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James Varga CEO The ID Co. Edinburgh fintech specialist The ID Co., an expert and pioneer of open banking, has been chosen by the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to join its second annual UK Trade Mission to Empire FinTech Week in New York City as global interest in the use of open A

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding with the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), opening China’s multi-trillion-dollar, globe-spanning “Belt and Road” infrastructure programme to Scottish businesses.

Malcolm Buchanan Twelve organisations from across Scotland are in the running for a share of a £140,000 fund set up by Royal Bank of Scotland – with the public now being asked to vote for their favourites.

Tom MacLennan None of the creditors of failed law firm McClure Naismith are likely to receive the money they are owed, administrators FRP Advisory have reported.

Royal Bank of Scotland is facing renewed criticism from campaigners and politicians for taking an axe to local banking services after it emerged that they now also plan to cut access to the mobile banking units supposed to mitigate the effects of the closures by more than 50 per cent across many pa

Robert Ross RSM UK has announced the appointment of Robert Ross, its managing partner in Scotland, as its new chief operating officer (COO).

Ronnie Stokes Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £2.2 million invoice finance funding facility to Care Visions, a leading independent fostering and residential care provider for vulnerable children, adults and the elderly.

Lack of supply continues to push up prices in the Scottish housing market and slow down demand, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor’s March 2018 UK Residential Market Survey.

From this week TSB’s small business customers will have the opportunity to start taking a newly-created digital MOT test as they join the Enterprise Nation small business network community.

David Hoey The UK government has issued a reminder that the way in which termination payments are taxed has changed. This is a significant change that could potentially result in more tax being paid upon termination of employment.

Jamie Kerr A leading immigration lawyer has called for an urgent review of the UK’s business immigration rules as companies across the country are being denied access to foreign staff – unless they pay them more than £60,000 per year.

The director of a Scottish freight transport firm has been banned from acting as a director for 9 years after he illegally used red diesel to fuel his fleet.

Anjalika Bardalai UK fund managers’ assets under management grew to a record £8.1 trillion in 2016, up 17.4 per cent year on year, according to TheCityUK’s latest UK Fund Management report.

From left: Patricia Turk, Canada Goose human resources international manager; Euan Sellar, Activpayroll chief operating officer; Roland Dreyer, Canada Goose director of finance and Taimi Degerlund, Canada Goose human resources business manager Aberdeen-headquartered activpayroll, the global payroll

The headquarters of the largest active fund manager in the UK and one of the biggest employers in Scotland was officially opened today by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.