Dunlop Scotland’s food and drink industry must plan ahead to remain competitive after Brexit, warns KPMG

Banking giant Santander and Yes Bank, India’s fourth largest private sector bank, have today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to help boost UK-India trade and local business networking opportunities.

Helen Brand In the lead-up to the UK General Election, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has advised the next government to utilise the soft power of UK plc and professional bodies to secure optimal trade opportunities.

Claire Armstrong Scottish law firm Maclay Murray & Spens earlier this month saw the bell ring at the London Stock Exchange for the IPO of Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust raising more than £55 million.

Wes Streeting Royal Bank of Scotland is facing yet another blow to its reputation after MPs told bosses at the Edinburgh-based lender that they may face a parliamentary inquiry into the ballooning sums that the still 73 per cent taxpayer-own bank is spending to defend itself and disgraced former bos

Lorraine Macphail Scotland’s commercial property sector could face long-term growth issues if demand for office space continues to outstrip supply.

Jes Staley Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is to be stripped of his annual bonus at the same time that two regulators opened an investigation into his conduct in a whistleblowing case.

The Scottish Government should explore the creation of a new Scottish National Investment Bank, delegates at the SNP's national conference have said. Party delegates gave unanimous backing on Friday to a motion which said the devolved government should be "examining the feasibility and the creation

A Dundee branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland held fraud awareness training for customers yesterday as a part of UK-wide education initiative involving all major banks, building societies and other financial service firms.

Debjani Raffan A massive 120 Scottish cultural projects have benefited from a collective investment of more than £1.87 million by partnering with businesses operating in Scotland’s business services, financial and legal sectors in what is being hailed as a decade of success for a pioneering progr