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RSM offices across Scotland have welcomed members of the audit, tax and consulting firm’s national leadership team who are taking part in an unusual challenge to raise thousands of pounds for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE).

The oil and gas industry still has a strong future in Scotland, despite its current challenges, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today as she announced new activity and investment in the sector.

Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland took a hit over the weekend amid rising concerns that the still 73 per cent state-owned bank could be next in line for a massive multi-billion pound fine from US authorities after it emerged Deutsche Bank had been hit with a $14 billion penalty relating to pre-crisi

A new report from Edinburgh-based pension firm Aegon UK has found that well over half (57 per cent) of people aged between 50 and 64 are worried that they are not saving enough and will run out of money during their retirement.

Property professionals from all over the UK took over the streets of the Scottish capital and showed they were good sports in a 5k charity race organised by Aberdeen Asset Management.

Law firms are increasingly concerned that the current slowdown in M&A activity will damage their profitability, reveals new research by Thomson Reuters' legal business. According to the ninth annual research survey by the firm, nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of the finance directors (FDs) of th

A Glasgow tech firm has produced a new app that could revolutionise the consumer credit rating game by assessing not only traditional data but also a candidate’s spending habits.

Payday firm, CFO Lending, has entered into an agreement with City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide over £34 million of redress to more than 97,000 customers for unfair practices.

The Collaboration Prize 2016/17 is now open for businesses in Scotland’s construction sector with aspirations to collaborate.

Shonagh Fraser Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Hall Morrice has been shortlisted for two separate accolades in a high profile awards scheme aimed at recognising the nation’s top employers.

Nicola Sturgeon The membership and remit of the SNP’s new Growth Commission has been announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Leo Lee Leo Lee, director of Benington Capital Limited, has been elected deputy president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Jeremy Lawson Edinburgh-based global investment manager Standard Life Investments has developed what it has called “a timely and comprehensive indicator of financial market stress” to help understand the links between financial, economic and monetary policy cycles.

Chris Smith Grant Thornton has called for wide ranging reforms, including greater tax simplification, to boost growth in Scotland’s fragile property and construction sector.