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Alan McIntosh Senior Money Adviser Alan McIntosh (LLB Hons), investigates the implications of today's changes to the Scottish Debt Arrangement Scheme

David Tiller Standard Life Aberdeen today announced the appointment of David Tiller to the newly created role of head of UK propositions.

The NHS in Scotland is “not financially sustainable in its current form”, according to the Auditor General for Scotland.

The drawdown market faces its sternest test yet, with signs that pension fund returns are becoming more subdued and withdrawal rates are increasing, new data from the upcoming Moneyfacts UK Personal Pension Trends Treasury Report suggests.

Tim Cooper The number of personal insolvencies (bankruptcies and protected trust deeds) in Scotland have risen by nearly a quarter year-on-year, according to the Accountant in Bankruptcy's latest data.

More than a third of millennials (37 per cent) are suffering from FOFO (Fear of Finding Out), meaning they are consistently nervous of checking their bank balance, new research from Barclays has revealed.

The Church of Scotland and the Islamic Finance Council UK (UKIFC) are to officially unveil an interfaith shared values framework on ethical finance at a reception in Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh this evening.

Alison Rose NatWest has today announced an additional £2 billion of funding for businesses as they prepare for the Brexit process.

Blair Nimmo The number of large businesses failing in Scotland fell by almost a third (29 per cent) in the last quarter (July-September) compared to same period in 2017 (17 down from 24).

The overwhelming majority of larger companies in Scotland believe climate change poses a risk to their business, according to new figures published today.

With third-quarter corporate insolvency statistics to be published this week and likely to show a continued rise in the number of business failures in Scotland, Eileen Blackburn, head of restructuring and debt advisory at French Duncan, looks at what the trend can mean The first two quarters have se

Founder of Locavore Reuben Chesters with Darrin Nightingale, chief customer officer, Social Investment Scotland Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has reached a significant milestone by lending to Locavore, marking its 300th investment in Scottish social enterprises.

The average price of a property in Scotland reached £153,309 in August 2018 – an increase of 4.1 per cent on the previous year and an increase of 0.3 per cent when compared to the previous month. The latest publication of Registers of Scotland's monthly UK House Price Index shows that the volume

Dan Grandage Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has pledged to procure 100 per cent of electricity in its global offices from renewable sources by 2020 as it marks the first ever Green GB Week.

The owner of Patisserie Valerie has today said the that its finance director Chris Marsh has been arrested and then released on bail in relation to the discovery of a black hole of £20 million or more the firm’s accounts.