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Following her delivery of the Scottish Budget, Kate Forbes has been appointed as cabinet secretary for finance. Ms Forbes' appointment was announced alongside the other cabinet appointments to the Scottish Government.

The Scottish property market enjoyed a sharp rise in sales following Boris Johnson’s General Election win, new research from Aberdein Considine has found.

A review investigating how much senior management at Lloyds Banking Group knew about the HBOS Reading Scandal has been delayed for a year. Dame Linda Dobbs, who is conducting the review, has delayed the date for report the until the second half of 2020 or even later due to the volume of work involve

The USA has retained its 25% tariffs on EU exports to America, meaning that Scotch Whisky will still be subjected to the controversial tariff.

TV and film production has boosted the economy in Tayside and Fife by £5 million.

The substantial, long-term contribution to the Scottish economy of HFD Property Group’s new office development at 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow has been outlined in an independent report. Carried out by economic and social research consultant EKOS, the economic impact research shows the new b

A woman from Massachusetts became an unexpected getaway driver after a man she met on a dating app robbed a bank on their first date.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group has announced that it will change its name to NatWest Group later this year. The bank, which owns RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank, revealed the name change as it released its full-year results.

The future of Penman MW Limited has been secured administrators from KPMG secured the sale of the trading business to commercial vehicle builder, Martin Williams (Hull) Limited. Blair Nimmo and James Lumb, from KPMG’s restructuring practice, were appointed joint administrators of Penman M

In a speech delivered by today to Royal Bank of Scotland customers, colleagues and other stakeholders, Alison Rose, CEO of RBS discusses her plans to "build a purpose-led bank". Thank you so much for joining me today.

Edinburgh-based financial services provider Aegon UK has posted full-year earnings of £122 million for 2019, a £12m rise from 2018. The firm's new boss, Mike Holliday-Williams, said that the changes implemented within the company since his appointment in October 2018 have meant that the

A tailored mortgage to help Scots entrepreneurs on to the property ladder has been launched by Scottish Building Society (SBS). The innovative package recognises the challenges start-ups face in demonstrating to traditional lenders, who use automated credit scoring, that they have a regular income.

Stephen Cowan, managing director of Yuill + Kyle, provides information on the Scottish Debt Recovery system. Many English solicitors are mystified with Scotland’s procedures for the recovery of undisputed debt. This should not be the case. Like our English cousins ultimately the process involv

Scottish businesses are planning a £71 million investment boost over the next two years as Brexit uncertainty ends, according to a new survey from finance specialist Together. The survey by the specialist finance found that over the next two years plans to expand premises and employ more staff

Scotland has the highest level of women in business across the UK, according to new data from tech company UENI.