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An Australian man who was jailed last year for running up an overdaft of A$2.1 million after a banking error gave him an unlimited facility has been freed after having his conviction overturned. Unemployed 29-year-old Luke Moore spent thousands on cocaine, strippers, cars, a boat and exotic holidays

Simon Kirby Over 4.1 million customers have opened completely free basic bank accounts as a result of a government led initiative.

Edinburgh has been ranked number one for its foreign direct Investment (FDI) strategy in the fDi Intelligence Global Cities of the Future awards 2016/17.

https://youtu.be/O6Tu3UgM80g A third (33 per cent) of Europeans in full-time employment do not have a bank account or payment methods at their disposal, leaving them financially cut off from society, according to new research carried out by Mastercard.

Cat MacLean, A joint venture company, MBM Veritas, has been set up to fight for hundreds of Scottish firms who were victims of Royal Bank of Scotland’s notorious Global Restructuring Group between 2008 and 2013.

24 & 25 Charlotte Square The Charlotte Square Collection, a managed estate of 21 premium office properties on Edinburgh’s iconic Georgian square home to a number of major financial firms, has announced that it is planning a comprehensive refurbishment of two townhouses on the south terrace to

Toby Hales The average cost of a divorce has reached £70,000 in the UK, with almost half being taken by lawyers according to new research.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today proposing stricter rules for firms selling ‘contract for difference’ (CFD) products to retail customers to improve standards across the sector and ensure consumers are appropriately protected.

Standing L-R: Matthew Brown, Stephen Webster. Seated L-R: Susan Bennett, Alison Miller. Scottish financial services company Thorntons Investments has made three key appointments as part of its ambitious growth strategy for 2017.

Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed a multi-million-pound payout to settle claims from shareholders who allege they were misled when they answered the bank's call for an injection of capital just before it needed a £45 billion taxpayer bailout in 2008.

Fiona McBain Scottish Friendly’s outgoing chief executive has taken a party short at both current and past UK governments for failing to do enough to encourage people to prepare adequately for their financial futures.

The Accounts Commission has criticised Falkirk Council for being “slow in grasping the nettle” of tackling major financial challenges ahead.

Eileen Blackburn Scottish laws on insolvency have been brought together for the first time in a generation as the new Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 comes into force today.

Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland have dropped dramatically after new Bank of England ‘stress tests’ revealed that even eight years on from the financial crisis the still 73 per cent taxpayer-owned bank is still short of the money it needs to survive another crash.

All of Scotland’s producers of new polymer bank notes have confirmed that their cash is free of any animal products.