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Mark Thomson Scottish Building Society is to launch its own Online Broker Portal be known as “Scottish Intermediaries Online”, the world’s oldest building society and Scotland’s last remaining independent mutual lender has announced.

Ten senior executives at Royal Bank of Scotland have been awarded 1,557,451 shares worth £3.36 million as payment of their half-year fixed share allowance, the still 73 per cent taxpayer-owned bank has announced. The allowance has come into use to get around conventional bonus payments curbed by ne

Keith Skeoch Keith Skeoch, chief executive of Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life, has chosen to slash his bonus potential by a fifth.

The Crown Office’s five-year investigation into the near collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland, and the rights issue which preceded it, has found "insufficient evidence" to press criminal charges against its disgraced former chief executive Fred Goodwin or any of his colleagues, it has been announced

David Cameron The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has revealed plans to introduce a new offence for companies that fail to prevent money laundering or fraud in their firms.

A group of professional bodies spanning law and accountancy has pledged to continue their work to tackle bribery, corruption, tax-evasion, money laundering and the financing of international terrorism as leaders from across the world gather in London for an anti-corruption summit. The organisations,

Millions of people in the UK are signing financial contracts while having little clue what is in them, according to new research. The data, collected by Norton Finance, shows that one in six UK adults said they do not understand monetary terms such as ISA and AER - while a third admitted signing a f

Leah Hutcheon Edinburgh-based startup Appointedd has announced a £595,000 investment that will see the online booking specialist embark on a global expansion.

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Carol Benzie Glasgow Airport has reported its busiest April on record while Aberdeen’s dramatic passenger decline has continued, according to latest figures.

Ken McHattie New ICAS president Ken McHattie has used his first address to members to issue a warning that the changing mood of public opinion surrounding tax advice means ‘legal’ may no longer mean justified in the eys of the population and CA’s now risk public vilification.

Antonio Horta-Osario Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group yesterday avoided an anticipated revolt over executive pay as shareholders approved the Edinburgh-based group’s remuneration report by 97.7 per cent.

Mark Whitehead Edinburgh investment house Martin Currie has announced a new portfolio manager for its Securities Trust of Scotland fund.

Police Scotland is using the sale of cars and extra property to help fund its activities after its capital budget was slashed.

A city in Uzbekistan has hit the headlines after municipal teachers were paid in freshly-hatched chicks instead of cash.