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Mike Timmins The second quarter of 2017 signalled the return of higher value IPOs to the UK market with 18 listings, according to the latest issue of EY’s IPO Eye.

A weak pound buoyed Scotland’s production and tourism sectors, boosting visitor numbers to the country and driving exports – leading to the first positive swing in export numbers in two years, according to new data published by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

More and more people are being caught out by ‘phantom goods’ scams, which cost them an average of £1,100, Citizens Advice Scotland has said.

Global accountancy firm PwC is being investigated by the U.K’s sector watchdog relating to a scandal involving broadcaster BT's Italian division.

Nearly 10,000 people have opened a business in Scotland with the support of the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA), according to official figures.

Ray Entwistle Hampden & Co, the Edinburgh-headquartered private bank which opened in June 2015 to offer private banking facilities to high net worth clients, and their families has seen steep growth on both sides of the balance sheet.

The Bank of England has ordered Britain’s banks to add a further £11.4 billion to bolster their capital buffers over the course of the next 18 months as it warned of an increased risk posed by bad loans.

Allan Clow (no tie) and John Irvine. Bancon Group has appointed Allan Clow as managing director of its homes business.

Prof Gary McEwan Aberdeen City and Shire is once again the top region in Scotland for new business start-ups after breaking the record for a second year.

The Serious Fraud Office has today charged Barclays, along with four of its former executives, with conspiracy to commit fraud relating to capital raising arrangements with Qatar in June and October 2008 at the height of the financial crisis.

Graeme Hartop Edinburgh-headquartered private bank Hampden & Co has announced that it has reached £200 million in client deposits.

Couples in the UK face an average bill of £800 each time they attend a wedding, according to a survey on the wider costs associated with tying the knot by Nationwide.

As shareholders vote today on the proposed mega merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management, it has emerged that Standard Life is lining up another major deal in the form of the acquisition of 202-year-old life assurer and Edinburgh neighbour, Scottish Widows.

Royal Bank of Scotland has said it welcomes the decision by credit ratings agency Moody’s to upgrade the still 71 per cent state-owned lender’s senior debt ratings and the deposit ratings.

Derek Mackay Scottish firms looking for significant investment will now be able to access an additional £200 million through the Scottish-European Growth Co-investment Programme.