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Aberdeen-based global payroll and tax compliance specialist activpayroll has announced the appointment of Steve Callaghan as a non-executive director and chairman. Mr Callaghan has a considerable track record of growing and transforming businesses, specialising in software and services on an interna

London & Scottish Developments, the development arm of London & Scottish Property Investment Management (LSPIM), has teamed up with GSS Developments to acquire a disused site on a former railway goods yard at Haymarket station for £1.62 million.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is launching a new savings account with the highest rate of interest to be introduced by a UK bank this year. The new Digital Regular Saver account offers an interest rate of 3%.

Scottish telecoms technology company Calnex Solutions is set to be the first Scottish group to float in London for more than two years as BGF announced that it is investing in the company.  The firm intends to place shares at 48p which will raise £6.5 million for the company as well

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that the home and motor insurance markets require significant reform, as it today set out proposals to tackle concerns about general insurance pricing.

Savers across Scotland who hold an HMRC Help to Save account have benefitted from their first bonus payment.

Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest has launched a package of new initiatives to encourage customers to take control of their carbon emissions.

Almost a quarter of the best-paid people in the UK are immigrants, according to analysis of tax returns collected by HMRC.

Brewdog has failed in a legal fight with Elvis Presley’s estate over the name of one of its beers, The Times reports. The company launched Brewdog Elvis Juice IPA five years ago. It enjoys annual sales of £6.4 million in the UK alone.

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has announced the establishment of a specialist team dedicated to supporting family businesses. AAB currently works with over 1,000 family businesses, amounting to 75 per cent of the firm's SME client base. The new dedicated team has been formed to support thi

Financial services veteran Jim Pettigrew has been appointed as chair of Scottish Ballet's board of directors. Mr Pettigrew, who announced his retirement from Virgin Money earlier this year after overseeing its acquisition by Clydesdale Bank, joined the board this month and will take over as chair in

Triodos Bank UK has awarded a £490,000 loan to help transport start-up Ember purchase two all-electric coaches for its first route between Dundee and Edinburgh.

Scottish kilt maker Slanj has celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Glasgow this weekend, thanks to £243,000 in funding from Royal Bank of Scotland. The family firm, run by brothers Brian and Craig Halley, has been providing tartan to its clients for 25 years. In 2004 the company b

National Savings and Investment (NS&I) has announced today that it will be reducing interest rates for its variable rate products and some fixed term products, from 24 November 2020. NS&I said it must strike a balance between the interest of savers, taxpayers and the broader financial servic

Intellectual property law firm Marks & Clerk has announced the appointment of David Murray to the firm's partnership. Mr Murray joined the patent profession after completing a master of engineering degree in product design engineering at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art and ha