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Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Liam McArthur MSP has today called for an urgent review of the regulation of Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) after it was revealed the controversial business model was at the heart of a Ukrainian probe into organised crime arm exports.

Aberdeen Asset Management has extended the 24 hours suspension in trading on its £3.2 billion UK property fund initiated on Wednesday, saying it has now pushed back the deadline of the hiatus until midday on Monday. Aberdeen has introduced the suspension on Wednesday at the same time as imposing a

James Anderson The £3.6 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has won overwhelming shareholder approval to invest up to a quarter of its assets in private, unlisted companies.

https://twitter.com/LastWeekTonight/status/739661986632454144?ref_src=twsrc^tfw British comedian John Oliver has bought, and then immediately forgiven, the $15 million medical debts of 9,000 people live on his American television programme.

Complaints over ‘package bank accounts’ that charge a monthly fee for ‘added benefits’ such as travel insurance – have more than doubled in the past year. The Financial Ombudsman Service reviewed over 44,000 cases in the past year – double the number of cases looked at in the previous ye

Greg Cooper On Sunday 5th June a team of 20 employees from Kames Capital, the Edinburgh-based asset management business, will take part in the 2016 Leith Dragon Boat Race.

Caledonia Investments, the investment house founded by shipping tycoon Sir Charles Cayzer in 1878, has raised its full year net asset value 1.1 per cent to £1.64bn for a total return of 2.6 per cent. The positive results for the firm, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange with the backing of

Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services has appointed Scottish Chartered Accountant Mary Sharp as commercial director – north and Joanna Cashmore as head of sales for Scotland as it looks to significantly grow its business north of the border. UK Commercial Director, Edward Winterton said

Phil Anderson Phil Anderson is managing director of Aberdeenshire-based Phil Anderson Financial Services

Aberdeenshire-based craft brewer, bar operator and crowdfunding pioneer BrewDog has come up well short of its most ambitious funding round to date. The Ellon-headquartered firm had set a £25m target for the fourth round of its Equity for Punks crowdfunding schemes.

Social Investment Scotland has completed the divestment of SIS Community Capital, a pioneering social investment fund which raised £400,000 entirely from private investors. Seven social enterprises based in Scotland which are all making significant social and environmental impacts within their loca

A map showing the highest concentrations of cold homes across Scotland - click to zoom Political parties have been urged to commit to ridding Scotland of the “scourge” of cold homes by 2025 after new data revealed that there are up to 1.5 million cold homes in the country.

The construction of an £800 million new community development in Aberdeen can begin next month after the UK government pledged funding for the project.

The Church of Scotland and Islamic Finance Council UK have announced a partnership to create ethical financial services. The joint venture will draw on how the Christian and Muslim communities have supported ethical finance in the past and examine the practical commercial viability of new models whi