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Clydesdale Bank is to close its branches in Arbroath, Glasgow Shettleston, Largs, Brora and St Andrew’s as part of its latest cost-saving cuts.

In the first three months of the year saw the number of decrees against Scottish businesses drop by 25 per cent, compared to the same period of 2018, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. The total of 561 was the lowest of any quarter on record.

The Scottish Government should deliver on its basic income proposals by giving every adult an 'initial' £2,400 a year, a new report has urged.  And raising this to £4,800 over successive parliaments would completely eliminate destitution in Scotland, which affects around 52,875 hous

Cherwell Software a global service management tech firm has announced that 40 new jobs will be created at their facility in Dundee, following a £3.1 million research and development (R&D) grant from Scottish Enterprise.

An Aberdeen-based wedding planning business, Timeless White Wedding Planning, is on the path to significant growth in 2019 after being accepted to the Business Boost Scheme run by Business Gateway and Elevator. The scheme, which uses European funding to offer business advice and support, has enabled

A lack of new houses coming on to the market, presenting buyers with limited choice, is a key factor in dropping activity for the Scottish housing market, with headline indicators on demand, supply still downbeat, the April 2019 RICS UK Residential Survey has revealed.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has admitted 46 million of the most widely circulated banknotes in the country contain a typo. The embarrassing oversight was spotted on notes which came into circulation in October.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined KPMG £5m and "severely reprimanded" the firm and its audit partner Andrew Walker, following their admission of misconduct in relation to the audit of The Co-operative Bank in 2009. The FRC said KPMG's bad auditing came in the

Royal Bank of Scotland is to launch a new initiative supporting female entrepreneurs across Scotland.

Controversial plans to cut the amount of tax paid by passengers flying from Scottish airports have been scrapped by First Minster Nicola Sturgeon in favour of tackling climate change but putting her on a collision course with Scotland’s business leaders.

UK adults would invest an average of £693 more a year – or £35 billion in total – into stocks and shares ISAs and investment funds if there was more clarity around the products, new research has revealed.

Insolvency statistics from professional services firm KPMG reveal the number of businesses failing in Scotland has increased by 52 per cent in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same period last year (355 up from 233).  A 12-month analysis (12 months to 31 March), however, reveals

John Moore, senior investment manager at Brewin Dolphin in Edinburgh takes a look at the controversial global ride service hailing firm's prospects as a public company  

Scottish Property Federation (SPF) analysis of recent data from Revenue Scotland has shown that Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) revenues narrowly met Scottish Government forecasts in 2018/19. The SPF has warned, however, that repayments of tax already collected will cau

More than 20 of Scotland’s largest businesses, representing tens of thousands of staff, have pledged to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health in the workplace through a groundbreaking initiative which has been welcomed by the Scottish Government.