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Figures released by HMRC last week revealed a reduction in the number of property transactions in the UK this summer amidst uncertainty surrounding Brexit. According to the figures, in the UK the provisional seasonally adjusted volume of residential property transactions decreased by 8.5 per cent be

The Scottish village of Durness is to be the first to receive a free ATM under a new scheme to fund cash machines in areas which have lost access after bank cutbacks.

Former investment banker Professor Heather McGregor has been announced as the keynote speaker at the first Gather Scotland Female Leadership event. The businesswoman, writer, broadcaster and academic is to lead what the Gather Scotland has described as a stellar speaker line-up at the influential ev

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed that the average insurance scam has reached £12,000.

A new manufacturing district in Renfrewshire which will create thousands of new jobs for the sector took a step closer yesterday as work started on site. Finance secretary Derek Mackay, Scottish Enterprise chief executive Steve Dunlop and Renfrewshire’s Provost Lorraine Cameron joined by Inchi

The generosity of the Bank of Mum and Dad could leave millions facing poverty when they retire, a study by Legal & General and the Centre for Economics and Business Research has found.

Scottish people are more likely to be saving for a holiday than for a home, RBS's Savings Index has revealed.

$50 million worth of fake gold bars have been found inside bank vaults.

Turnover at Blackadders Wealth Management LLP has risen by £74,000 to £1.8 million for the year to the end of March 31.

Harper Macleod has announced record results this year, with a 9.5% rise in turnover to £29 million and an 8% rise in profits to £11m. The figures for the financial year 2018/19, which represent eight consecutive years of profit growth, come as the firm prepares to complete its takeover o

Deloitte UK and Switzerland have announced its 12.9% revenue growth in Scotland as part of an increase in overall revenue by 10.9% to £3.97 billion. The company has revealed it has increased its revenue by 10.9% in the year ended 31 May 2019, from £3.58 bn in 2018 to £3.97bn, as th

Scottish Friendly, Scotland’s largest financial mutual, has appointed Genevieve Humphreys as its new chief risk officer. With over 20 years’ experience working in the financial services industry, Ms Humphreys has joined the Scottish Friendly team.

LendingCrowd has recruited four new senior business development managers to help fund the ambitions of more small and medium-sized businesses. The Edinburgh-based company, and the only Fintech lending platform headquartered in Scotland, has hired Chris Mitchell, Anthony Allen, Fraser McKay and Keith

Real estate investment platform FORE Partnership has announced the appointment of the main contractor for the construction of Cadworks, its 96,000 square foot highly sustainable 'Grade A' office development for Glasgow city centre.

RBS has provided a £1.4 million funding package to private landowner Richard Tuxford to aid the purchase of the 9,800-acre East Glenquoich Estate in the West Highlands. The deal was advised and brokered by Royal Bank of Scotland broker development manager, Steven Darbyshire and Independent Ban