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James Will The Scottish Investment Trust (SIT) has appointed James Will as non-executive chairman of the company.

The number of Scots going bust during 2015 fell by nearly a quarter compared with 2014, according to analysis of the latest Accountant in Bankruptcy figures by Glasgow-based personal debt advisors Carrington Dean. one the UK's largest providers of the full range of personal debt solutions.

The number of Scottish firms undergoing business insolvency in the whole of 2015 was down 7.6 per cent during 2015 according to analysis of the latest figures by restructuring, recovery and insolvency boutique mlm Solutions. The latest Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) figures show that 828 Scottish fi

Still 73 per cent state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced write-downs of £3.6bn that will force the bank into a loss for 2015. The Edinburgh-based lender said the provisions were driven by a multi-billion pound payment to its pension scheme.

Scottish chartered accountant and business adviser Alexander Sloan is bringing in the New Year with major improvements to its sector-leading risk evaluation toolkit aimed exclusively at the credit union sector. It has launched a comprehensive update of its Credit Union Risk Evaluation software calle

More than £160 million of new funding will be targeted in 2016/17 on home ownership schemes to support 5000 households to buy their own home, the Scottish Government said today. More than £80m will go to the established Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (OMSE) helping up to 2,000 eligible first-tim

Actor Hugh Dennis, AAB Wealth's Andy Dines and Vikki Venerus with (far left) Citywire executive chairman, Lawrence Lever. Aberdeen-based independent financial planning firm AAB Wealth Chartered Financial Planners (AAB Wealth) has been awarded the '2016 Citywire, New Model Adviser of the Year Award -

Almost three quarters of Britons (74.5 per cent) say they experienced relationship problems after moving home with a significant other. The figure increased to almost nine out of 10 (87 per cent) for those moving in together for the first time, with more than one in 10 (11 per cent) of those saying

Phil Annand As a new year begins The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is preparing to process its largest volume of companies in the next stage of auto-enrolment.

Property crowdfunding specialists Propnology have announced they are developing a new social enterprise platform aimed at helping first time buyers raise money towards a deposit for their first home. In much the same way as social enterprise websites have automated the fundraising process for charit

Andy Ritchie Scotland’s farmers are dealing with an unprecedented range of business, legislative and financial problems that are putting many under unsustainable cash flow pressure, according to specialists at Scottish accountants Campbell Dallas.

Nick Owen, Douglas Farish and Steve Williams at 110 Queen Street Deloitte UK chairman Nick Owen and Glasgow office senior partner, Douglas Farish, have this week launched the firm’s new Glasgow office at 110 Queen Street.

New rules proposed this week by the Bank of England could see bankers forced to give back their bonuses - even if they have changed employers. The Prudential Regulation Authority plans to introduce yet tougher laws around bonus buyouts (where an organisation compensates a new employee for any unpaid

As the price of oil continues to plummet across the world, motoring experts have today revealed that it could soon be cheaper for consumers to buy a litre petrol than a litre of bottled water. Brent crude fell to below $30 a barrel for the first time since 2004 this week and has fallen by more 73 pe

Keith Anderson New rules regarding Entrepreneurs Relief are coming into effect from 6th April 2016 which will impact capital distributions received in the solvent liquidation of a company where the individual shareholder is involved in a similar company after the distribution.