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Police are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to open a bank account with a '$1 million' bill.

Edinburgh private bank Hampden & Co is to acquire a loan book from London-based Smith & Williamson believed to be worth around £35 million.  The portfolio loan book of Smith & Williamson is due to be handed over to Hampden & Co later in 2019.

Murray Estates, part of former Rangers owner Sir David Murray’s Murray Capital, has secured planning approval from North Lanarkshire Council for 638 homes at its Torrance Park site, east of Holytown.

A new international task force run by Glasgow-based Islamic Finance Council UK (UKIFC) is to be created with the support of the UK Government to engage the Islamic finance industry with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The high-level Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development Goals (SG

Standard Life Aberdeen has announced its new parent leave policy which from January 2020 will ensure new parents receive 40 weeks paid leave regardless of gender.

Homes in Glasgow and Edinburgh sell twice as quickly as the average UK city property, according to Zoopla's UK Cities House Price Index for September.

Uber has moved deeper into the financial services industry with the launch of its new Uber Money division .

Nationwide Building Society has announced it will invest in Switchd, a company that automatically switches people’s energy supplier to ensure they are always on the best deal. Unlike many other providers, Switchd searches deals from across the whole market including the big six suppliers

Ambitious new plans to improve visitor facilities on the Isle of Gigha have secured a £135,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Gigha Trading Limited (GTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust (IGTH), is creating a motorhome and campsite ov

GDP is now estimated to have fallen by 0.2% during the second quarter of 2019, according to statistics announced by the Scottish Government. The fall in output has been revised up from the first estimate of 0.3%, published on 18 September, because of stronger growth in the services sector.

Pinsent Masons has advised Tesco as it entered into long term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with developers, EDF Renewables, ScottishPower Renewables and BayWa. As a member of the RE100 group of companies, Tesco has made a commitment to source 100% of electricity across the Tesco Group from renew

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today set out its expectations for corporate reporting to improve trust in business. In an open letter to all audit committee chairs and finance directors, the FRC has called for improvements to corporate reporting.

Russian scientists who were tracking the movements of migrating eagles were forced to start a crowdfunding campaign after their birds flew into Iran and foreign text messages from their tracking devices cost the scientists their entire budget.

Barclays' Corporate Banking team has made strong strides in the first half of the financial year 2019 with 5% growth in its loan book and 15 new deals in the local market in Scotland. The total value of the deals in the period from 1 April to 30 September saw Barclays achieving double-digit income g

Independent commercial law firm MacRoberts has welcomed a number of new clients to the firm as a result of recent competitive tendering exercises. In the private sector, the firm has been appointed to act for CALA Homes as part of a select panel of legal advisers.