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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out its expectations for the steps firms should take when considering closing branches or ATMs, or converting a free-to-use ATM to pay-to-use.

Economy secretary Fiona Hyslop has written to the UK Government voicing concern at its plans for a post-Brexit internal market, saying it represents a threat to the Scottish economy. Ms Hyslop said the proposed Internal Markets Bill will jeopardise Scotland’s food and drink sector, which has a

Businesses in the Scottish Borders have benefitted from almost £40 million of support through the Team South of Scotland partnership of Scottish Borders Council and South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE). Local businesses have received a total of almost £34m from the Scottish Government&rsq

Scottish SMEs have seen more potential benefits from COVID-19 than from Brexit, according to a survey of over 300 firms carried out by Business Gateway. 

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a 30% loss in monthly business income for UK SMEs, according to new research from Aldermore bank.

Island communities will benefit from a £2 million programme of locally-led green projects funded by the Scottish Government which are designed to help support their economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

A total of £700,000 is being made available to help Scotland’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) support their communities in their recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The Scottish Government has released the funding to support them over the next six months through a second round o

The love child of the former King of Belgium, Albert II, has gone to court fighting to be recognised as a princess.

Deloitte has become the first of the Big Four accountancy firms to establish plans for a new governance structure to comply with the financial regulator’s demands for a break-up of their operations. The company has revealed that it will establish an audit governance board in January next

Scottish-born Jane Fraser has been appointed chief executive of multinational investment bank Citigroup, making her the first woman to become CEO of a Wall Street bank. Ms Fraser is the bank's current president and head of its global consumer division, she will take up her new role when Citigroup's

Grandparents setting aside money for their grandchildren could boost their savings pots by up to 30% if they chose to invest their money in the stock market, according to new figures from Scottish Friendly.

Alan Hunter, a Moray fisherman who underdeclared nearly half a million pounds over five years and did not pay any tax, was jailed for 15 months yesterday.

BrewDog has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to help pay for its sustainability initiatives. The Scottish brewing firm is looking to raise an initial target of £7.5 million, with the longterm goal of £50m by releasing 298,210B shares.

Willo, a Glasgow-based tech start-up that allows users to easily interview people on video at scale, has raised a £250,000 seed round from Guernsey-based 1818 Venture Capital and board members. The funding will allow the firm, which has grown at least 80% each month since April, to grow the co

Mortgages are in such short supply that UK banks have begun encouraging prospective buyers to secure them in online “fire sales”.