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Scottish parents are increasingly recognising that apprenticeships can give their children the chance of embarking on a successful career although worries about low wages remain, according to new research from Prudential.

Grant Thornton has made a number of promotions within its audit and advisory teams as it prepares for further growth in Scotland.

Gordon MacLure Johnston Carmichael restructuring partner Gordon MacLure has been appointed provisional liquidator of oil and gas industry suppliers Claremont Office Interiors (Scotland) Limited and Quayside Fabrications Limited.

Banking giant HSBC is to close its technology centre at Stirling with nearly 90 jobs set to go.

Germany’s real-life answer to James Bond has gone on trial in his native land for allegedly using his spy skills to hide €50 million from the authorities through a network of off-shore accounts.

Shaf Rasul Edinburgh-based property investment specialist SRA Ventures has announced a partnership with a software start-up to create a commercial property tool designed to significantly reduce administrative burdens and harness faster transactions for agents.

A survey of members of two of the leading professional bodies representing Scotland’s tax professionals has found that while there is overwhelming support for the principles underpinning the Scottish Government’s approach to current and future devolved taxes, less than a quarter of those respon

Edinburgh-based fund manager Walter Scott & Partners has announced a profit rise of 86 per cent in the year to December 2015.

Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled sweeping structural reforms to separate its retail operations from riskier parts of its business. The overhaul is also set to confine its RBS retail brand to Scotland.

Andrew Tyrie Andrew Tyrie MP, the chair of the House of Commons treasury committee, has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to address persistent failings of IT systems throughout the banking sector.

Judith Howson By Judith Howson, business recovery manager at French Duncan

Construction of a new wind turbine which will be entirely owned by the local community of Huntly, is now underway after receiving a £2 million support package from Clydesdale Bank.

Mark Stewart By Mark Stewart - Corporate Finance Partner at Johnston Carmichael

Almost half of working-age Scots have less than £100 saved, according to new research showing that millions of working-age people across the UK are at financial risk due to their low levels of savings.

Almost 12,500 new homes were registered to be built in the UK in August according to the National House Building Council’s latest registration statistics, an increase of 20 per cent compared to the same month last year.