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The number of young people with a mid-range income who own their own home has fallen by more than half in the last 20 years, according to new data.

A campaign which aims to give parents the confidence to help their children manage their money online has revealed that online and mobile banking among Halifax customers aged 11 to 18 has increased by 40 per cent in just two years.

The Law Society of Scotland says it has been made aware that Scottish law firms have recently been targeted by a redemption statement scam when acting in sale or remortgage transactions.

Court of Session Prosecutors will not be taking action against four men following a fraud probe into the collapse of a £400 million finance company.

Alasdair Green Alasdair Green, a senior manager within Aberdeen-based accountants Anderson Anderson Brown's consulting divison, makes the case for not allowing uncertainty to stifle growth

The number of Scottish businesses that currently export their goods or services has fallen to less than a third in the last six months, according to the latest Business in Britain report from the Bank of Scotland.

Irene Dorner Virgin Money has announced the appointment of Irene Dorner as independent non-executive director and chair elect to its board of directors.

EQ's penguin will be designed by Ulrika Kjeldsen Dundee-based accountancy firm EQ Accountants has kicked off its annual fundraising campaign in aid of its charity of the year, Maggie’s Centres.

Tata Steel, Clydebridge British Steel Pension Scheme members were targeted by "vulture" financial advisers who "shamelessly bamboozled" them after Indian firm Tata was allowed to offload the retirement fund as part of its rescue of the business last year, MPs have said.

The former director of an Edinburgh-based company that supplied security personnel and CCTV facilities to the construction industry has been disqualified for 10 years.

Police Scotland has warned the public to be vigilant after a telephone banking scam currently in operation in the Tayside area has seen almost £750,000 taken from its victims.

Adrian Grace Aegon UK, which employs 2,2400 staff at its Edinburgh Park headquarters, including 286 in the Kames Capital-branded asset management arm, has seen platform assets swell to £117 billion, on the back of net inflows of £2.1 billion in Q4, full-year results have revealed.

Steven Morris Stirling Council is joining city-based syndicate ESM Investments to showcase a new fund, thought to be the first of its kind, that is aiming to turn the area into Scotland’s next technology hub.

Antonio Lorenzo Standard Life Aberdeen shares took a battering today when they fell 6 per cent on news Lloyds is withdrawing £109 billion of assets from the Edinburgh-based asset manager.

Ivan McKee Scotland has been named the third best large European region for foreign direct investment (FDI) and the ninth top European region of the future, according to a new report produced by fDi Magazine.