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Blackadders LLP has been appointed as legal adviser to AMC (the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Plc) in Scotland. AMC specialises in finance and loans for farms and rural businesses and has seen steady growth in Scotland, recording record levels of lending this year.

Two thirds (60 per cent) of UK teachers believe students leave school with a poor level of financial understanding while 70 per cent of students reported acquiring their financial knowledge from their parents rather than formal education, new research has found.

Latest gross mortgage figures show that monthly mortgage approval levels are marginally less than forecast but have remained at some of the highest levels in over two years. UK Finance reported mortgage approvals eased back in May after rising markedly to a 26-month high in

Ten years on from when the Business Gateway network was established in the Highlands and Islands, new figures have revealed the impact that the business advice service has had on the region, with thousands of new and existing businesses supported to create over 7300 new jobs. Business Gateway provid

Scottish Chambers of Commerce CEO Liz Cameron has been included in a prestigious list of people that enrich the relationship between the UK and India. Dr Cameron, along with Poonam Gupta OBE, the chief executive of PG Paper, were the only Scots featured in the 100 Most Influential in UK In

Midlothian Council is expected to save more than £7 million after councillors agreed its first Medium Term Financial Strategy. The council said the move is a “major step change” aimed at strengthening financial sustainability and allowing it to plan and implement service deliv

Twenty entrepreneurs with early stage companies are celebrating their successes following a year-long programme of funding, training, mentorship and academic support from the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)’s Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellowship (UA EF) scheme funded by the Scottish Gover

Frequent fliers are being told to include their air miles in their wills.

The average valuation of a corporate finance deal in Scotland is on the rise, PwC has predicted, in spite of economic uncertainty which is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Speaking to business leaders this week, the professional services firm’s head of corporate&

Online UK challenger bank Monzo has doubled its valuation to £2 billion after raising £113 million to help fund its expansion across the Atlantic.

Plans to turn a derelict former department store building in Hawick town centre into a business incubator centre have been given the go ahead.

An IT project that ran into difficulties has cost Scotland's public sector pension body millions and set its planning back significantly, says the spending watchdog. The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) runs retirement plans for over 500,000 people, including NHS employees, teachers, firefight

As New Hopetoun Gardens becomes the latest Scottish business to become employee-owned, a leading accountant and financial adviser believes more owners should do the same when considering selling their business. Accountants French Duncan, who advised on the New Hopetoun Gardens transfer of ownership

By Linda Tinson a Stirling-based partner at Scottish law firm Ledingham Chalmers  

Savills Investment Management has completed the sale of one of Glasgow’s most iconic prime office buildings in an off market transaction for £48.4 million. With support from Savills, the sale was made to Korean clients of Knight Frank Investment Management, advised by Knight Frank.