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Professor Graeme Roy The Scottish economy demonstrated resilience over the summer fuelled by a boost in tourism while Scottish firms achieved modest overall growth in business volumes, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Business Monitor.

Jason McLeod ABL Business, the Yorkshire-based business support consultancy offering commercial finance and marketing support to SMEs, has expanded its team operating north of the border.

Blair Milne Accountancy firm Campbell Dallas is seeking a buyer for an independent garage business based in Castle Douglas after the business was placed into liquidation.

Almost half (48 per cent) of UK banking customers are still not comfortable managing their finances solely online or by mobile.

FTSE100 companies have set aside £31.3 billion in the last 12 months to meet legal claims – a 22 per cent increase from the £25.6 billion set aside in the previous year.

The Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon investment trust has announced it is reducing fees to 0.55 per cent on assets over £250m.

Aberdeen Asset Management has announced that it is cutting investment management fees on its Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust.

Edinburgh-based Miller Homes has announced it plans to continue its “substantial” land investment programme after the firm unveiled a 66 per cent rise in interim profits.

Liz Cameron With UK inflation unchanged at 0.6 per cent in August, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce has again warned of further inflationary pressures in the months to come and called for action to address business costs.

David Mundell Unemployment in Scotland fell by 29,000 during the period between May to July and now stands at 130,000, according to new data released today.

Fergus Ewing The 3,000th croft has been added to the Crofting Register as teams at Registers of Scotland continue their work to have all 18,000 of the country’s crofts placed online.

Whisky investor rankings The value of collectable bottles of Scotch whisky traded within a half year period has surpassed £5 million for the first time since records began in 2008, according to figures published today by whisky analyst, broker and investment experts Rare Whisky 101.

The sustained shortage of stock on the market has caused house prices in Scotland to continue to rise with further increases expected, surveyors have said today.

Latest data released today by the Financial Ombudsman has revealed that it received 4,186 complaints about payday loans in the first half of the year.

RBS and NatWest are refunding tens of thousands of customers who were wrongly charged interest on student overdrafts over a 14-year period. The bank currently offers students interest-free overdrafts and often customers are offered the option of raising their limit mid-way through their course.