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High Court, London A legal dispute between the parties that last year won £200 million in compensation from Royal Bank of Scotland over losses they incurred as a result of the Edinburgh-based lender’s now infamous 2008 rights issue prior to its near collapse, are to face off in court this week in

Veteran Scottish financial services executive Archie Kane is to step down from his role as governor and chairman of the Bank of Ireland this summer.

Doug Gurr A YouGov survey published today by Amazon reveals that Scottish small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are struggling to grasp digital and export opportunities to help grow their revenues.

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Nearly two-thirds of Scottish SME owners would like to “reset” Brexit negotiations and remain in the European single market, according to the latest results of a prominent industry survey.

Iain McCombie Iain McCombie and Milena Mileva, managers at Edinburgh investment firm Baillie Gifford have taken over the management of the £259 million Schroder UK Growth fund after its board sacked Schroders.

Derek Forsyth Scotland’s construction industry is facing an unprecedented sequence of problems that are likely to trigger further business failures, particularly amongst smaller supply chain contractors, according to one of Scotland’s leading restructuring experts.

Alan Brown Alan Brown has announced his intention to retire as chief executive at CALA Homes after 32 years at the company.

Ben Bailey, managing director of Clark Thomson Jelf, a consultancy specialising in insurance, risk management and employee benefits and part of Marsh, a global insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions, has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Clark Thomson, Scotlan

Tim Cooper Scotland has the lowest proportion of firms at greater than average risk of insolvency of anywhere in the UK, although the percentage of Scottish companies at elevated risk has risen sharply over the last six months, according to research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

Steve Wilson Edinburgh based business recovery and advice specialists Middlebrooks has taken steps to further expand its business with the appointment of Steve Wilson as business development manager.

Over sixty students interested in a career in financial services will take part in the Scottish Universities Business Challenge that will involve solving real world industry challenges in just ten hours.

Court of Session Appeal judges have published their reasons for rejecting a challenge by the chairman of Rangers Football Club to a court order requiring him to make an offer for all the issued ordinary share capital of Rangers International Football Club Plc not already controlled by him.

Jason Baggaley Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLIPIT) has reported "robust performance" for last year, with a total NAV return of 14.5 per cent driven largely by a high exposure to industrial property and logistics.