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Business owners from across Scotland have been invited to enter the Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme as LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, launches its 2019 search for Britain’s most inspiring entrepreneurs. The programme, which is run by leading mid-market pr

A major business park which will bring up to 350 jobs across the Scottish Borders and act as a key catalyst for long-term economic growth has received a multi-million-pound funding boost. The Central Borders Innovation Park at Tweedbank is set to receive £15 million after its business case was

After completing the 2018 London Marathon in record-breaking temperatures, accountant Andy Bell is once again pulling on his running shoes to show that the 26.2-mile route is far from too hot to handle. Although he managed to complete the course in sweltering 23.2C temperatures, Andy was disappointe

Royal Bank of Scotland's headquarters in Edinburgh has been evacuated today after suspicious packages were found at the sprawling complex. According to reports, police rushed to the building in Gogarburn near Edinburgh airport as staff were evacuated as a precaution.

Research carried out as part of accountancy firm BDO LLP’s annual FraudTrack report shows that Scotland ranked as the fourth most defrauded region in the UK by value as fraud rose by 88 per cent from £16.2m in 2017 to £30.4m in 2018. Accountants and business advisers BDO disco

A Glasgow housing association has struck a £30m deal with Handelsbanken to help finance new build properties and a comprehensive programme of improvements to city housing. Southside Housing Association (SHA), will use the loan facility from the Swedish bank to support the finance of upgra

A first of its kind Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA), allowing investors to spread their money across multiple peer-to-peer lenders (P2P) has been launched this week by Edinburgh-based investment platform and analyst Orca Money.  The Orca ISA aims to open up the P2P market to retail investors and

CYBG has announced that its Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank branches are now completely image cheque enabled, well ahead of the industry deadline. Following the completion of its mobile app feature in early 2018, the Bank has undertaken an extensive programme of work to migrate its Customer

Scottish accountants and financial advisers French Duncan are today highlighting the fact that the most significant changes to insolvency working practices in Scotland in over 30 years are to come into force in just four weeks when they are introduced on 6th April. The new rules are the In

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it is considering changes to the way in which commission works in the motor finance sector after uncovering serious concerns about the way in which lenders are choosing to reward car retailers and other credit brokers.  The findings form part of the fi

Increase in the average price of a residential property but a decrease in the volume of sales, compared with the previous year.

Wylie & Bisset is warning anyone who participated in Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) and Employer Funded Retirement Benefit Schemes (EFRBs) that the new Tax Year could bring unprecedented financial woe as the new Loan Charge Legislation comes into force. Traditionally such schemes remunerated key

Scotland has come top of an index charting the representation of women in the workplace across the UK, retaining its position from the previous year. The performance is revealed in PwC’s latest Women in Work Index, which analyses the representation and welfare of women in the world o

British banks are being hit by more than one major IT or security failure that stops customers from making payments every day, a Which? Money investigation has found.

The Housing team at law firm Harper Macleod has seen the overall tally for Scottish housing association funding deals it has advised on in the current financial year approach the £500 million mark after the latest investments were announced. Led by partner Derek Hogg, one of Sco