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The saga that is Royal Bank of Scotland’s attempts to sell of a tranche of branches in order to meet the EU state aid conditions of its £45 billion 2008 government bailout has taken another twist after Santander again pulled out of the running to buy its Williams & Glyn spin-off.

The Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon investment trust has announced it is reducing fees to 0.55 per cent on assets over £250m.

Scottish smaller business confidence reached its lowest ebb since 2011 following June’s referendum, new figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show.

Johnston Carmichael partners Gordon MacLure and Ewen Alexander have been appointed as joint administrators to Arbroath-based Axon Well Interventions Products UK Ltd.

Glasgow-based professional football team Celtic FC has announced it has turned around a loss of nearly £4 million posted last year to a £500,000 profit for the financial year ending on 30 June.

The introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in Scotland should be postponed until April 2018 amid growing evidence that not enough businesses are prepared for the tax, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce(SCC) said today.

Scotland’s top prosecutors will press the case for stringent business compliance at an anti-bribery seminar in Aberdeen this week.

More than four million people in the UK had to cancel credit or debit cards after falling victim to fraud in the last year, according to a new study.

Gail Gibson The introduction of the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS) Action Plan has had limited negative impact on Scottish businesses, according to new research from Grant Thornton.

Alison Newton Businesses and property experts should have proper input into new laws intended to make it easier to find out who owns land in Scotland, to avoid deterring future investment from across the UK and overseas, according to law firm HBJ Gateley.

Aberdeen Asset Management has announced that it is cutting investment management fees on its Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust.

People throughout Britain are holding more and more cash in what has been said is a worrying sign for the UK's post-Brexit economy.

Standard Life’s financial planning business 1825 has ended talks with Almary Green over a proposed acquisition that has been under discussion since March.

RSM offices across Scotland have welcomed members of the audit, tax and consulting firm’s national leadership team who are taking part in an unusual challenge to raise thousands of pounds for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE).

The oil and gas industry still has a strong future in Scotland, despite its current challenges, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today as she announced new activity and investment in the sector.