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Data published today shows that women in the UK are much more likely to get an increase in earnings as a result of going to university than men.

If the UK government’s proposed Brexit deal is implemented, then GDP in the longer term will be around 4 per cent lower than it would have been had the UK stayed in the EU, a new report published today by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has estimated.

Standard Life Aberdeen has announced the departure of Gerhard Fusenig, the managing director of Credit Suisse’s asset management arm, from its board.

Mike Stirton The proportion of applicants failing employment background checks has nearly doubled since 2015, according to research by Core-Asset Verify, the Edinburgh-based provider of vetting and contract services for Scotland’s financial sector.

David Alexander, Managing Director of D J Alexander The rise in loan to earnings ratios to levels not seen since the 2008 property collapse may produce a risk of a future property crash if it continues, according to a study by property management firm DJ Alexander.

Martyn Percival Watson Wood Financial Planning has announced the appointment of Martyn Percival who joins the Inverness-based firm as its third financial planner from Johnston Carmichael's wealth management division.

A popular bar and brasserie on the Isle of Arran has reopened under new ownership, thanks to a six-figure funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland.

Glasgow-based football club Rangers have cleared a £3 million credit facility with financiers taking a club car park, a derelict ticket office and stadium TV screens off the hook.

Vince Smith-Hughes Advisers are increasingly optimistic that partnerships with accountants and solicitors will help drive new business in the year ahead, research from Prudential has revealed.

Adrian Lowcock Almost a fifth UK retail investors expect the UK stock market to fall by over 10 per cent between now and April 2019, while 6 per cent anticipate a correction of more than 15 per cent, according to new research from DIY investment platform Willis Owen.

Paul Eagland Accountancy and business advisory firms, BDO and Moore Stephens LLP, are in advanced merger discussions to complete a deal that would see the creation of a firm to supplant Grant Thornton as the fifth-biggest player in Britain.

Andrew McRae The Scottish Government should set aside £75 million to help firms adapt to the UK leaving the European Union, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged Ministers.

Alison Rose Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced the launch of a new digital platform which will be available to all Royal Bank business and commercial customers allowing them to apply online for secured and unsecured loans of up to £750,000 – the largest digitally available loans in the in

Ged Killen Dr James Goodfellow CBE, the Scots inventor of the ATM and the PIN code has endorsed a bill by Labour MP Ged Killen which seeks to ban ATM charges and prevent financial exclusion.

Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group Stuart Robb and Julien Irving of Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery Limited have been appointed joint administrators of Red Dog Music Limited.