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Tim Cooper The number of personal insolvencies (bankruptcies and protected trust deeds) in Scotland have risen by nearly a quarter year-on-year, according to the Accountant in Bankruptcy's latest data.

An £18 million fund to help businesses benefit from developments in manufacturing is among the key actions announced in a new Scottish Government plan to help boost economic growth.

Global investment manager Schroders and Lloyds Banking Group have announced that they are entering into a strategic partnership to create a new wealth management proposition.

Gaelic as an Economic Asset award winner Feisean nan Gaidheal with Cathy MacDonald and sponsor Stephen Webster at the 2017 Gaelic Awards at the Grand Central hotel Wealth management company Thorntons Investments has underlined its support of Scotland’s Gaelic community by sponsoring the Gaelic as

Maxim Park Broadoak Asset Management, acting for owners Tritax Eurocentral EZ Unit Trust, has confirmed the sale of Maxim Office Park for £38 million to clients of Shelborn Asset Management.

The top UK law firms have seen their profit margins shrink for a fourth consecutive year, according to new research by PwC.

Jenni Lennox of design Agency, Nile HQ and Malcolm Buchanan, RBS's Scottish Board Chairman share a cuppa as Kate Cranston looks on

Gary Gillespie Scotland’s economy has continued to strengthen in the first half of 2018 with annual GDP growth the strongest since 2014 and above the UK as a whole.

Eileen Tocher, RBS relationship director (red jacket) with Victor West, managing director of Associated Seafoods (left), and Louise Morris, relationship manager Invoice Finance and Stephen Greeves, Associated Seafoods finance director One of the largest processors of premium Scottish salmon, smoked

An engineering boss from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, has been banned from running companies for seven years after he failed to pay correct tax over a four year period.

The Church of Scotland and the Islamic Finance Council UK (UKIFC) are to officially unveil an interfaith shared values framework on ethical finance at a reception in Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh this evening.

The proportion of homes in the UK bought with cash fell to 29.6 per cent in the first half of 2018, according to estate agents Hamptons International, the lowest level since the company’s records began.

Yvonne Braun Ahead of the Budget, the Association of British Insurers is calling for an end to the salami-slicing approach to cutting pensions tax relief and says that it is ready to work with government on any longer-term reforms.

Simon Cowie The six national award wins of an Aberdeen accountancy firm have been recognised at the Scottish Parliament.

Scotch Whisky exports increased in the first half of 2018 to £1.97 billion, a 10.8 per cent rise in the value of exports against the same period last year.