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China’s Ambassador to the UK has invited Scottish business to “roll up its sleeves and get down to business” in order to profit from China’s ongoing transformation from “high speed growth to high quality growth”.

People and businesses in Scotland are still heavily reliant on free-to-use ATMs, as changes to the LINK network threaten to cut off free access to cash for thousands of people across the country, Which? research has found.

Just under half (43 per cent) of 'Empty Nesters' in Scotland say they are not considering downsizing to a smaller property despite their children having ‘flown the nest’, according to the latest research from Bank of Scotland.

With increasing numbers now working past traditional retirement ages, stopping work can seem a long way off, especially for younger people, but new research from Prudential has revealed that the early retirement dream lives on, with nearly two thirds (60 per cent) of those stopping work this year a

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has this morning reported a profit of £792 million for the first three months of 2018 year, up from the £259 million logged for the same quarter last year.

Tim Cooper The number of corporate insolvencies in Scotland rose by 28 per cent during the first three months of this year compared with the final quarter of 2017 and rose by 67 per cent compared with Q4 2016-17 (January-March 2017), according to latest data.

Alastair Keatinge Alastair Keatinge, Partner and Head of Charities and Social Enterprises at law firm Lindsays, warns charities of all sizes are struggling to deal with the tide of attempts to defraud them, posing a serious and very prevalent risk issue for trustees

A former hotel owner has been ordered to repay the money he made from trafficking workers from South Asia.

Antonio Horta-Osario Lloyds Banking Group’s pre-tax profits have jumped 23 per cent to hit £1.6 billion for the quarter, latest results show.

Image courtesy of Deutsche Bundesbank Germany's central bank has opened a new exhibition that aims to lift the veil on the nation's massive gold reserves, partly to reassure sceptics that the prized ingots are really there.

Just how careful pensioners remain with their retirement funds since the introduction of Pension Freedoms has been revealed by new research from Prudential.

A significant number of businesses in the legal sector are in danger of breaching anti-money laundering legislation, and are among those at the highest risk of exposure to such crime, new research has revealed.

Bill Crossan and Thomas Gillan A new mission-led investment venture aimed at stimulating social entrepreneurship in Scotland has been launched by responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS).

Mark Higgins Glasgow-based Ascent Performance Group which has an office has been shortlisted for two awards at the Credit Strategy Credit Awards 2018.