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Dundee-based Alliance Trust has revealed that it is considering selling its savings division having received "a number of expressions of interest" in Alliance Trust Savings (ATS).

It's not all smiles in the end for many of Scotland's graduates, according to Barclays' research In Scotland, almost half (45 per cent) of students and graduates who left university in the last five years say they regret their decision to go to university, with less than a third (31 per cent) saying

A third of Scotland’s controverisal limited partnerships, or SLPs, are still resisting the impact of basic transparency measures, it has been discovered.

Edinburgh-based Scottish American Investment Trust has reported a net asset value return of 0.5 per cent in the half the first six months of 2018, with the share price total return also being 0.5 per cent.

Debbie Crosbie CYBG – owner of Clydesdale Bank, Yorkshire Bank and its digital banking service, B – has announced a strategic partnership with online payment platform PayPal, designed to enhance digital payment options for customers.

UK households have become net borrowers for the first time in 30 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.

John Hannah, managing partner of SBP North-east accountancy firm SBP Accountants & Tax Advisers has invested a seven-figure sum in a new Aberdeen office in the city’s west end.

David Ferguson Edinburgh-based fintech company Nucleus Financial has made its debut on London’s Alternative Investment Market this week.

Gill Hunter Glasgow-based accountancy firm Fitzallan Limited has announced the appointment of Gill Hunter to its financial planning and investment advisory business.

Aidan O'Carroll Aidan O’Carroll, a senior partner at EY in Scotland, has been named as the new chair of the Institute of Directors north of the border.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a Discussion Paper on price discrimination in the cash savings market, setting out a range of options to address issues faced by longstanding customers including introducing a basic savings rate (BSR).

UK Finance has reported that mortgage approvals for house purchases rose to a nine-month high in June, although they were still down modestly year-on-year and below long-term average levels.

Half (50.4 per cent) of the British workforce would be open to relocating within the UK for work, with London, Manchester and Edinburgh revealed the most desirable places to live in the UK.

Law firm Weightmans has further strengthened its Scottish offering with the appointment of three new partners, taking the number of arrivals to the UK firm’s Glasgow office in recent months to seven.

Damian Payiatakis The Millennial generation is four times more likely than older people to invest their money for positive social and environmental impact, according to new research from Barclays.