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Gerry Mallon Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank has announced the appointment of Ulster Bank boss Gerry Mallon as its new chief executive.

A long-running call by the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) for the use of project bank accounts is now being backed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Computer scientists at the University of Edinburgh have identified security weak spots in gadgets that manage personal accounts crypocurrency Bitcoin and have called for improvement to provide better protection against hackers.

Graeme Davidson EQ The role of research and innovation in farming in an uncertain future is due to be explored at a major agriculture conference taking place in Carnoustie, Angus, on 8 February and chaired by Graeme Davidson, partner at Dundee-based EQ Accountants LLP.

Bank of England bosses have written to High Street lenders calling on them to “remain vigilant” about the heightened risks linked to rising consumer debt levels.

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in November 2017 was £145,992 – an increase of 3.6 per cent on November in the previous year and an increase of 1.1 per cent when compared to the previous mont

Ian Blackford Politicians, business leaders and unions have this week united in their fury against Royal Bank of Scotland’s programme of brutal branch culling as the pressure builds on the majority state-owned bank over the affair.

Ed Molyneux New research released conducted by an Edinburgh-based cloud accounting software provider has found that more Brits than ever before want to start their own business in 2018.

Gilson Gray marketing director, Vanessa Kennedy and her colleague, HR director Lesley Naylor One of Scotland’s most prominent law firms is shaking off the traditional ‘stiff-shirted’ corporate image of a legal business by introducing a modern dress code across both its Edinburgh and Glasgow of

The Scottish Government has today appealed for the UK to remain within the EU Single Market after a new economic impact analysis found that a so-called 'Hard Brexit' would mean a loss equivalent to £2,300 per year for every person in Scotland.

Kaley Crossthwaite The value of fraud in Scotland dropped 76.8 per cent in 2017 to £16.2m having recorded a four-year high in 2016 following a 283.1 per cent increase to £69.6m, according to new research published by accountancy firm BDO.

The latest Bank of England survey of lenders has revealed that the amount of unsecured credit made available to consumers was significantly reduced during the fourth quarter of 2017.

David Ovens Archangels, the Edinburgh-based business angel investment syndicate believed to be the oldest in the world, has celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017 by leading a record level of investment in Scottish early stage and scaling businesses.

Anton Colella Corporate finance specialists in Scotland expect to be busier with deals in 2018 than they were this year, according to a poll carried out for the accountancy body ICAS, in conjunction with wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin.

Almost a fifth (18.5 per cent) of an average parent’s salary is spent on each child in the household, according to the latest research from the Halifax.