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Mayank Patel An entrepreneur who launched his currencies trading business with £4,250 of start-up capital has just sold it for more than £200 million to the private equity firm that is buying RBS spin-off bank Williams & Glyn.

Edinburgh-based Aegon UK’s latest results have shown its platform enjoyed more than £1 billion of inflows during the second quarter of 2015. News of the swelling of assets on the platform to £4.6bn came in the firm’s Q2 2015 results, published this morning, which cited a combination of new mon

Controversial plans to build a new hotel at the heart of Edinburgh's new St James commercial centre development have been given the green light, despite concerns that its centrepiece ‘ribbon’ design could “damage” the city’s skyline.

The UK’s most northerly distillery, The Shetland Distillery Company will next month launch the first ever single malt Scotch whisky bottled in Shetland. First revealed last year, the Shetland Reel single malt Scotch whisky has been distilled in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, before being bottled in Unst,

Latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that low interest rates have kept the number of homes repossessed in the UK falling during the course of the second quarter of the year. The CML said that 2,500 homes were repossessed in April, May and June, down from 3,000 in the p

Royal Bank of Scotland has handed out more than £3.3 million in shares to its top ten executives. The awards pay out over the next five years, but chief executive Ross McEwan has already pledged to give his to charity.

Judith Howson Scots accountancy firm French Duncan has appointed Judith Howson, former assistant director at Deloitte, as a senior manager in its Business Recovery and Insolvency Services department.

John Swinney Almost £18 million of funding is being made available to accelerate high speed broadband roll-out for Scotland’s rural communities.

Gordon Dewar Newly released data has seen Edinburgh Airport report its busiest ever month.

Hamilton Sheriff Court Two former Bank of Scotland employees have been jailed over the sexual abuse of a one-year old girl after embarking on a workplace affair.

Latest official figures released today have revealed that the number of unemployed people in Scotland has fallen by 13,000 over the last three months. The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate now stood at 5.6 per cent which is currently in line with the UK as a whole.

Landowners and representatives of Registers of Scotland have taken further steps towards the completion of Scotland’s Land Register with meetings in the Highlands to discuss the process of voluntary registration. RoS has been asked by the Scottish Government to complete the country’s land regist

Vida Gow Carrington Dean has made consumer money advice expert Vida Gow a special adviser to its board.

A new scheme is to be launched which will allow people in Glasgow who cannot afford a deposit to buy their home. Local councillors are expected to give the green light to a new partnership with Glasgow Credit Union this week.

Brightwork Group, the Scotland-wide recruitment specialist, has doubled its office capacity by securing a 10 year lease on 4,774 square foot premises at 193-199 Bath Street in Glasgow city centre.