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Perth-based Braveheart Investment Group has reported a strong third quarter trading prompting the the AIM-listed group’s stock to jump by more than 17 per cent.

Edinburgh fund manager Martin Currie has seen its UK arm post a pre-tax loss of £8 million in the year to March 2016.

Liina Tulk Liina Tulk, Senior Solicitor in MBM Commercial's Dispute Resolution team, considers circumstances where a banking dispute can turn into a professional negligence claim against previous lawyers.

Hugh Meechan (Pic: Christian Cooksey) Glasgow challenger mortgage firm, The Mortgage Lender, (TML) plans to create up to 109 new jobs in Scotland’s financial services sector after being awarded a Regional Selective Assistance grant from economic development agency Scottish Enterprise.

Dundee-based bespoke joinery manufacturer and interior fit-out specialist, Bentleys Shopfitting Ltd, has announced it is the latest Scottish business to adopt an employee ownership model, with 50 staff now given the opportunity to become owners.

Turnover for Scotland’s Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) increased by 3.2 per cent to over £1.58 billion during 2015/16 compared to the previous 12 months, according to new statistics published by the Scottish Housing Regulator. Based on RSLs audited financial statements for the year ended 31st

Catherine Burnet KPMG has announced an increase in revenues of nearly six per cent over the past year while maintaining its growth trajectory in Scotland.

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.