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Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Money CEO Jayne-Anne Gadhia Virgin Money, which employs 200 in at its Edinburgh hub, has revealed that its credit card balances jumped 8 per cent in the first quarter.

Anne Smith Ochil View Housing Association has announced the appointment of Anne Smith as its new head of finance & corporate services, a role which includes additional responsibilities as depute director.

Peter Boyd An Edinburgh lawyer has been invited as the sole Scottish representative to participate in a Commons committee discussing the potential value of the burgeoning equity release industry. Peter Boyd, managing director of Edinburgh headquartered Boyd Legal, is to travel to London to take part

Fraud affected two in every five people aged over 55 living in Glasgow last year, according to new research.

Barry Sealey (left) and Mike Rutterford founders of Archangels (Photo: Robert Perry) Over 180 investors and entrepreneurs will gather tonight to celebrate a quarter of a century of early stage investing by business angel syndicate, Archangels, and will hear that the syndicate has led more than £222

Annie Graham The leaders of 21 of Scotland’s most dynamic businesses, from East Kilbride to Aberdeen, have been listed as finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Scotland 2017 programme.

David Gourlay By David Gourlay, Partner at MacRoberts

John Onslow IGF, the commercial finance provider for SMEs which last year opened an office in Glasgow’s West George Street, has reported a 273 per cent increase in funds out since its management buy in/buy out in March 2016, with a total of £47.3m delivered to businesses across the UK.

Left to right Sandy Kennedy, CEO of Entrepreneurial Scotland and Bob Hair, Head of Cazenove Capital Edinburgh Scotland’s entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a major new partnership between provider of personalised wealth management services Cazenove Capital and Entrepreneurial Scotland.

Ben MacPherson, MSP for Edinburgh North and Leith (l) with the Reverend Iain May, founder, Castle Community Bank Castle Community Bank, the Edinburgh-based not-for-profit financial institution, has raised its fixed term rates for savers.

Adrian Walker British businesses have at least £498 billion tied up in surplus working capital, which could be used to boost cashflow and growth, according to new figures from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

Companies from the country’s food and drink sector are being urged to ensure they are protecting their rights abroad after exports hit an all-time high.

A government department has applied to join a class action suit currently representing shareholders in Royal Bank of Scotland who are among those the still state-owned bank is alleged to have misled in 2008 prior to its £45 billion taxpayer bailout.

Caroline Gardiner The Auditor General for Scotland, Caroline Gardner, is so concerned about the financial health of three Scottish colleges that she has reported them to the Scottish Parliament.

Neil Amner (left) and Murray McCall Anderson Strathern has hired Neil Amner as part of its growth strategy across a range of commercial areas including transport, the environment and infrastructure.