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Stewart Henderson The charity regulator has launched an investigation into the finances and governance of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), according to reports.

Retirement has meant a new lease of life for millions of people who have given up work in the last 10 years, with more than one in four (26 per cent) saying they are fitter and healthier since they stopped working, according to new research from Prudential.

Chris Thompson Edinburgh is the second most attractive city in the UK for entrepreneurs and Aberdeen also ranks in the top ten, according to new research commissioned by wealth manager Kleinwort Hambros.

Gregor Colquhoun A six figure funding package from HSBC has provided Alex Colquhoun Ltd, a third generation family owned 840 acre dairy farm in Montrose, with the financial backing needed to purchase ground source heat pumps and a biomass boiler in a move that is expected to save the business tens o

A fund to help smaller firms upgrade older vehicles should be introduced at next week’s Scottish Government budget, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Pauline Hinchion Scottish Communities Finance Ltd – a new Community Benefit Society based in Edinburgh that aims to mobilise ordinary people across Scotland to reinvest in their communities – will launch today.

Derek MacKay Scotland faces "the most challenging budget in the history of the Scottish Parliament", Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has said.

Richard Gardiner Dunfermline-based accountancy firm Thomson Cooper has been appointed liquidator at a Fife motor recovery firm which picked up crashed and stolen vehicles for the police.

Sean McCann Family businesses could well be included as part of a multi-million pound tax crackdown on “mid-size businesses and wealthy individuals” set to begin next year.

Jobs typically associated with London and ‘the City’, are now widely recognised as a vital part of the Scottish economy, according to new research by TheCityUK.

Carolyn Aitken The public purse is missing out on £10 billion worth of unpaid tax, but that is mostly down to bad management born of ignorance rather than positive attempts to avoid payment, according to accountancy firm Saffery Champness.

Sue Dawe EY has revealed its newest, state-of-the-art UK office in the heart of Edinburgh’s financial district, signaling the firm’s latest investment in Scotland.

Mark Carney Royal Bank of Scotland, which did not pass the Bank of England’s annual industry stress test last year, has done so this time around, a result that the Bank said shows the Edinburgh-based lender has improved its financial position over the last twelve months.

Mark Barnett Edinburgh Investment Trust underperformed its benchmark, the FTSE All-Share, in the six months to the end of September, latest results have shown.

Neil McKay (left) and Kenny Downs of Urban Union A leading regeneration specialist has hired a new finance director as it gears up to launch additional sites across Scotland.