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Fraser Nicol Following a cyber-attack, SMEs will invest in taking practical steps to protect themselves, but according to a survey undertaken by Scottish business advisers and accountants Scott-Moncrieff, only 26 per cent report the matter to the police, and just 23 per cent contacted their insurer.

Andrew Bailey The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has succumbed to mounting political pressure and agreed to Treasury Committee’s demands for the appointment of a legal adviser to study the watchdog's report into misconduct at 73 per cent state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland’s now notorious GRG

Sara Wilson New research by Alliance Trust Savings finds almost half (45 per cent) of middle-aged people who currently have an above average income would run out of money within six months of losing their main income. This rises to two thirds (67 per cent) of those with £499 or less available to sp

Annette Weinel, Activpayroll regional director – Germany and Euan Sellar, global operations director. Activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has announced the opening of a Frankfurt office.

Tom MacLennan Tom MacLennan and Iain Fraser of FRP Advisory, joint administrators of collapsed Pagan Osborne, have secured approval from the former Scottish law firm’s creditors to sell off the firm’s assets.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh is a Senior Money Adviser at Inverclyde Council. The views expressed in this blog are his own.

Liz Cameron The UK's key inflation rate hit its highest for more than five years last month, driven up by increases in transport and food prices.

Tim Cooper Three-in-10 Scottish adults (29 per cent) think their financial situation will improve over the next six months, slightly higher than the figure for all British adults of 22 per cent.

George Kerevan The SNP’s Growth Commission is going to propose the creation of a Scottish pound, according to a former member of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.

Andrew Fraser Resolving the legacy of non-performing loans (NPL) is critical to the recovery of bank credit, investment and economic growth in Europe, according to Edinburgh-based investment firm Standard Life Investments.

Alan Hatfield The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has welcomed the results of its September 2017 exam sitting.

Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group has rejected a last-ditch bid to settle a legal claim over the disastrous merger that created Britain’s biggest high street lender, days before the high profile trial kicks off. On the eve of the case that will see appearances from some of the UK’s most promi

Cat MacLean, MBM Commercial partner Cat MacLean, who is one of Scotland’s leading legal authorities on banking misconduct, has told Sir William Blackburne, the retired High Court judge installed as the independent arbiter of the scheme set up by Royal Bank of Scotland to compensate victims of the

(from left) Michelle Motion, finance director with Sandy Adam, executive chairman and Innes Smith, chief executive officer Elgin-based private and affordable homes developer Springfield Properties has successfully raised £25 million in early trading on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) this m

Unsecured debt, amassed primarily on credit cards, student loans, car financing and overdrafts, has reached an all-time high of close to £300 billion, or £11,000 per UK household, growing at a faster rate than at any time in the past 15 years, PwC’s latest Precious Plastics report has found.