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Lindsay Gardiner, Jamie Coleman, Stephen Coleman, Douglas Shand. PwC has announced an alliance with CodeBase, Europe’s largest incubator, to help accelerate its growth in a move that reinforces the professional services firm’s commitment to startup and scale-up technology companies in Scotland.

The beleaguered Co-op Bank has put itself put up for sale four years after it almost collapsed and was bailed out by US hedge funds.

ESS operations director Mo Petrie, ESS managing director Mike Wilson, Handelsbanken corporate account manager Steven Rae. Ecosse Subsea Services (ESS) has agreed a multi-million-pound revolving credit facility with full service bank Handelsbanken.

Lyn Calder Perth-based Edwards Engineering has been acquired by investment group Cartalex as part of a plan to build a significant new business in the engineering sector in England and Scotland.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it is monitoring the savings markets with new rules aimed at helping savers make sure they are getting the best deal for their money.

Martin Beck Uncertainty surrounding the nature of the UK’s departure from the EU will mean that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is likely to take a relatively conservative approach to downgrading the UK’s economic prospects over the next five years, according to an EY ITEM Club specia

Nationwide, the UK's biggest building society, has reported a drop in half-year profits as low interest rates squeezed profit margins.

More than half (51 per cent) of UK manufacturers see the weaker sterling as a key benefit for their business over the next 12-24 months, with 44 per cent of businesses refocusing on internationalisation in light of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to a new report by accountancy firm B

Tax experts are warning that government proposals to penalise ‘enablers’ of tax avoidance schemes are too widely drawn and could result in some taxpayers and businesses being unable to get expert advice on complicated and often unclear areas.

Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled sweeping structural reforms to separate its retail operations from riskier parts of its business. The overhaul is also set to confine its RBS retail brand to Scotland.

Matt Wightman (left) Rob Aberdein (centre) and Joseph Bowie, will lead Aberdein Considine’s expansion into England and Wales. Scottish law firm Aberdein Considine has announced its first expansion into England and Wales with the acquisition of an established legal business in Newcastle.

Andrew Bell Launching a new business venture can produce a multitude of feelings: excitement, fear of the unknown, nerves and anticipation. But the one emotion that undoubtedly binds everyone going solo with their own company is one of being overwhelmed.

UK insurance giant Aviva, which employs about 1,300 staff at its hub in Perth, has moved to calm fears over its position after its share price fell from 444.5p on Thursday to close at 378.1p on Friday, as markets reacted to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Despite a further 4 per ce

Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed that it is cutting 900 jobs as part of its ongoing drive to save £800m by the end of this year. The Edinburgh-based bailed-out lender, which is still 73 per cent state-owned, has already cut more than 2,500 jobs since January.

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a company’s appeal against HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) contention the company was not entitled to deduct VAT on accountant’s fees as input tax under the contract. The Supreme Court dismissed Airtours Holidays Transport Ltd’s appeal by a majority