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Lawrence Tomlinson RBS is facing yet more legal action – this time over the activities of its controversial Global Restructuring Group.

A post-Brexit survey of Scottish SMEs by PwC has found that Scottish firms fear costs will rise during the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. While the thoughts of Scottish businesses largely mirrored the rest of the UK, some differences stood out:

Pictured (l-r): Gregor Townsend, Douglas McCrea and Alan Archibald McCrea Financial Services has celebrated 15 years of supporting the best of sport in Glasgow with a glittering event in the city.

Claire Raftery, Claire Thomas, Zoe McDonnell, Iain Buchanan and Victoria Anderson BLM, an insurance and risk law specialist, has announced 12 partner promotions and 33 associate promotions. The promotions are spread across all six of the firm’s business streams, with nine in claims solutions, 17 i

New figures have revealed that last month saw Edinburgh Airport register the highest number of passengers for a Scottish airport on record.

Aileen Brown Scottish Building Society, the world's oldest building society and Scotland's only independent building society has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Aileen Brown as finance director, a newly created role.

Craig Nelson Keeping track of decisions being taken will be crucial under the SMCR, writes Craig Neilson, a partner with Maclay Murray & Spens LLP.

The overall rate of personal insolvencies in Scotland, which include both bankruptcies and protected trust deeds, has decreased by a quarter in the last financial year from 25.13 per 10,000 adults to 19, according to latest figures.

Galloway’s work at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow Dundee engineering firm Galloway Group was given “significant financial support” by the Scottish Government before it entered administration, it has been revealed.

A manager at a Dundee building merchants who embezzled more than £73,000 from his bosses is facing jail.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has today reported a £2 billion loss for the first six months of the year.

UK interest rates have today been cut from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent - a record low and the first cut since March 2009 when they were slashed in a bid to cushion the UK economy from the global financial crisis.

City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to set June 2019 as the deadline for people to make claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

New research has revealed that securing promotion is no guarantee of a pay rise, as 94 per cent of finance professionals would elevate an employee into a new role without offering any additional remuneration.

The Bank of England’s stress tests have been labelled “worse than useless” in a report produced by a leading financial institution.