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New practice rules for Scottish solicitors on Incidental Financial Business were introduced by the Law Society of Scotland and came in to force, on 1 October 2018 following discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Ross McEwan Despite being able to evade disciplinary action for the mistreatment of SMEs by its notorious Global Restructuring Group (GRG) due to a lack of regulatory authority, Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive has now appealed for small business lending to be formally regulated in the UK.

An environmentally-friendly café has opened near Inverness, thanks to a £150,000 funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Zaynab Al Nasser Zaynab Al Nasser, a senior solicitor at Turcan Connell, has become one of the youngest Presidents of Scottish Women in Business (SWIB), a networking group for business women in the west of Scotland.

To mark six months since acquisition, Armstrong Watson Accountants, Business and Financial Advisers presented their newly refurbished Blythswood Square office to clients and business partners at a special Gin Tasting experience on Thursday.

Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish Government has announced that it will adopt a new default position – termed ‘Fair Work First’ – that will see criteria, including the living wage, extended to more contracts and government support grants.

https://youtu.be/cp21VeuLuhQ Edinburgh-based business syndicate Archangels, Par Equity and Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) have injected £2 million of growth funds into Speech Graphics, a technology business which provides real-time audio based facial animation, featuring in productions from video g

Adrian Durham Edinburgh-based fintech firm FNZ has announced a major investment in the company which values the firm at £1.65 billion just 15 years after it was founded.

78-90 Buchanan Street, Glasgow Investment in Scottish property in the third quarter of 2018 reached £318.4 million, with office property accounting for the largest share, according to the latest research from CBRE Scotland.

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a detailed study of the audit sector to examine concerns that it is not working well for the economy or investors, particularly in regards to the influence of the dominant so-called "Big Four" firms.

Martin Gilbert Edinburgh-based global wealth manager Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has been named as manager of the new Global Sustainability Trust, which will invest primarily in private market investments that are expected to have a positive environmental and social impact.

The number of Employment Tribunal claims in Scotland has increased fivefold in the past six months following the scrapping of fees for bringing cases.

Mark Wilson Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopbriggs, has announced that chief executive Mark Wilson is to walk away from the firm with a pay and benefits package worth up to £6.5 million.

Hannah Miley Business incubator Elevator says it is welcoming some of Scotland’s best motivational and inspirational speakers this week for its ninth ‘Making it Happen’ conference.