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George Osborne Chancellor George Osborne’s Mansion House address to senior City figures next week is expected to include a layout of plans for the selling off of the government’s 80 per cent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland.

James Forbes James Forbes is a Partner at Scottish law firm Burness Paul

Fiona McBain Scottish Friendly Assurance has announced the completion of its takeover of Marine & General Mutual (M&GM).

Paul Frame Investment and planning group, Tilney Bestinvest has been appointed as the Law Society of Scotland’s expert partner offering investment management and financial advice for solicitors’ clients.

Dane Houlahan Specialist investors with an understanding of the cyclical nature of the oil and gas industry see opportunities in the current oilfield services market, according to KPMG.

George Osborne The UK Government has confirmed that it will launch a Lloyds share sale to the public "in the next 12 months".

Complete Prestwick Airport Board announced Four Non-Executive Directors have been appointed to the Board of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which is owned by the Scottish Government.

The Bank of England unveiled its plastic notes last year. The Bank of Scotland has announced that its next £5 and £10 banknotes will be printed on plastic.

Annabelle Ewing Scotland has the lowest rate of female unemployment of any country in Europe with the female unemployment rate at 4 per cent, according to new data.

Hugh Wallace Tributes have been paid to Scottish motor dealer Arnold Clark’s long-standing finance director Hugh Wallace, who died last month just hours after completing a gruelling charity trek in Spain.

Clydesdale Bank is being sued by a property developing couple who claim the Glasgow lender charged them more than £400,000 for an overdraft, which if true would make it the most expensive overdraft facility ever granted by a high street bank. Clydesdale granted Andy and Moira Pearson, who run award

A group of companies, a third of which are Scottish, are set to launch a £600 million case action against Royal Bank of Scotland after securing financial backing for the crusade. The 270 firms that make up the action group claim that the 80 per cent taxpayer-owned bank’s now infamous Global Restr

Top row: L to R - Graham Leith, Sandy Manson, Peter Innes, Andrew Shepherd, Neil Steven. Bottom Row: L to R - James Thomson, Stewart Pennington, Hugh Boyle, Michael Murray. Mid-tier accountants Johnston Carmichael has announced eight key appointments as it expands and strengthens its senior team as

Ann Aspinall Deloitte has announced the appointment of Ann Aspinall and David Sweeney to its Scottish partnership.

Net lending from banks participating in the UK Government's Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) to small and medium-sized enterprises grew by £635m in the first three months of the year, according to official data released by the Bank of England. The figure represents a turnaround from the £800m decl