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Scottish commercial real estate achieved a total return of 1.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2018, according to new data released by property consultant CBRE. This is a rebound from the 1.4 per cent realised in the second quarter, and a return to the same rate of return achieved in Q1.

Legal & General has agreed to fund the development of new high-quality student accommodation block to a top Scottish university. Lincam Pentland Ltd, a subsidiary of Edinburgh housebuilder S1 Developments Limited, has completed the sale of the proposed new 315 room (359 bed) student re

Premium spirits company Edrington has announced the sale of its Cutty Sark whisky brand to French spirits group La Martiniquaise-Bardinet. The completion of the transfer to La Martiniquaise-Bardinet is expected within a month.

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has announced that it is to be a corporate sponsor of Sleep in the Park, a nationwide sleep out organised by social enterprise Social Bite, aimed at ending homelessness in Scotland for good. This year’s event is

By Emma MacArthur, Manager at Scott-Moncrieff  

David Duffy David Duffy, chief executive of Clydesdale Bank owner CYBG, suffered a fall in his overall pay on the back of the £164 million loss the lender disclosed last week.

UK bank IT failures have more than doubled over the past year, according to new data compiled by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Edinburgh’s Poverty Commission met for the first time this week and named nine commissioners, which included a senior figure at Standard Life Aberdeen, and one commission advisor to define the long-term responses needed to significantly reduce poverty in Edinburgh.

Eileen Blackburn The number of retailers in Scotland going bust in 2018 is set to be the highest in five years, according to new analysis of the sector by leading accountants and business advisers French Duncan.

Barclays has today launched #FarmtheFuture, a nationwide campaign encouraging farmers to plan for their future and tell young people about the benefits of a career in agriculture, as new data reveals that Britain’s farming population is ageing rapidly.

The latest Lloyds Bank Quarterly Savings Review shows that many Brits are still struggling to save, with the majority of reasons given for not saving showing a common feeling of pressure on personal finances.

Demand for permanent professionals in Scotland rose by 39 per cent year-on-year to October 2018, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Colin Bennett, Mark Kerr, Lee Donaldson at LDC LDC, the mid-market private equity investor, has bolstered its team in Scotland with the appointment of Lee Donaldson as investment director.

The UK Government's proposed Brexit deal will make Scotland poorer, the Scottish Government has said.

1825, the financial planning and advice arm of Standard Life Aberdeen, has been appointed by independent pensions and risk consultancy Hymans Robertson to deliver a financial educational programme to all their employees and partners across the UK.