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EU law does not preclude an increase in the share capital of a bank without the agreement of the general meeting of the shareholders in a situation where there is a serious disturbance of the economy and the financial system of a member state, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ru

The average cost of renting a standard-sized private home has increased in all areas of Scotland apart from one, according to new figures. Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2016:

Scotland’s construction sector is expected to contract 0.6 per cent over the next five years following the EU referendum, according to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

Gareth Magee Scott-Moncrieff was already well established by the time of the last Scottish goldrush in the 1860s, and it has now been asked to to oversee an auction of the latest batch of the precious metal to be mined here.

Glasgow City Council has announced that it is backing a low-cost loan that significantly removes the risk of financially-vulnerable citizens entering into a cycle of debt.

Elaine McIlroy As "Equal Pay Day" arrives just a day later than last year, businesses should act now on the gender pay gap to avoid long term reputational and financial damage, say lawyers at Weightmans LLP.

Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments has this morning contacted its clients this morning regarding the result of the U.S. Presidential Election.

Royal Bank of Scotland's ongoing saga that is the sale of its Williams & Glyn business has drawn the attention of the banking watchdog.

Richard Gardiner Dunfermline-based accountancy firm Thomson Cooper has announced that Partner Richard Gardiner has been appointed as administrator of Galashiels-based house building and contracting business Murray & Burrell Limited.

PIB Insurance Brokers (PIB), one of the fastest growing insurance brokers in the UK, has today announced the acquisition of Aberdeen-based Carmichael & Partners.

Scottish workers are among around 600 staff to lose their jobs at struggling cheque processing firm Intelligent Processing Solutions Ltd.

Monica Houston A leading business and financial adviser is calling for clarification over how a new Apprenticeship Levy (AL) will operate in Scotland.

The timescales proposed by HMRC for the implementation of Making Tax Digital (MTD) is unrealistic and poses a substantial risk to SMEs, according to ICAS, the professional body for chartered accountants.

Debra Tracy of Direct Partners and Stuart MacDonald of Balmoral Asset Management welcome four first year Graduate Trainees, three Modern Apprentices. Edinburgh-based Chartered Financial Planners Balmoral Asset Management are on a mission to recruit young blood into the industry, having recently recr

Graham Blair The number of million pound house sales in Scotland in the first half of 2016 was a third lower than in the first six months of 2015, the latest Million Pound Property Report from Bank of Scotland has found.