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This weekend RBS sponsored Britain's high-profile LGBT annual awards. It is a further sign that the sector is taking gender issues seriousl. Mark McFall examines how the Scottish financial sector is seeking to become more inclusive. 50% of Generation X see gender as being on a spectrum. Many financ

RBS weighs shock NatWest spin-off in bid to save W&G project The Sunday Telegraph has reported that the Royal Bank of Scotland has begun drawing up alternative ways to finally separate Williams & Glyn, with a possible option involving NatWest being hived off too.

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled ‘Passing down the Family Business – IHT & Succession’ on Thursday 2nd June 2016 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. At this event, 

RSM Restructuring have confirmed that Dundee company Jaydee Heating has been liquidated. The contractors went into administration in November after prolonged trading difficulties.

McEwan Fraser Legal has opened a new office in Marble Arch, London. The firm, which currently sells property throughout Scotland, has previously been named “Estate Agency of the Year for the whole of the UK” at theSunday Times Awards.

More than 1,500 people attended Business Gateway events in the Scottish Borders during 2015/16, and following their introduction last year, the popular Masterclass events will run again this year. The Business Gateway service is provided locally by Scottish Borders Council and offers information, ad

At the moment there is no shortage of claims against banks. It seems that every other week another swap misselling or GRG claim rears its head. Some claimants have already received favourable decisions and others are still in the process of pulling together their claims. There has yet to be, however

Stirling-based Superglass Holdings PLC, the UK’s leading independent manufacturer of glass wool and mineral fibre insulation solutions, has appointed chartered accountant Theresa McLean as its Finance Director. Ms McLean,pictured, who is currently the financial controller of the Company’s princ

Scotland's digital retail parks and traditional High Streets suffered a slump in footfall last month with experts blaming poor weather, declining consumer purchasing power and uncertainty over Brexit as negative factors. Worryingly, the slump extended to digital sales. Diane Wehrle, Marketing and In

The star-performing Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust suffered a slight decline in net asset value of 0.1 per cent after a tough year which saw a 26 per cent drop in earnings due to a challenging global picture. The drop has forced the £3.9 billion trust to dip into capital reserves to cover divid

Police Scotland is using the sale of cars and extra property to help fund its activities after its capital budget was slashed.

Mark Whitehead Edinburgh investment house Martin Currie has announced a new portfolio manager for its Securities Trust of Scotland fund.

Antonio Horta-Osario Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group yesterday avoided an anticipated revolt over executive pay as shareholders approved the Edinburgh-based group’s remuneration report by 97.7 per cent.

Ken McHattie New ICAS president Ken McHattie has used his first address to members to issue a warning that the changing mood of public opinion surrounding tax advice means ‘legal’ may no longer mean justified in the eys of the population and CA’s now risk public vilification.

Carol Benzie Glasgow Airport has reported its busiest April on record while Aberdeen’s dramatic passenger decline has continued, according to latest figures.