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Treasury hints at Lloyds retail share sale as another per cent is sold off
The UK Government has confirmed that it will launch a Lloyds share sale to the public "in the next 12 months".
Published 1 June 2015
BoS commits to plastic bank notes
The Bank of Scotland has announced that its next £5 and £10 banknotes will be printed on plastic.
Published 1 June 2015
Scotland boasts lowest female unemployment in Europe
Scotland has the lowest rate of female unemployment of any country in Europe with the female unemployment rate at 4 per cent, according to new data.
Published 1 June 2015
Tributes paid to finance chief following charity walk death
Tributes have been paid to Scottish motor dealer Arnold Clark’s long-standing finance director Hugh Wallace, who died last month just hours after completing a gruelling charity trek in Spain.
Published 1 June 2015
Clydesdale sued for £2.5m over overdraft that cost couple £400,000
Clydesdale Bank is being sued by a property developing couple who claim the Glasgow lender charged them more than £400,000 for an overdraft, which if true would make it the most expensive overdraft facility ever granted by a high street bank.
Published 1 June 2015
270 firms raise cash for £600m RBS-GRG class action
A group of companies, a third of which are Scottish, are set to launch a £600 million case action against Royal Bank of Scotland after securing financial backing for the crusade.
Published 1 June 2015
Johnston Carmichael boosts senior team with host of key appointments
Mid-tier accountants Johnston Carmichael has announced eight key appointments as it expands and strengthens its senior team as part of the firm’s growth and succession planning strategy.
Published 1 June 2015
Deloitte boosts Scottish team with new partner promotions
Deloitte has announced the appointment of Ann Aspinall and David Sweeney to its Scottish partnership.
Published 1 June 2015
Business Briefs - May 29
Net lending from banks participating in the UK Government's Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) to small and medium-sized enterprises grew by £635m in the first three months of the year, according to official data released by the Bank of England.
Published 29 May 2015
New Clydesdale boss to start next week
David Duffy, the man charged with taking over as chief executive of Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks as they prepare for their sell-off by parent company NAB, is set to begin work after receiving regulatory approval.
Published 29 May 2015
Aberdeen house prices could be used to predict the price of oil
House prices in Aberdeen could hold the key to predicting the future price of oil, according to academics at the University of Aberdeen.
Published 29 May 2015
Scotland’s rural areas ‘suffering most’ from energy affordability crisis
A survey of consumers who have joined the Big Energy Switch has revealed that rural regions are being hit hardest by the energy affordability crisis in Scotland.
Published 29 May 2015
Property developer Drum launches £32m fund
Aberdeen and Edinburgh property developer Drum has announced the flotation of a £31.9 million real estate investment trust (Reit).
Published 29 May 2015
Review could force RBS to beef up Williams & Glyn
The UK government could force Royal Bank of Scotland to increase the size of the Williams & Glyn business that is has to sell off to meet the obligations of its 2008 taxpayer bailout.
Published 29 May 2015
