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Iain Walker Scotland has an estimated 350,000 SMEs – most of which have or will face challenges with their growth and expansion. While common issues include retaining and attracting talent, managing cash flow and developing products, getting access to finance can typically be the most prevalent im

A report published this week by real estate specialists Savills hs revealed Glasgow’s economic growth exceeded that of the UK as a whole over the past five years with both residential and commercial demand consolidating around the central core of the city.

Benny Higgins Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank's current account customers are to receive a guaranteed 3 per cent credit interest on balances up to £3,000 from 1st April 2017 until 1st April 2019.

Coutts & Co, the private bank owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, has been fined £5 million for allowing $2.4 billion worth of assets related to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd fund to flow through accounts in Switzerland.

Bruce Stevenson CEO Edward Bruce and commercial director Andrew Adam (Picture: Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers) The largest independent insurance broker in Edinburgh and the second largest in Scotland, Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers, has reported strong financial results with a 14 per cent incr

Across the UK, mortgage affordability - the proportion of disposable earnings devoted to mortgage payments - for both first time buyers and homemovers in quarter four of 2016 was lowest in Scotland, according to new Bank of Scotland research.

Brian Moore Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) jumped a place in the list of Scotland's top dealmakers, with work on two of the biggest acquisitions of 2016 helping to cement its position as the only Scottish-headquartered firm in the top five.

Edinburgh-based Scottish Investment Trust (SIT) has agreed a buy back for cancellation deal with Aviva for the entire 11.88 per cent stake controlled by the pensions, investment and insurance giant.

Colin Dempster Scottish listed businesses issued five profit warnings in Q4 2016, two fewer than the previous quarter and one less than Q4 2015, but the annual total was the second highest on record, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings report.

Blair Nimmo KPMG has been appointed at Fife-based oil and gas safety services company Sabre Safety after the firm was placed into administration.

An organisation representing shareholders in Royal Bank of Scotland who have called for the creation of a shareholder committee to help improve corporate governance at the bailed-out bank have accused it of obstructing democracy by dismissing the proposal.

EY has said new changes made to its UK student recruitment process are helping to ‘open up’ the doors of the profession to a more diverse range of talent.

Martin Gilbert Aberdeen Asset Management has posted a latest trading update showing assets under management have dropped as outflows hit £10.5 billion.

Maria McConnell Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan has been appointed to help businesses trade effectively on Amazon.

Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank, which employs 4000 at its base in the capital, has reduced the rates on a selection of its 2 year and 5 year fixed rate mortgage products to help customers take the next step on the property ladder.