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It is expected that the UK Government will sell more of its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland after the bank unveiled strong financial results last week. The bank's chairman Sir Howard Davies raised expectations for the government action when he said that he expected the government to mo

Murray Income Trust, owned by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has posted strong interim results with net asset value rising by 9.0%. The trust's share price total return was 7.7%, meaning both the company's net asset value and share price total return outperformed the FTSE All-Share Index return of 5

As Lloyds Banking Group prepares to post its final PPI bill this week, analysts estimate that Lloyds will be hit by a £2.5 billion charge for 2019.

Scottish banks have been ranked lowest for customer service in the latest Competition and Market Authority (CMA) analysis.

Small businesses are taking out loans to help manage their cash flow rather than utilising them to invest in their own operations, according to new research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). This change in borrowing has arrived after late payments almost doubled to reach £23 billion

Cruden Group company Hart Builders has appointed Martin Cooper as its new finance director. Mr Cooper is a qualified chartered accountant and held the role of finance director at Galliford Try and Miller Construction. He also previously worked at Arthur Andersen, where he held the role of audit mana

Assetz Capital has provided a loan in excess of £1 million to Status Properties Ltd to help fund the development of new apartments on Union Street in Aberdeen. The loan will be used to convert the three upper floors of a listed building, formerly offices, into nine modern flats in the heart of

Scotland’s small businesses ended a tough 2019 with confidence and profits falling, new figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveal. In the final quarter of 2019, FSB’s Scottish Small Business Index (SBI) fell by 13.7 points to stand at -27.2. The fall was mirrored acros

Following her delivery of the Scottish Budget, Kate Forbes has been appointed as cabinet secretary for finance. Ms Forbes' appointment was announced alongside the other cabinet appointments to the Scottish Government.

The Scottish property market enjoyed a sharp rise in sales following Boris Johnson’s General Election win, new research from Aberdein Considine has found.

A review investigating how much senior management at Lloyds Banking Group knew about the HBOS Reading Scandal has been delayed for a year. Dame Linda Dobbs, who is conducting the review, has delayed the date for report the until the second half of 2020 or even later due to the volume of work involve

The USA has retained its 25% tariffs on EU exports to America, meaning that Scotch Whisky will still be subjected to the controversial tariff.

TV and film production has boosted the economy in Tayside and Fife by £5 million.

The substantial, long-term contribution to the Scottish economy of HFD Property Group’s new office development at 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow has been outlined in an independent report. Carried out by economic and social research consultant EKOS, the economic impact research shows the new b

A woman from Massachusetts became an unexpected getaway driver after a man she met on a dating app robbed a bank on their first date.