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L-R: Muhammad Yunus, Omar Shaikh (IFC), James Angus (Thomson Reuters), Chris Tait (IFC) and Tirad Mahmoud (ADIB) The Scottish-based Islamic Finance Council UK (IFC) saw off competition from over 200 organisations from across the globe to win the $100,000 Industry Development Award at the Ethical Fin

The economic think tank Fiscal Affairs Scotland (FAS) has announced that it is suspending its activities until the end of the year due to a lack of funds. The research body has produced a string of reports since its launch last year, including commentaries on the Scottish budget and reports on the f

James Dornan Following on from recent high-profile stories regarding footballer’s fines, SNP MSP James Dornan has called for fines paid to the SFA to be donated to good causes across the country.

German car-making colossus Volkswagen may be in the midst of one the the biggest corporate scandals in history but the controversy does not seem to be adversely affecting its sales in Scotland. Sales of the Volkswagen Group cars actually increased north of the border last month with latest car regis

Patrick McGuire Thompsons Solicitors could launch mass litigation against car manufacturer Volkswagen in the wake of a scandal over rigged emissions tests.

David Menzies Directors who act inappropriately now face a tougher disqualification regime, as David Menzies, a director of insolvency at ICAS, explains.

Steve Eckersley A Scottish firm approved by the UK government as green energy advisers has been handed a record fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for making millions of nuisance telephone calls.

Despite post-referendum political upheaval and taxation changes, overall Scotland remains an attractive place to invest in real estate, according to a new Savills report published this week. The estate agent said that Scottish property has continued to attract buyers across key sectors of residentia

Nicolas Frankcom, money expert at uSwitch.com The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has finished last in a customer satisfaction league table compiled by price comparison website uSwitch.

Citizens Advice chief executive Gillian Guy HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has come under fire from Citizens Advice for leaving taxpayers waiting on the phone for too long.

Social Investment Scotland, which invests funds put up by banks and the Scottish and UK governments, has revealed that it provided a record £7.5 million to 45 social enterprises, charities and community organisations over the last year. SIS chairman Nick Kuenssberg, whose daughter Laura was named l

Andy Murray Andy Murray is expanding his off-court interests with investments in three start-up companies through crowdfunding platform Seedrs.

Royal Bank of Scotland has handed out more than £3.3 million in shares to its top ten executives. The awards pay out over the next five years, but chief executive Ross McEwan has already pledged to give his to charity.

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed investments totalling £99 million during the first half of 2015. Funds under management at the firm, which has 40 partners and employees across its Glasgow, Edinburgh and London offices, now exceed $1 billion with further growth expected through to 2016.

SSE takes £565m stake in North Sea gas field Perth-based energy giant SSE has announced that it is to buy a minority stake in French oil and gas giant Total's West of Shetland operations.