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TV presenter Noel Edmonds is seeking £70 million in compensation from Lloyds Banking Group over the HBOS fraud scandal. Mr Edmonds' former business Unique is one of those caught up in the scam that took place at HBOS's division in Reading from 2003-07. Six bankers siphoned as much as £245 million

Scotland’s cities have experienced contrasting starts to the year when it comes to new start-up firm activity, according to new figures.

Scotland’s biggest whisky distiller Diageo, whose famous brands include Johnnie Walker, Talisker and Lagavulin, is to fight HMRC over an alleged £107 million unpaid tax bill.

Glasgow-based Harris Finance, whose commercial property division has recently completed the development of two speculative industrial units at Clyde Gateway’s Rutherglen Links Business Park, has announced the purchase of a further four plots at the development.

Cyber risks associated with energy technology are high on the agenda for UK businesses with two- thirds (65 per cent) significantly concerned about the issue and over half (51 per cent) worried that their client data isn’t handled securely enough by their energy supplier, according to the latest

Graeme Allan (left) with Bill Kane Aberdeen-based Chartered Accountants and business advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown has announced the appointment of Bill Kane as head of consulting.

Independent accountancy firm Campbell Dallas expects to raise more than £50k this year following the launch of the Campbell Dallas Charity Foundation that matches pound for pound money staff raise for their favourite causes.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today issued PwC with a £5 million fine, its largest fine to date, for misconduct relating to its audit of Connaught plc, a FTSE 250 social housing company which went into administration in 2010.

A woman in Colombia has attempted to prevent her cheating husband from getting his hands on her savings by eating all of it.

A community group in Edinburgh is set to become the first organisation in an urban area to benefit from community right to buy powers.

The findings of research released today by Scottish Widows as part of Mental Health Awareness Week has revealed that one in six of us have suffered psychological problems as a result of money concerns.

Cambridge & Counties Bank has made a significant move in Scotland by refinancing one of the top 10 visitor attractions north of the border.

Neil Shelton and Maddie Stephen of Focus Financial and John Hannah of SBP. A North-east accountancy firm has joined forces with a local financial services company to enhance its service offering.

Andrew Gambier As policymakers and regulators call for more professional scepticism in audit, the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) has recommended changes to the standard-setting, regulatory and audit processes to improve and encourage audit quality and tackle cognitive bias.

Mark Lyonette Credit unions in Scotland now hold half a billion pounds of consumers’ savings.