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Former Muirfield Contracts chairman John Stodart has been disqualified as a director after he was found to have taken more than £880,000 from the company as it faced financial ruin.

David Duffy CYBG, owners of Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank, have completed a £1.7 billion acquisition of Virgin Money, creating the sixth biggest bank in the UK.

Barry O’Dwyer Standard Life has announced a new partnership with Endometriosis UK, the first in a series of partnerships aimed at highlighting the needs of people living with an invisible illness.

17-year-old Katie Hall Grant Thornton has reported a nearly 50 per cent increase in applications for its school leavers programme in Scotland, following a drive to increase social mobility and broaden the appeal of accountancy as a career option.

Jamie MacKenzie EY has announced the appointment of Jamie MacKenzie as head of pensions covenant advisory for Scotland.

The owner of Patisserie Valerie has today said the that its finance director Chris Marsh has been arrested and then released on bail in relation to the discovery of a black hole of £20 million or more the firm’s accounts.

Susan McInnes ABI The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has today announced Susan McInnes, CEO of Standard Life Assurance Limited (SLAL) and director of open business at Phoenix Group, as the new chair of its Long-Term Savings Committee.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has today made a dividend payment to its ordinary shareholders of 2 pence per share - its first dividend payment in a decade.

Weatherbys Private Bank has secured a lease for a building that doubles the size of its presence in Edinburgh.

House of Fraser today vowed to create the 'Harrods of the North' - after announcing a £95 million deal to acquire the freehold of the iconic Frasers building in Glasgow.

Jim Robertson A new report by Scotland’s leading tax and accountancy bodies is today recommending that more is done to improve public understanding and awareness of Scotland’s devolved tax powers, after the findings of a poll commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) for the Sco

Global accountancy firm BDO has once again been awarded the prestigious Network of the Year Award at the Digital Accountancy Forum & Awards 2018 held in London.

A planning application has been submitted for the demolition of several town centre properties in Hawick and the development of a new business incubator centre.

House prices in Scotland have continued to rise though affordability constraints, a lack of stock, economic uncertainty and interest rate rises appear to be holding back activity, surveyors have suggested.

Paul Wheelhouse Five international market specialists are to be appointed to support Scottish companies to maximise export opportunities in the energy supply chain.