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Nationwide has announced today that it is investing in Bankifi, a business managing platform which uses open banking to provide a suite of business microservices which plug into banking infrastructure through APIs. The technology means that providers like Nationwide, who will be launching its own bu

The Kilchrenan Inn in Argyll & Bute is the site of a new hotel run by MTM Hospitality thanks to a five-figure finance package from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that most of the UK's employment growth within the last year as fuelled by the over 50s.

Young people saving for a home are most at risk of suffering the largest financial loss if they were unable to work due to illness or injury, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed.

A Hucknall man named Thomas Cook has his dream wedding shattered by the collapse of Thomas Cook travel agents.

An investment banker at the centre of Germany's biggest ever fraud trial has told judges he earned millions of euros from deals involving "astronomical" trades, Reuters reports. Martin Shields, said the trading, known as cum-ex, was popular between 2005 and 2012, with investors from around the world

MSPs on Holyrood's Economy Committee have backed plans to limit ministers' access to statistics. At present, ministers and their staff can see market-sensitive data a day before it becomes public while they can see less sensitive publications five days before the public.

A strong performance by UK firms has helped an Aberdeen Standard Investments trust grow despite worries over Brexit. The £587 million Murray Income Trust saw its net asset value per share grow by 7.9 per cent over the year, far ahead of the benchmark index (FTSE All-Share) return of 0.6 p

The changes to inheritance tax (IHT) contained in the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) paper Thinking bigger on tax in Scotland would be a further nail in the coffin for Scottish homeowners, a property management expert has said. David Alexander, the joint managing director of Apropos by

An SME lender for the rural and agricultural sector has joined the Alternative Business Funding platform to offer its expertise in rural finance to farmers and the rural economy across England, Scotland and Wales. UK Agricultural Finance (UKAF) offers loans from £100,000 to £10 million,

Emma Louden, HR manager at Chiene + Tait, has been appointed to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Mid Scotland branch committee, focusing on health and wellbeing, as well as employee engagement in the workplace. The CIPD is at the forefront of championing better work and wo

Financial technology start-up Tumelo has raised £1 million in seed funding to develop a platform to show investors exactly which companies they own through personal investments and pension funds. Addleshaw Goddard’s fintech team, based in Scotland, advised Tumelo on the deal. The funding

Aberdeen Laundry Services is expanding its business with the acquisition of family-run professional laundry service providers, Cathkin Clean Scotland. The purchase has been supported by a £275,000 funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland and marks the next phase in the company’s growt

A proposed local inheritance tax would affect nine in ten Scottish estates. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Scotland – a think tank – has suggested the tax in order to raise up to £200 million per year for public services.

The boards of Smith & Williamson and Tilney have reached an agreement to combine their respective businesses. Pictured (L-R): Kevin Stopps, Chris Woodhouse and David Cobb