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A new action plan designed to attract fresh talent into Scotland’s financial services sector has been launched.

Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte, who bought the controlling interest in the Ibrox club from David Murray for £1 in May 2011, has had his bankruptcy order over multi-million pound debts lifted.

Kerry Sharp A total of £430 million was invested in risk capital in Scotland last year, according to Scottish Enterprise figures.

Royal Bank of Scotland has increased the amount of functions available on its mobile app to let customers do more of their banking on the move.

Paul Curran Paul Curran, managing director of Edinburgh-based Quartermile Developments, has been announced as the new chairman of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).

KPMG has been appointed administrators of retailer American Apparel’s UK operations, which includes an outlet in Glasgow.

James Adamson Estate agent Savills has made a senior appointment to its rural, energy and projects team with the addition of director, James Adamson, who will be responsible for the firm's forestry investment across the UK.

Matthew Giles Perth-based Gresham House Forestry Ltd, the forestry asset management division of specialist asset manager Gresham House plc, has promoted Matthew Giles and Rob Carlow to Director.

Grant Campbell Scottish law firm Brodies LLP has developed innovative software that helps businesses identify contractual risks arising from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.

Scottish house prices have maintained their upward projection as the number of new properties on the market continued to fall, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have said.

Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it is cutting a further 665 jobs and closing 49 branches as part of its ongoing cost-reduction drive.

(Image: http://www.thescotsmanhotel.com) An Edinburgh five-star hotel and one of the Capital’s most prominent landmarks has been up for sale after it went into liquidation.

The overall arrears rate in the third quarter was the same as in the second quarter, with 0.84 per cent of all mortgages recording arrears equivalent to more than 2.5 per cent of the mortgage balance, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Over half of people in Scotland do not believe they do enough to save energy at home and are being hit in the pocket as a result, according to new research.

Blair Nimmo Blair Nimmo, Tony Friar and Neil Gostelow of KPMG has been appointed joint administrators at Stirling-based Fergusson Coal, one of Scotland’s biggest coal companies.