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Donald Trump (Image: Michael Vadon) Revenue has sharply fallen at Donald Trump's golf resorts in Scotland, leading to £17.6 million in losses last year, according to financial records filed with Companies House.

Accountancy watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council has announced today that it has closed an investigation into PwC’s work with Barclays around client money reporting.

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Shares in Standard Life Aberdeen have slipped after the recently formed firm announced plans to issue subordinated debt.

Mike Timmins The third quarter of 2017 saw a number of businesses bring their planned listing forward in order to take advantage of the current stable regulatory environment, according to EY’s IPO Eye released today.

Stephen Boyle A weak pound buoyed Scotland’s production and tourism sectors, boosting visitor numbers to the country and supporting exports – leading to the strongest export growth rates in three years.

Mike Rogers Mike Rogers, the former chief executive of Liverpool Victoria, has been appointed as the new non-executive chairman of Aegon UK.

Paul Harrison The findings of new research from Prudential has added to fears of a looming skills shortage in the adviser market, with not enough being done to encourage new recruits.

Karyn Lamont The Scottish Investment Trust has announced the appointment of Karyn Lamont as a non-executive director and Chair of its audit committee.

(L to R) James Varga, Lazaro Campos and Scott Leckie Edinburgh headquartered fintech firm The ID Co. has strengthened its position in the market with the appointment of new chairperson, Lazaro Campos, and chief technology officer, Scott Leckie.

Sandy Nairn Edinburgh Partners, the fund management house headed by chief executive and co-founder Dr Sandy Nairn, has reported a fall in revenue and profits after a fall in funds under management.

Ron Baxter Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings has appointed Ron Baxter, a former senior advisor at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and at the Prudential Regulatory Authority/Bank of England as Chair of its Board.

Overall gross mortgage lending in the UK in August was £24.2 billion, of which £15.1 billion was lent by High Street Banks, according to latest data.

The Bank of England has today issued a warning to the nation's banks that their current lending habits could leave them open to losses on their personal debt balance sheets totalling £30 billion should the economy suffer a serious shock.

The UK government is to have banks and building societies carry out checks on their current account holders in order to help authorities identify illegal immigrants.