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Property developer London & Scottish Investments is on course to launch its new £10 million Wallneuk Retail Park in Paisley in three months time, bringing up to 120 retail jobs to the town with more to come when the last remaining unit is let.

Stuart Lunn and Sir Sandy Crombie (Picture by Stewart Attwood) Sir Sandy Crombie, a former CEO of Standard Life and senior independent director at Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined the Board of Edinburgh-based fintech lender LendingCrowd, as chairman.

Optimism is growing in the Oil & Gas supply chain, despite an increasingly complex geopolitical environment impacting on energy markets, according to global accountancy firm Grant Thornton.

Registered social landlords in Scotland have been reclassified as private organisations following the enactment of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2018.

Alistair Darling Ten years on from the global financial crash of 2008, a new BBC documentary will deliver a dramatic account of one single day, 7th October 2008, when the Royal Bank of Scotland collapsed and almost took the entire UK banking system down with it.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Edinburgh-headquartered Tesco Bank £16,400,000 for "failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence in protecting its personal current account holders against a cyber attack" following the major assault on its systems in November 2016.

Specialist tax relief firm, Catax, is to triple its Scottish workforce and open a new office in Glasgow.

Barry Truswell Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait has appointed Barry Truswell as its new head of audit.

Paul Atkinson Recruitment and investment entrepreneur, Paul Atkinson has been recognised for his services to the technology industry in Scotland by ScotlandIS, the industry body for Scottish software, telecoms, digital and IT businesses.

Optimism in the financial services sector fell sharply in the quarter to September, amid signs of a listless operating environment, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.

A new digital ‘chat’ facility has gone live to give residents in Inverclyde the chance to get real time help with debt.

Howard Archer Mortgage approvals remain relatively sluggish despite loans for house purchases hitting a seven-month high in August, new data from the Bank of England has revealed.

A pioneering plan to introduce a strategic, citywide network of electric vehicle charging points will be considered by councillors on Thursday.

Sandy Manson Royal Bank of Scotland has today said it will be keeping open only two of the 10 Scottish branches that have been the subject of an independent review of proposed closures carried out by accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael.

The median amount paid to FTSE 250 chief executives in 2017 fell by 4 per cent, from £1.75 million in 2016 to £1.68 million, according to Deloitte’s annual FTSE 250 Remuneration Report.