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Keith Skeoch Edinburgh-based insurer Standard Life confirmed yesterday that it has filed an application with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as part of the process of seeking regulatory and antitrust approvals for its proposed £3.8 billion takeover of Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM).

The High Court The trial of Royal Bank of Scotland and its former bosses over what they knew about the financial health of the bank prior to a 2008 rights issue and its subsequent £45 billion taxpayer bailout has been adjourned for 24 hours as a last minute settlement was being sought.

Antonio Horta-Osario Lloyds Banking Group chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio has bought £36,000 worth of shares just a day after the government confirmed that it had sold its final stake in the bank which received a £20 billion taxpayer bailout in the financial crash.

David Alexander By David Alexander, managing director at DJ Alexander

A husband and wife have been found guilty of fraud in what has become the UK's longest ever criminal trial. At the High Court in Glasgow, Edwin Mclaren, 52, was found guilty of defrauding homeowners to the tune of £1.6 million in a case that began in September 2015. Mr Mclaren’s scam involved pr

Academically gifted law students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Scotland will benefit from a recent cash injection from the Royal Bank of Scotland to the Lawscot Foundation - a charity set up by the Law Society to remove financial barriers between aspiring law students and their goal of becoming

The findings of research released today by Scottish Widows as part of Mental Health Awareness Week has revealed that one in six of us have suffered psychological problems as a result of money concerns.

Rachel Khiara Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has appointed legal specialist Rachel Khiara as a partner in its growing legal practice.

Phil Grady Glasgow-based fintech company Castlight Financial is targeting international expansion after triumphing at Deloitte’s inaugural Disrupt the Enterprise event in Scotland.

Donald McNaught Johnston Carmichael has developed an innovative online tool to help self-employed NHS workers operating as a limited company to protect their income.

Ross McEwan The heat is being turned up on bosses at Royal Bank of Scotland ahead of the lender’s AGM next week after two more investor advisory firms joined calls for shareholders to reject the board’s remuneration policy.

Edinburgh has been pipped at the post to be ranked second in Deutsche Bank’s global quality of life survey.

The owner of Kilmarnock-based Blackwood Plant Hire has sold the business to the company’s management team supported by Royal Bank of Scotland.

Rod Ashley Britain's only independent savings bank has finally closed, as Airdrie Savings Bank (ASB) shuts its last two branches in Bellshill and Coatbridge today.

Ian Ferguson Ian Ferguson, leader of Aviva's Perth office, is set to retire after a career spanning 38 years with Aviva.