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Hampden & Co., the Edinburgh-based private bank founded by industry veteran Ray Entwistle in 2011, has finally opened its doors. It is the first private bank to be set up in the UK for 30 years and the first to come through the new process to obtain a banking licence.

Liz Cameron The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation turned positive in May, rising to 0.1 per cent, according to data issued today from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

David Lonsdale May saw footfall numbers in Scotland 1.8 per cent lower than a year ago, down on the 1.1 per cent rise in April, according to latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium.

The number of people placed into work in Scotland increased again during May, though the rate of growth remained below the levels seen in the opening quarter of 2015 and throughout last year. The data comes from the Bank of Scotland labour market barometer which registered above the 50 no-change mar

Image courtesy of Foster Huntingdon An American man has decided that he was done with the city life and instead wanted to build a giant treehouse.

Growth and increased confidence in the economy is leading to better prospects for the accountancy profession, with nearly two-thirds of accountants receiving pay rises above or in line with inflation in the past 12 months, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. The annual s

Alastair Rae Aberdeen’s hotel sector experienced double digit drops in both occupancy and revenue as the low oil price continued to take its toll according to the latest report by accountants BDO.

Hugh Little Hugh Little, the head of acquisitions at Aberdeen Asset Management is to retire this summer, the Granite City-based wealth manager has announced.

Consumers across the UK collectively spent more than £19,000 every second using their plastic last year as some 31.6million card payments were made every day, more than double the 15.7million a day in 2004. According to the UK Cards Association, a record £600.3 billion was spent domestically and o

The number of properties on the market is at its lowest level for many years, according to the Halifax. The news came as the lender also revealed that UK house prices edged lower in May.

Alastair Rae Hotel occupancy and revenue continued to fall in Aberdeen during March according to the latest report by accountants, BDO.

David Nicol Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has reported a strong first-half performance on the back of an “overall upward trend in investment markets” and sell-offs.

Rod Ashley Airdrie Savings Bank, the UK's last independent savings bank, is to close four of its Lanarkshire branches with the loss of 20 jobs.

Scotland’s food exports brought in a record £1.1billion in 2014 on the back of surging fish and seafood sales. Latest figures from HMRC revealed that total food and drink exports were valued at £5.1 billion last year.

Mark Harvey Scotland was second only to London last year in attracting inward investment projects from around the world, according to a new survey from global accounting firm EY.