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Royal Bank of Scotland has provided a £3.2 million funding package to The Furnishing Service Limited (TFS) to grow the Scottish business’ presence in England and service increase client demands. As well as supplying furniture and white goods to a range of clients, the East Kilbride-based

The dramatic surge in claims for mis-sold PPI before last week’s deadline has led RBS to allocate between £600-£900 million to cover the costs.

Changes to the way Companies House collects data on directors is severely hampering the ability of investigative and business journalists to hold businesses to account and expose frauds and criminals, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said. Company directors are no long

Wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin has warned that Scottish companies listed on Alternative Investment Markets (AIM) are going through "growing pains" in 2019. The firm's analysis shows that shares in Scottish companies listed on the FTSE and AIM underperformed against the indexes in the first si

New research from KPMG has highlighted a growing gap in business confidence between North Sea energy firms and the wider Scottish and UK economies.

Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary NatWest has appointed Marieke Flament as chief executive of small businesses digital offering Mettle. Ms Flament will be leading Mettle’s roll out as it becomes available in the App store from August.

Clydesdale Bank owner CYBG has announced a key appointment to strengthen its business banking leadership team.  Sue Douthwaite, a leading business banker in the UK, will join the Glasgow-based lender in September as its small and medium business director.

Edinburgh-based investment management partnership Baillie Gifford has opened its first client office in mainland Europe as part of plans for continued growth in the region. David Gaschik, recently appointed as the firm's marketing director for Germany and Austria, is based at the new offic

Mike Bruce, chief executive at Weslo Housing Management suggests an alternative headline for Scottish Financial News, and offers an informative look at the question of board remuneration in the process. Reading the recent article in which Kelly Adams of RSM considers the question of p

ESPL Regulatory Consulting (ESPL), which provides specialist regulatory services to the life sciences and pharmaceutical / medical device industries, has become the latest company in Scotland to be employee-owned.  Ownership of ESPL has transferred from the Erwood family to a trust for the bene

A £25 million fundraising campaign has been launched to support the Ross Development Trust’s project to transform Princes Street Gardens. The newly named Quaich Project will see a new venue for open-air concerts and events created on the site of the current Ross Bandstand.

Shan Saba, business development director at Scotland-based recruitment business Brightwork, tackles the legacy of Glasgow's slave trade history and the fight that the second city of empire still faces today Everyone is aware that many of Glasgow’s merchants became rich throughout the 18th

Aegon UK, which employs 2,2400 staff at its Edinburgh Park headquarters, including 286 in the Kames Capital-branded asset management arm, has posted a 10 per cent increase in annual underlying earnings, to €128 million (£113m), from €116m. Aegon UK says it is confident that

The latest Fintech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, has revealed that 2018 witnessed the highest level of global investment in fintech start-ups on record, with a total disclosed transaction value of $30.8 billion.

Forty-five workers employed by Glasgow construction and fit-out company Pacific Building Ltd have started the New Year in new roles as joint owners of the business. Managing director and majority shareholder, Brian Gallacher, said the decision to move to employee ownership was taken to lay