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More than three million current account customers have ditched their old bank or building society and switched to a new one in the three years since a new service to take the hassle out of switching was launched.

New research has exposed how the growing numbers of Scots whose incomes vary month to month can struggle to pay essential bills and meet their debt repayments.

Scotland’s rental culture is happier, friendlier and more settled than that south of the Border though it is still under threat from rental increases, according to new research.

Aberdeen Asset Management has been told by the Financial Conduct Authority to increase its capital buffers.

Businesses in Scotland expressed improved confidence last month, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

Scotland’s private sector contracted for the second consecutive month, according to August PMI data from Bank of Scotland published today.

Revenue Scotland chair Dr Keith Nicholson Revenue Scotland, the nation’s new tax authority which began accepting tax returns this year when it made history as the first national administrator of solely Scottish taxes since 1707, has revealed its first takings.

More than half of UK financial institutions plan to spend more on technology over the coming year, with a small number (8 per cent) planning a significant increase.

Liam Fox The number of inward investment projects in Scotland has fallen, according to the latest figures from the UK Department for International Trade.

When youngsters fly the nest and head off to university, parents expect to be relieved from the pressures of playing taxi driver, doing a big grocery shop and constantly cleaning up after them.

Fettes College, Edinburgh. (Image: Kim Traynor) Parents of private school leavers in 2016 who started Primary 1 in 2004 will have paid an average total cost of £128,529 in fees, according to the latest research by Bank of Scotland Private Banking.

Aspiring homeowners believe they will need to save for more than four years in order to afford a deposit for their first home, research from Aviva reveals today.

Tax increases being imposed by the UK and Scottish governments will make it easier for irresponsible landlords to provide sub-standard housing to tenants, according to the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL).

Brian Williamson Brian Williamson is managing director at Edinburgh-based R&D tax relief specialist Jumpstart.

Business confidence fell following the UK’s vote for Brexit, and is now at its lowest in over three years, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO.