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Cash withdrawals from ATMS has fallen in Scotland by more than 5 per cent as the seemingly relentless demise of physical cash continues.

The number of businesses in Scotland has increased by 46 per cent since 1999 when the Scottish Parliament was re-established. However the number of businesses across the UK over the same period increased by 63 per cent.

Young women are shifting towards financial independence as they abandon “traditional” attitudes towards sharing assets, research suggests. A survey of nearly 4,000 British women found those aged 16-34 were more likely (31 per cent) to opt against sharing financial assets with their signi

Morton Fraser has recorded like-for-like revenue growth of £22 million while profit has declined by 12 per cent to less than £12m. In the last twelve months, the firm divested its residential property offering while investing in specialists across a number of its teams.

UK dividends rose 14.5 per cent to an all-time high of £37.8bn in the second quarter, beating the previous record set two years ago by £4.4bn, according to the latest UK Dividend Monitor from Link Group. The quality of growth was, however, relatively poor: for the second quarter in a row

Community land buying powers have not been used since they were brought in a year ago, prompting claims the law is not “fit for purpose”.

Buying a property as a couple has always been a major relationship milestone, but now new research suggests young Brits consider the act a bigger commitment than marriage and even have ‘break up plans’ for what to do with their joint house should things turn sour. The study, conducted by

Former Clydesdale Bank owner National Australia Bank has appointed the man who oversaw Royal Bank of Scotland’s near decade long post-bailout restructuring as its new chief executive, as the Australian lender looks to put its own troubles behind it. NAB announced this morning that Ross McEwan

Edinburgh-headquartered fintech firm FNZ has acquired JHC Systems, a UK-based provider of platform software to the wealth management industry.

Edinburgh is the top destination for cleantech investment globally after seeing the largest percentage of financial support – highlighting a growing technology specialism within Scotland. Cleantech encompasses products or services that improve operational performance, productivity, or efficien

James Dargie, who served as Scotland’s first Controller of Audit having built the Accounts Commission from scratch in just three months, has died aged 101. Mr Dargie worked for Scottish Gas before becoming chief financial officer of the Glenrothes Development Corporation after holding several

Changes to the way Companies House collects data on directors is severely hampering the ability of investigative and business journalists to hold businesses to account and expose frauds and criminals, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said. Company directors are no long

As TSB rolls out a new online function which allows customers to open a current account using a selfie, new research from the bank has revealed that more than half (57 per cent) of over 55s say they never use mobile banking, despite being smartphone users.

Buccleuch Property continues to strengthen its commercial property portfolio with the purchase of 22 Seafield Road in Edinburgh for £2.1 million reflecting a net initial yield of circa 7.15 per cent. Situated along the well-established motor mile of Seafield Road on the east side of Edinburgh,

The Scottish Land Commission has launched a new survey seeking views of communities across Scotland about community engagement in decisions relating to land. The commission said it is supporting communities, landowners and land managers to work together to make better – and fairer &n