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Housebuilder Barratt Developments has moved to reassure investors it has the “resilience and flexibility” required to deal with the potential effects of Brexit.  Issuing a trading update for the 15-week period from 1 July to 13 October yesterday, the FTSE 100 developer said it compl

Jessops has filed a notice of intention to appoint Resolve as administrators, indicating the prospect of store closures. The camera chain currently has four branches in Scotland and a total of 46 across the UK.

Data collected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that the number of complaints received by regulated firms increased from 3.91m in the second half of 2018 to 4.29m in the first half of 2019. However, the increase in complaints was mainly driven by a 34% increase in the volume of

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and CFA Institute partnered to celebrate Global Ethics Day yesterday and hosted a debate on bringing trust back into financial markets. The debate, hosted by Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP at the European Parliament in Brussels, discussed bringi

A Treasury rate rise which led to fears that major housing and infrastructure projects could be delayed has been labelled by Moody’s as “credit negative” for local authorities as it will increase the cost of capital on new borrowing in the short term.

Almost 9 in 10 (87%) of Scottish business leaders who offer flexible working say it has had a positive impact on their business, a Yougov report reveals.

Scottish Borders Council is hosting a business event for local firms to show its support for Living Wage Week. Living Wage Week takes place from 11-15th November.

A woman has posted a 'scathing' parody song on Facebook which lists Donald Trump's criminal offences.

Shawbrook Bank has launched its new savings operation in Scotland. The new savings team will be based in Shawbrook’s Glasgow office where it will join the existing 60 staff from the regional business centre, as well as the bank’s operations, payments, IT and marketing teams.

A three-part series into the growing pension scheme bills faced by plumbers in Scotland begins in The Herald today.

IP attorney firm Murgitroyd has received a takeover bid from Sovereign Capital Partners, the London-based private equity firm. Murgitroyd said the offer valued the firm at about £61 million and the stake of chairman Ian Murgitroyd at about £16m.

A third (34%) of adults in Scotland say they do not save any money, according to new research conducted by the Bank of Scotland.

Aberdeen oil and gas explorer Eland Oil & Gas is to be purchased by Nigerian firm Seplat Petroleum. The board of Eland Oil and Gas has recommended that shareholders accept the offer of 166p per share - 28.5% above yesterday's closing price of 129.2p.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched a flagship partnership with the charity SafeLives to protect and support customers affected by financial abuse. Through this partnership, SafeLives will consult on a range of bank policies, procedures and services to ensure that those affected by financial a

Shares in Scottish companies listed on the FTSE continued to lag the wider index in the third quarter of 2019 as their AIM (Alternative Investment Market) counterparts made a partial comeback, Brewin Dolphin analysis has found. Brewin Dolphin found that Scottish organisations listed on AIM