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New analysis from Which? reveals that banks suffer five IT failures every week, shutting millions of customers out of accounts and making payments.

Business confidence within the oil and gas sector has increased with 43% of contractors reporting a rise in production activity, up from 28% 12 months ago, according to the 31st Oil & Gas survey conducted by Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce. The survey of 90 UK firms employing ar

A five-figure funding package provided by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has enabled fire safety and risk management company, Robert Richards Associates Limited, to expand its business offering. Based in Loanhead, Midlothian, the company provides a range of specialist training courses and risk as

Spktral, the cloud-based technology company that helps organisations simplify the gender pay gap reporting process and improve their diversity and inclusion profile, has announced the completion of a seed investment round. Funding was provided by a group of investors including Paul Atkinson, non-exe

DWF's Scottish corporate team have advised the majority shareholders of Partick Thistle Football Club Limited on the sale of around 55% of the shares in Partick Thistle to Three Black Cats Limited. Three Black Cats Limited is a company wholly owned by Partick Thistle fan and Euromillions winner, Col

American Express has collaborated with life insurance company Vitality to create a credit card which rewards UK customers for being physically active.

Economic growth in Scotland will remain subdued in 2019 and 2020, but slightly ahead of the UK overall this year, according to PwC’s latest UK Economic Outlook. The report projects growth of 1.3% in Scotland this year, down 0.3 percentage points from July’s projection, but ahead of the 1

A Scottish Property Federation (SPF) analysis of the latest commercial property sales figures has shown a rebound in the total value of sales in Scotland in Q3 (July to September) 2019.

Andrew Shiells will join JLL as director within its capital markets team following five years with Lambert Smith Hampton. He will be based in JLL’s Edinburgh office and will advise clients on the acquisition and disposal of commercial property and investment opportunities throughout Scotl

Scottish-based property investor The Regional REIT has let a Glasgow city centre-based office as part of a trio of deals which has earned the company over £486,691 in annual income. The company has let out the fourth floor of the Templeton Business Centre in Glasgow to Cornerstone Community Ca

The new IR35 ‘Off-payroll working rules’ rules due to come into force next year could cause a major increase in employee costs and trigger major cash flow problems for larger companies that routinely use contractors, Campbell Dallas has warned. Craig Coyle, a corporate tax partner with C

The Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee is seeking views as part of its inquiry into Protected Trust Deeds (PTDs). Protected Trust Deeds are a type of insolvency, similar to bankruptcy, which commits the debtor to an agreed payment schedule in return for a substantial

Goldminer Scotgold Resources has responded to reports which have cast doubt on the company's finances and ability to fund its exploration programme. In a recent announcement, Scotgold's board said that: "The Directors of the Company remain confident that all of the Company’s financial commitme

Which? has tracked a range of popular products included in last year’s Black Friday sales and found that 95% were available cheaper or the same price from the same retailer at least once in the six months that followed.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced it will ban the mass marketing of speculative mini-bonds to retail customers. Ahead of the upcoming ISA season, the FCA is introducing the restriction without consultation, using its product intervention powers. The restriction will come into