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Alison Rose has marked her first day as chief executive of RBS by sending a letter to all staff promising to change the culture at the part-nationalised bank. She said: "I want to build a bank that is more open, more accessible and more inclusive. One that is truly representative of the communi

Scottish firms should prepare for unsettled trading conditions as governments take action on climate change and the country grapples with a series of major challenges, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned. Ahead of their annual dinner next Thursday (7 November), FSB revealed official

A total of £50,000 is being invested to help increase the number of women working in Scottish aquaculture. The funding will deliver a mentoring scheme to support women already working in the sector to develop their careers, and a website to promote aquaculture and job opportunities to women.

Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA) has welcomed Paul Bannon as its new finance manager. Making the announcement on Twitter, SCHA said it is "delighted he is part of our small team and look forward to his input".

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising family business owners that a key element to a successful succession strategy is to take account of the tax implications in doing so. With a recent survey suggesting 80% of family-owned business owners believe it is important to involve family mem

The vice president-director of Indonesia's largest non-state bank PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) has restricted the amount of drinking water available to staff.

RSM has appointed Paul Smith to join its capital allowance team as director and Will Simpson as an associate director in the firm's corporate tax team. Mr Smith joins from KPMG to head up RSM’s capital allowances advisory team in Scotland and Northern Ireland. He brings over 20 years’ ex

A specialist manufacturer and installer of ventilation systems based in Coupar Angus has gone into liquidation with the loss of more than 80 jobs.

Two former administrators of Rangers Football Club Plc who are suing the chief constable of Police Scotland and the Lord Advocate for £14 million in damages over their alleged “wrongful arrest, detention and prosecution” have successfully challenged a decision that Scotland’s

The Brexit impasse is contributing to perceptions that Scotland's commercial property market is in the downturn phase of the property cycle, according to a new survey. Half of respondents in Scotland to the Q3 2019 Commercial Property Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Survey

Lloyds Banking Group's profits have fallen substantially following a £1.8 billion hit for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling compensation. The bank's total bill for the PPI scandal now stands at almost £22bn.

There has been a surge of interest from South East Asia, particularly from Hong Kong and Singapore, as new and existing investors are purchasing more buy-to-let properties to add to their portfolios, according to research from Grant Property. Despite Brexit scaring some British property investors,

Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) partner Fiduciam has expanded into Scotland after enabling the refinancing of a Glasgow care home. The £1.14 million loan facilitated by Fiduciam, which is over a 24-month term, will allow the care home’s owners to refinance their ex

Edinburgh-based Chromacity has appointed chartered accountant Ian Stevens as non-executive chairman. Mr Stevens previously worked for KPMG in Oxford and Prague from 1991 to 1997.

Edinburgh-based fintech company Modulr has announced that it will invest up to £20 million in the Scottish fintech industry. The move comes after the company was awarded £10m from the BRC Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF), designed to drive innovation and boost competition in UK busin