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More than 2.6 million women have been put off investing because of the number of funds on offer, according to new research from Scottish Friendly.

The Scottish labour market remained strong during February, with permanent staff appointments and temp billings both expanding, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

Plans to increase the number of female entrepreneurs in Britain by fifty per cent have been set out, after independent research commissioned by the Treasury showed women still face too many barriers to setting up their own business. Alison Rose, deputy CEO of NatWest Holdings and CEO, Commercial &am

Over the past three months the number of homes coming to market across east central Scotland increased by 12.3 per cent year-on-year. Within Edinburgh there has been an 8.6 per cent increase compared to last year.

It has been announced that Brian Milne of accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP was appointed Provisional Liquidator of The ADF Partnership, which trades as ADF Architects, on 25th February following a directors’ petition. All 27 employees were made redundant by the dir

A gathering of senior business leaders in Edinburgh yesterday morning heard that the creation of a Scottish Stock Exchange is on track to be launched in the second half of this year with "impact issues" at its heart. Around 200 members of the Scottish business community came together at Edinburgh&rs

Creating a power of attorney should be as commonplace as a will and failure to do so causes needless distress and frustration for family members, according to a leading legal expert. Euan Fleming, partner, head of private client law at Gilson Gray, believes appointing a power of attorney is as impor

New York asset management business State Street Global Advisors has today brought its Fearless Girl campaign to the City of London with a new statue in Paternoster Square, against the backdrop of the London Stock Exchange and St Paul’s Cathedral. The work is a copy of a statue that became

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed that the Financial Ombudsman Service will soon be able to require financial services firms to pay significantly more compensation to consumers and businesses. From 1 April, the current £150,000 limit will increase to £350,000 for

The Highlands and Islands has enormous potential in developing the marine economy, according to a new study.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging companies that are stockpiling goods and raw materials ahead of Brexit to check that they remain fully insured.

The UK’s banks, asset managers and insurers have already moved nearly £1 trillion of assets to the continent ahead of Brexit, with the exodus likely to continue throughout the coming months, according to new research.

A Scottish businessman has announced that he is to go on hunger strike in protest against what he describes as a “predatory” bank that he claims ruined his life as a result of its now notorious tailored business loan (TBL) products. John Guidi, 63, claims Clydesdale Bank “brok

As part of a national trial Royal Bank of Scotland is piloting cutting edge, biometric fingerprint technology with 200 customers.

Pupils from three schools have been given an insight into accountancy as a career. Back row: Nathan Taylor, left, and Kyle Gordon – both Meston Reid & Co. Front row, from left - Emily Gillibrand, Milne’s High School, Rita Santos (Lochside Academy), Amanda Szady an