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Martin Wheatley City watchdog Financial Conduct Authority has today announced that Martin Wheatley is to stand down as its chief executive.

Christopher Trotter (image via pinterest) Experts have joined the maker of Scotland's first home-grown wine in branding it “undrinkable”.

The Bank of Scotland, Scotland’s first and oldest bank, is today celebrating its 320th birthday having been founded by an Act of the Scottish Parliament on 17 July 1695, just a year after the founding of the Bank of England. Following the passing of the Act, the Bank's promoters opened two subscri

Scottish stores saw a year-on-year decrease in footfall of 2.4 per cent in June, according to the BRC/Springboard Retail Footfall Monitor. The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said June, which saw the worst performance since January 2015 and significantly below the three-month average of -1.1 per ce

Scottish Government business minister Fergus Ewing A jobs report from the Bank of Scotland has recorded the fastest rise in permanent staff placements for three months.

Victoria Cleland, chief cashier and director of notes at the Bank of England Around 30,000 nominations were made for the portrait on the Bank of England's new £20 note during a two-month public consultation period that ended yesterday.

Drivers who are charged unfairly by private car parks have grounds for legal challenge — according to a new legal opinion obtained by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), and published today. CAS has been campaigning on the issue since last year, when the It's Not Fine campaign found that many Scots ar

Maria Botha-Lopez, business analyst for ESPC Average property prices in east central Scotland saw a year-on-year fall of a half percentage between April-June 2015, according to new figures from ESPC.

Richard Dawes, managing director of financial planning Tilney Bestinvest has recruited former Royal Bank of Scotland wealth manager Roy Smith as the new director of its Glasgow planning team.

Furniture chain Ikea is the UK's first national retailer to become an accredited Living Wage Employer, meaning it will pay workers at least £7.85 an hour from next April. The Living Wage Foundation hailed the move as a "huge step for the British retail sector", while around half of Ikea's 9,000-str

Alex Neil Tax credit cuts announced in the UK government’s Budget could leave Scottish families £700 million worse off a year, the Scottish Government has claimed.

The Scottish Craft Distillers Association (SCDA) has called for the introduction of a duty rebate to support the craft spirits industry. The body, which represents nearly 20 members, said a tax break akin to the Small Breweries' Relief Scheme for craft brewers would play a key role in helping the se

A US restaurant chain with waitresses who wear mini-kilts and tartan crop tops is looking to expand into Scotland, its would-be motherland.

A Northern Ireland woman who defeated her husband in the early stages of the championship has been acclaimed the best Monopoly player in the UK and Ireland.

Dr Richard Wilson (Photo: Andre Camara) Scotland's video games industry contributed almost £108 million to Scottish GDP between 2013 and 2014, according to a new report by industry body TIGA.