Search: raise

Ross McEwan and Alison Rose at the starting line. Royal Bank of Scotland staff set off from London this morning on the 500 mile cycle ride to Edinburgh to raise money for Sport Relief 2016.

BrewDog founders James Watt and Martin Dickie Scots craft beer company BrewDog has come under fire after LGBT activists said a video promoting its latest equity finance initiative is transphobic.

Irreverent Scots craft beer company BrewDog has announced a new partnership with crowdfunding firm Crowdcube to offer beer enthusiasts the chance to bag bonds as well as equity in the business, which is now in its sixth consecutive year of growth. The move will see a combination of equity and bonds

Ross McEwan gets on his bike. Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced its partnership with Sport Relief 2016 and signalled the start of a 500 mile cycle ride from London to Edinburgh to raise money for the charity.

Andrew Gilmour Parties bringing cases in Scotland’s civil courts stand to benefit from lower costs, according to a legal expert.

  Karen Moore (Diabetes UK) and Phil Anderson.

Minas-Tirith A group of architects has launched a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of raising almost £2 billion in order to build a lifesize replica of Lord of the Rings city Minas Tirith in the south of England, reports The Telegraph.

Vida Gow Carrington Dean has made consumer money advice expert Vida Gow a special adviser to its board.

A new scheme is to be launched which will allow people in Glasgow who cannot afford a deposit to buy their home. Local councillors are expected to give the green light to a new partnership with Glasgow Credit Union this week.

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it is selling up to 75 million shares in its former US subsidiary Citizens Financial Group, the parent company of Citizens Bank. If all the shares are sold, it would represent 16 per cent of Citizens and reduce the Edinburgh-based lender’s stake to 132.7 m

A social enterprise scheme in Glasgow is giving current and former offenders the chance to help build 40 affordable homes funded by a £2 million bond which has been issued to investors. The capital raised will be used to build social housing over the five-year life of the bond, as well as complete

Reminova chief executive Dr Jeff Wright A Perth-based company which has developed a new dental device has launched an online crowdfunding campaign to raise £1 million in capital to take it to market.

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

Prime Minister David Cameron The UK government will today introduce an amendment to the Charities Bill which will tighten rules on how professional fundraisers approach vulnerable people.

Jon Meeten Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne yesterday promised to arm stretched HMRC tax investigators with a £800 million warchest of extra funding over the next five years to combat tax evasion and non-compliance.