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Nick Thomas Global investment firm Baillie Gifford has pledged £5 million to support research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and artificial intelligence.

Eileen Blackburn Accountants and business advisers French Duncan have been appointed the liquidators of Town House restaurants Ltd, which operates under the name of the Boathouse hotel and restaurant in Kilsyth.

HSBC has provided £4 million of funding to a Clydebank-based franchise business to expand its McDonald's restaurant franchises across central Scotland.

Barry O’Dwyer Standard Life has announced a new partnership with Endometriosis UK, the first in a series of partnerships aimed at highlighting the needs of people living with an invisible illness.

Mark Wilson Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopbriggs, has announced that chief executive Mark Wilson is to walk away from the firm with a pay and benefits package worth up to £6.5 million.

Leeds Building Society, the UK’s fifth largest, has expanded its operation in Scotland with the addition of a new branch in Edinburgh, the Society’s third premises in Scotland.

Clydesdale Bank has announced that it is extending the £50 million Revolving Credit Facility with English housing association BPHA for five years, with an option to term out the loan for a further five years.

Fiona Buchanan Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported a strong year for deals activity, with a 12 per cent rise in the number of completed deals and a 41 per cent increase in the overall value of transactions.

Artist's impression of a future development on the sprawling New Town site Royal Bank of Scotland today officially released for sale its former office and data centre site at Dundas Street in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town.

David Gourlay By David Gourlay, Partner in MacRoberts' IP, Technology and Commercial team

Aerial of Port of Tilbury Forth Ports Limited, one of the UK’s largest port groups, has announced today that Arcus European Infrastructure Fund has agreed to sell its shares in the company to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (“PSP Investments”).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Edinburgh-headquartered Tesco Bank £16,400,000 for "failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence in protecting its personal current account holders against a cyber attack" following the major assault on its systems in November 2016.

A new digital ‘chat’ facility has gone live to give residents in Inverclyde the chance to get real time help with debt.

New research from KPMG has found that more than one in five UK adults aged between 25-34 spend more than 60 per cent of their income the very day it enters their account, three per cent of these even find themselves in the red by the end of payday.

Goldman Sachs has today launched an easy-access savings account for the UK retail market.