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Robert Outram On International Women's Day, Robert Outram of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) asks how can social background or gender still be among the factors determining a CA’s salary?

The Royal Bank of Scotland has reached an agreement to settle the latest of its misconduct cases after striking a deal to pay $500 million (£359.7 million) to the American state of New York over the mis-selling of financial products in the lead up to the 2008 global financial crisis.

Gregor Stewart Dundee-based platform Alliance Trust Savings has today reported a £19 million operating loss for 2017, as parent company Alliance Trust reduced its investment in the business.

Tim Allan The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed a firm commitment from the UK Government to liaise directly with Scottish business to boost Scotland’s economy following the return of a delegation sent to London for talks.

Housing market activity in Scotland was flat in February as a shortage of properties becoming available for sale continued to result in an increasing number of potential new buyers being thwarted, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

David Melhuish The Scottish real estate industry contributes almost £4.8 billion to the Scottish economy and supports more than 92,000 jobs, according to a new report.

The world’s first blockchain-based whisky investment fund has launched in Scotland, offering investors the chance to own a share of a £40 million portfolio of world-class scotch via a new cryptocurrency, CaskCoin.

Donald Borland Fife furniture group Havelock Europa has commenced a search process for a new finance head after it announced that Donald Borland will resign as chief financial officer and company secretary in April.

Sarah McKinley (left) and Carole Tomlinson Anderson Strathern has appointed highly-rated private client lawyer Sarah McKinlay as a consultant from Addleshaw Goddard, bringing experience across its full range of private client services.

Graeme Thomson Scots are leaving their loved ones open to distress and hassle by overlooking their online lives in their will – according to both legal and cyber security experts.

Ross McEwan The Scottish Affairs Committee has summoned Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan to appear before it to be quizzed on the 72 per cent state-owned lender’s proposals to shut 62 RBS banks across Scotland.

Community housing projects and charities are being urged to put their case forward as Nationwide makes £250,000 available to help make a difference across communities in Scotland.

Real estate investment management firm DTZ Investors has acquired three prime retail units on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street from Legal & General in a £15.3 million sale brokered by Knight Frank and Montagu Evans.

A new customer survey of UK financial institutions has ranked Royal Bank of Scotland one of the UK's banks amid results dominated by young, emerging fintech firms

First-time sellers looking to take their second step on the property ladder need to find an extra £114,659, according to Bank of Scotland’s Second Stepper report.