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At the moment there is no shortage of claims against banks. It seems that every other week another swap misselling or GRG claim rears its head. Some claimants have already received favourable decisions and others are still in the process of pulling together their claims. There has yet to be, however

Stirling-based Superglass Holdings PLC, the UK’s leading independent manufacturer of glass wool and mineral fibre insulation solutions, has appointed chartered accountant Theresa McLean as its Finance Director. Ms McLean,pictured, who is currently the financial controller of the Company’s princ

Scotland's digital retail parks and traditional High Streets suffered a slump in footfall last month with experts blaming poor weather, declining consumer purchasing power and uncertainty over Brexit as negative factors. Worryingly, the slump extended to digital sales. Diane Wehrle, Marketing and In

The star-performing Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust suffered a slight decline in net asset value of 0.1 per cent after a tough year which saw a 26 per cent drop in earnings due to a challenging global picture. The drop has forced the £3.9 billion trust to dip into capital reserves to cover divid

Police Scotland is using the sale of cars and extra property to help fund its activities after its capital budget was slashed.

Mark Whitehead Edinburgh investment house Martin Currie has announced a new portfolio manager for its Securities Trust of Scotland fund.

Antonio Horta-Osario Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group yesterday avoided an anticipated revolt over executive pay as shareholders approved the Edinburgh-based group’s remuneration report by 97.7 per cent.

Ken McHattie New ICAS president Ken McHattie has used his first address to members to issue a warning that the changing mood of public opinion surrounding tax advice means ‘legal’ may no longer mean justified in the eys of the population and CA’s now risk public vilification.

Carol Benzie Glasgow Airport has reported its busiest April on record while Aberdeen’s dramatic passenger decline has continued, according to latest figures.

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Leah Hutcheon Edinburgh-based startup Appointedd has announced a £595,000 investment that will see the online booking specialist embark on a global expansion.

A group of professional bodies spanning law and accountancy has pledged to continue their work to tackle bribery, corruption, tax-evasion, money laundering and the financing of international terrorism as leaders from across the world gather in London for an anti-corruption summit. The organisations,

David Cameron The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has revealed plans to introduce a new offence for companies that fail to prevent money laundering or fraud in their firms.

The Crown Office’s five-year investigation into the near collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland, and the rights issue which preceded it, has found "insufficient evidence" to press criminal charges against its disgraced former chief executive Fred Goodwin or any of his colleagues, it has been announced

Keith Skeoch Keith Skeoch, chief executive of Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life, has chosen to slash his bonus potential by a fifth.