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Jamie Grant Barclays has completed the provision of a major new banking arrangement with Edinburgh headquartered private investment company Murray Capital.

Joanna Hill The Start Up Loans Company has become the latest alternative finance firm to strike a partnership with Royal Bank of Scotland and Nat West's programme designed to help businesses access alternative sources of finance.

US government agency the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has named Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds in a lawsuit it has filed against some of the UK’s largest banks over manipulation of Libor.

Chris Hill Investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown has reported a rise in full-year net profit as it benefited from winning new clients and higher assets under management.

Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of UK firms plan to hire more legal professionals in the second half of the year than the first.

UK spy agency MI5 has revealed that it is looking to recruit a finance officer for its Northern Ireland operation but all applicants must be British citizens and cannot discuss their application with anyone "other than with your partner or a close family member, providing that they are British".

Sarah Deaves Total household wealth in the UK reached an estimated £10.5 trillion last year, according to latest research from Lloyds Bank.

Adrian Grace Edinburgh-based life insurance, pensions and asset management firm Aegon has reported net platform inflows of more than £3 billion for the second quarter of 2017.

Matt Henderson Banks doing more to support troubled firms but Brexit uncertainties loom, writes Matt Henderson, partner and head of restructuring at Johnston Carmichael

Scottish grouse estates have a "significant" economic impact worth a collective £23 million for their respective local communities, according to a new survey of 45 estates across the country.

An Aberdeenshire minister racked with debt who stole more than £31,000 pounds from a trust fund for pensioners has been ordered to carry out 300 hours of community work.

Royal Bank of Scotland has dropped out of a major ranking of the world’s largest 500 companies while fellow Edinburgh-based financial giant Standard Life has returned.

Ken Ferguson Angus-based wealth management firm Ferguson Oliver Limited has announced the launch of a new mortgage trading division.

Police Scotland has revealed that almost £2.5 million has been lost to fraudsters in so-called vishing and spoofing scams targeted at Highlands businesses.

Accountancy firm French Duncan has assisted Leonardo Hotels, the European division of Fattal Hotels Group, in its acquisition of a portfolio of five properties in Scotland; increasing the company’s presence in Edinburgh and gaining presence in Glasgow, Perth and Aberdeen.