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Resonance Capital founder Angela Higgins has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Business Woman of the Year category in the third Scottish Women's Awards 2019.  The Scottish Women's Awards 2019, now in their third year, recognise and celebrate Scottish female talent. They provi

Accountants from Johnston Carmichael have raised more than £9,000 for charities across Scotland after taking part in yesterday’s Kiltwalk in Dundee.

Blenheim Palace has installed a £1 million 18-carat gold toilet for visitors which is due to go on display in September.

Deloitte has been dragged into a long-running scandal after being reported to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) by former client Elfed Thomas, co-founder of now-defunct telecoms company H20 Networks for failing to spot a £160m fraud at a collapsed telecoms firm. Thomas reported H20’s

It has been a depressing 24 hours for still 60 per cent state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland after it was again dead last in an official study ranking UK high street banks for customer service, and two key brokers lowered their forecasts for the lender’s prospects, sending its share price tumbli

The Scottish Government has reached an agreement with Deloitte, administrators of the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow, to take the facility into public control. The government said the agreement will enable completion of the two ferries being built there for Caledonian Maritime Assets

Following contested proceedings, the Upper Tribunal has found that Andrew Tinney, the former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management (Barclays Wealth), breached his obligation as an approved person to act with integrity. In March 2012, Mr Tinney received a document

Construction contractors who don’t prepare for major VAT changes could face a host of financial difficulties from cashflow problems to reduced profit. That is the warning from one of the UK’s top VAT experts, Nigel Roberts, Head of VAT and Duty at accountancy and business advis

Standard Life Aberdeen has confirmed via a stock exchange announcement the timings and other details for its share buyback plan. In this morning's announcement, the group, which houses platforms Wrap, Elevate and Parmenion, asset managers Aberdeen Standard Investments and Aberdeen Standard Capi

Homeowners seized on ultra-low interest rates to remortgage in June, but would-be buyers are holding back as political turmoil continues to cause uncertainty, latest data has shown. According to trade body UK Finance, a total of 16,880 remortgages were agreed in the month, up 8.3pc from the sam

Reports of investment fraud filed by savers in the UK have almost doubled in the first six months of 2019 to more than 8,000, official figures have revealed, putting them on course to all-time high by the end of the year. The data shows last year 9,398 scams were reported, according to National Frau

The City of London is launching an alternative giving campaign to help the City’s homeless and rough sleeper population, by donating money through four new contactless card points.

Edinburgh-based fintech firm Modulr has revealed that it is set to create dozens of new jobs in the city, having secured £10 million from the Royal Bank of Scotland Alternative Remedies Package. The fast growing fintech, backed by Blenheim Chalcot and Frog Capital, was founded in January 2016,

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has promoted Fraser Clark to relationship director and hired Colin Mottram as senior relationship manager in Scotland. Fraser Clark is currently the regional support director for UK – North, based in Edinburgh, and his new position as relationship direct

Canadian insurance giant Canada Life has acquired Dundee City Council’s headquarters in a £23.8 million “leaseback” deal. The local Evening Telegraph newspaper has reported that the authority is handing Dundee House over to the insurance heavyweight in an arrangement tha