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A community group in Edinburgh is set to become the first organisation in an urban area to benefit from community right to buy powers.

The findings of research released today by Scottish Widows as part of Mental Health Awareness Week has revealed that one in six of us have suffered psychological problems as a result of money concerns.

Cambridge & Counties Bank has made a significant move in Scotland by refinancing one of the top 10 visitor attractions north of the border.

Neil Shelton and Maddie Stephen of Focus Financial and John Hannah of SBP. A North-east accountancy firm has joined forces with a local financial services company to enhance its service offering.

Andrew Gambier As policymakers and regulators call for more professional scepticism in audit, the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) has recommended changes to the standard-setting, regulatory and audit processes to improve and encourage audit quality and tackle cognitive bias.

Mark Lyonette Credit unions in Scotland now hold half a billion pounds of consumers’ savings.

Rachel Khiara Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has appointed legal specialist Rachel Khiara as a partner in its growing legal practice.

Glasgow Sheriff Court (Google) The former finance director of Glasgow-based Wheatley Group who admitted to charges of voyeurism and sexual assault has avoided a prison sentence.

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to slash 154 contractor roles as well as an additional net job cuts totally 92 in its efforts to reorganise its back office operations.

Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management expect to cut almost 10 per cent of their combined workforce of 9,000 during the course of the three-years immediately after their £11 billion merger, despite assurances made last week by Aberdeen boss Martin Gilbert that the tie-up would not result in "a

Bridges Fund Management, a specialist sustainable and impact investor, has acquired Cumbernauld’s Antonine Shopping Centre.

KPMG has made a string of new appointments to bolster its oil and gas industry expertise in a move that its says is in response to "increasingly positive signs of an upturn" in the industry.

Scottish accountancy practice and business advisor Infinity Partnership has appointed Stuart Beaton as its new accounts manager.

KPMG has announced the launch of a new service offering aimed at assisting small and medium-sized businesses looking to raise debt finance up to £10 million.

New council administrations must appoint business champions to each of Scotland’s city deals to ensure their billion pound budgets deliver for local economies, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said today.