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Edinburgh-based research and development tax relief specialist Jumpstart has signed a partnership agreement with Digital Lancashire, an organisation which represents around 800 digital and technology-based companies across the North West of England county. With offices and specialist staff throughou

Royal Bank of Scotland has opened a data innovation research unit at the University of Edinburgh, where it will join other industries, academics, and public sector partners in the heart of Edinburgh’s data science community. RBS has leased space at the Bayes Centre,&nb

Andrew Howie Scotland’s top private firms employed more people, increased salaries and witnessed a rise in profits in 2017, despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty.

Catherine Burnet A new study has revealed that Scotland ranks fourth for productivity out of all of the UK's 12 key regions, behind only London, the South East, and the East of England.

Graham Morgan, deputy CEO of Elevator, with David McGrory, partner at Dentons Elevator, which works across Scotland to help facilitate the start-up and growth of new and existing businesses, has announced partnerships with five prominent companies across the legal, HR, insurance, accountancy and int

Lindsay Gardiner Global accountancy firm PwC has reported record revenue of £3.6 billion for the year ended 30 June 2017, up 5 per cent from £3.44 billion last year, with revenue in Scotland up 6 per cent on the previous year - the fourth year in a row Scottish growth has outpaced the UK overall.

A divorcee who disputed the interpretation of a factor in a formula governing the valuation of a person’s rights or interests in a pension arrangement has had her appeal unanimously allowed but justices in the Supreme Court. Mr McDonald (the respondent) worked as a miner for British Coal. He join

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across UK’s industrial and commercial activities could boost Scotland’s GDP by up to £16.7 billion by 2030, according to new research by PwC.

Steve Williams Deloitte has announced its support for three Scottish children’s charities as part of its UK-wide One Million Futures strategy.

David Smith Legal firms with five or more partners have had a third year of growth across the sector and experienced significant income growth rates of between 8 per cent and 20 per cent, fuelled by mergers and the volume of corporate transactions, according to Scottish accountants Henderson Loggie�

Stuart Heslop Royal Bank of Scotland is set to roll out a new automated lending process for commercial real estate developers and investors who are looking to borrow up to £2 million which will give them a credit-approved decision in as little as 45 minutes.

As the UK’s oil and gas sector begins to show signs of recovery from the toughest year on record, it is vital that the oilfield services (OFS) industry makes a permanent shift in strategy from short-term survival to long-term success, according to analysis published today by EY.

Derek Mair Aberdeen is often described by those who live there as a ‘big village’, where everyone knows everyone.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has criticised the asset management industry over the development of weak price competition.

A package of measures are to be imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority on retail banks to force them to “work harder for customers”.