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Mark Thomson Scottish Building Society has announced a pre-tax profit of £1.27 million in a year which also saw the development of the Society’s loyalty programme, including the launch of a new Loyalty Cash ISA.

The median selling time for properties in Edinburgh is down to 15 days, indicating a thriving market where buyers are willing to snap up properties quickly and over the home report valuation, according to latest analysis from ESPC.

Royal Bank of Scotland is close to a deal to resolve the scandal for its role in the sale of so-called “toxic” sub-prime mortgages in the US that played a major role in the onset of the financial crisis of 2008.

Keith Thomson, Paul Moore and Sonya Peace Glasgow-based Thomson Wealth Management, the boutique fee-based advisors established by two former members of Royal Bank Scotland’s Private Banking division, is all set for its next stage of growth following its relocation into new office premises and two

Donald McKinnon Glasgow-based chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has won a contract to deliver insolvency services on behalf of the Scottish Government – the first firm to have been awarded the contract on three consecutive occasions.

Improvements in oil and gas contractor confidence both in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and internationally suggests some businesses are seeing signs of recovery and are focused on the future, according to an industry report released today.

Liz Cameron Latest official data released today has shown the UK inflation rate rose to 2.9 per cent in May, up from 2.7 per cent on the previous month.

The 10th anniversary of Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Saltire Scholar Internship Programme is set to see a record 165 students take part.

Paul Marshall Paul Marshall, who leads the corporate crime and investigations team at Scottish law firm Brodies explores the implications of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 for businesses in tax evasion cases.

Paul Wheelhouse A business incubator centre is to be set up in Hawick to help Borders businesses establish themselves and grow, thanks to a £3.6 million funding package.

Fraser Sime Growth momentum picked up in the Scottish private sector during May, with output increasing by the greatest degree since February, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Regional Purchasing Managers’ Index.

David Morrison Dundee-based EQ Accountants have clawed back £10 million of Research and Development tax credits for clients.

Martin Gill Growth in the services sector has slowed to a standstill and is on the brink of shrinking, according to accountants and business advisers BDO’s latest Business Trends Report.

Paul Mason Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has announced further expansion of their business with the opening of a Glasgow office.