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Craig Nicol Dundee-based law firm Thorntons, one of the largest full service firms in Scotland, has recorded strong financial results to May 2017 – reporting growth in turnover and profit across all areas of the business.

Atlantic Square, Glasgow HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has formally signed an agreement to lease a ten storey new build, at 1 Atlantic Square, Argyle Street in Glasgow, for 25 years.

Alison Rose Esme Loans, the digital lending platform owned and backed by Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary, NatWest, is to join the group of alternative finance firms on the Edinburgh-based bank's Capital Connections panel.

Peter McKellar Edinburgh-based global asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched its first comprehensive private markets solution for investors, targeting a return of 9-12 per cent per year (net of fees) over a rolling seven year period.

Jim Galbraith Scottish Friendly, Scotland’s largest financial mutual, has today announced record-breaking sales for 2017.

The fall in oil price continued to impact the UK oilfield services (OFS) sector in 2016 with turnover falling by 15.5 per cent but the future looks more positive as pressure from external factors ease, according to EY’s Review of the UK Oilfield services industry launched today.

The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB), on behalf of the Scottish note issuing banks - Royal Bank of Scotland, Clydesdale Bank, and Bank of Scotland - has announced that there are now less than four weeks to go until all Scottish paper £5 and £10 notes are withdrawn from circulation.

Scottish Premiership side Hamilton Academical has announced plans to launch a legal action against Royal Bank of Scotland over what the club claims were security lapses that led to it being defrauded to the tune of almost £1 million.

Ross McEwan Top bosses at Royal Bank of Scotland have been accused of deliberately misleading MPs probing the bank’s conduct towards its business customers.

Jane Howard Royal Bank of Scotland has bowed to pressure and said it will now keep open – at least until the end of the year – 10 of the 62 branches it has marked for closure, but warned customers they must use them, or risk losing them for good.

Michelle Mone (Image c/o UK Parliament) Glasgow-born entrepreneur Michelle Mone and her billionaire partner Doug Barrowman are hoping to raise about £57 million through an initial coin offering (ICO) to launch a new cryptocurrency-powered investment platform.

Business Loans Scotland has said it is now offering loans of up to £100,000 to firms in Fife.

Matt Henderson Insolvencies are down in Scotland but all might not be as it seems, argues Matt Henderson, head of restructuring, at Johnston Carmichael

A new survey of Edinburgh residents by the city’s council has revealed that 42 per cent of respondents asked for the creation of a tourist tax, such as a levy on hotel guests visiting the capital.

1 St Andrews Square (Image: c/o Savills) UBS Wealth Management has announced a significant investment in its Edinburgh business where it is seeking to double its headcount.