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A Scottish law firm has estimated that premium bonds, dormant bank accounts, National Savings and Investments and pensions worth billions are currently lying untouched because more than 15,000 estates dating back as far as the 70s have yet to be claimed. Aberdein Considine said that among the UK tot

James Watt and Martin Dickie BrewDog bosses have treated themselves to a pay rise with accounts newly filed at Companies House showing director’s pay up by nearly 57 per cent.

Ian Naismith Scottish Widow's annual report on the retirement market has shown pension saving at the highest level it has ever seen.

The former chief operating officer of Perth-based energy giant SSE has been given a £2.15 million chunk of his pension pot. According to the firm’s annual report, the request for the payment when he reached 60 was part of chief operating officer between 2002 and 2011 Colin Hood’s arrangements t

Royal Bank of Scotland, which today holds its annual general meeting in Edinburgh, has stated that it is still on course to meet the end of year deadline for the sell-off of its Williams & Glyn business, as per the - already revised - conditions of its government bailout. The assurances were mad

Glasgow City Council has unveiled a programme of cuts to save £103 million over 2016/17 and 2017/18. The local authority governing Scotland’s largest city will have to trim 7 per cent from its budget in order to tackle “the unprecedented financial challenge of the next two years”.

A total of 69 credit unions, from across Britain and Northern Ireland, are bidding for funding from the Lloyds Banking Group Credit Union Development Fund. Now in its second year, the £4 million fund (£1m per year) is run in partnership with the Credit Union Foundation.

Alan Milburn The UK’s top legal and accountancy firms are systematically excluding young people from working-class backgrounds, an official Government report has found.

Chris Harte Scottish law firm Morton Fraser has today announced an increase in turnover of 8 per cent to hit £18.3 million, with net profit up by 20 per cent to £6.6 million.

Dundee City Council has given its unanimous approval for a new scheme that will see the council buy homes from tenants in financial difficulty. The Scottish Government’s Home Owner Support Fund allows owners with money woes to sell their property to the council and become rent paying tenants.

Gillian Guy The Citizens Advice Bureau has announced that it has seen the number of complaints about payday loan compnaies nearly halved over the last year.

Jim O'Neill The value of Royal Bank of Scotland shares rose by up to £900 million yesterday on the back of Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that the UK Government is to start selling off the taxpayer’s stake in the Edinburgh-based lender.

George Osborne A report published by an independent think tank has said it would be “negligent” for UK Chancellor George Osborne to carry out a “reckless fire sale” of 80 per cent state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland.

Stephen Gibb (Jo Hanley Photography/johanley.com) Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced its year-end results.

Martin Gill Manufacturing firms reported the biggest decline in optimism this month since March 2013, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants BDO in Scotland.