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Royal Bank of Scotland’s obligation to siphon off a tranche of branches and sell them under the resurrected Williams & Glyn brand to meet the EU conditions of its £45 billion taxpayer bailout may be shelved for an alternative plan.

New research from Bank of Scotland has concluded that first-time buyers in Scotland are on average £860 a year better off than those who rent.

Brian Milne French Duncan have been appointed administrators following the collapse of a Fife building firm.

John Anderson Scottish entrepreneurship and growth specialist John Anderson has been appointed to chair the investment arm of Scotland’s first social enterprise letting agency, Homes for Good, as the business enters the next phase of an ambitious growth plan.

Andrew Holloway The future sustained growth of Scotland’s flourishing tech sector is at serious risk if it is not fully supported in the build-up to Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, according to a global business and financial adviser.

Robert C Dewar A leading US Attorney has advised Scottish businesses that they should not be concerned about trading in America, despite some of the headlines which have emerged in recent weeks regarding the new US President Donald Trump.

Stephen Martin More than 60 per cent of bosses support sweeping reforms to corporate governance, according to a survey by the Institute of Directors (IoD).

Strathclyde University's Technology and Innovation Centre Glasgow City Council has approved a £30 million Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) scheme to support the development of a new ‘Innovation District’ in the city centre.

Vince Smith-Hughes Retiring with debts outstanding is a problem that has started to grow again, according to new research by Prudential.

Alison Rose Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the launch of a new digital platform where small and medium sized businesses will be able to obtain unsecured loans of up to £150,000 within hours.

High street banking giant Santander has confirmed that it will remove a clause in its buy-to-let mortgages which housing campaigners claimed previously forced landlords to get "the maximum increase in the rent". Following a petition signed by almost 1,000 renters, activists from Living Rent in Scotl

Scotcash has won a £300,000 grant from Virgin Money Foundation's Ripple Fund in order to expand into Edinburgh. Social enterprise Scotcash, which opened in Glasgow in 2007, offers a range of services to individuals in financial difficulty, including affordable loans, money advice and white goods pa

A major BBC investigation has uncovered allegations of systematic fraud in RBS's Global Restructuring Group (GRG) division in the years following the financial crisis. Former employee Mark Wright told the BBC that falsifying files was "common practice" and that he was aware of telephone transcripts

Scotland's trade deficit grew in the third quarter of 2016 to £3.001 billion, according to new government figures - and economists warn it is set to grow further. Exports growth of £1.09 billion in the first nine months of 2016 was outstripped by a £1.2 billion increase into the value of imports.

Peter Dylewski New measures to crackdown on abuse of a VAT simplification scheme may be ineffective and have unwelcome consequences for tax-compliant small businesses, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned.