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Asset-rich North Sea businesses are turning to alternative methods of funding ongoing operations as conditions in the region continue to prove challenging, according to lawyers at HBJ Gateley. The development comes as the UK government revealed that it has incurred a loss from North Sea oil and gas

Airdrie Savings Bank, Scotland’s only independent, mutual bank, has produced a twist on the cashback mortgage idea allowing employees, trustees and volunteers of thousands of Scotland’s third sector organisations and social enterprises benefit by £250. Many banks offer cashback to borrowers as

Major changes to the tenancy laws in Scotland will give more security to tenants, but also produce hazards for landlords, write Lucy Harington and Louise McAlister from the Commercial Dispute Resolution Team at TLT LLP.

Cat MacLean Cat MacLean, a partner at MBM Commericial, about achieving cultural change in the banking sector and understanding how a new financial system could work.

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Phil Anderson with Karen Moore, Diabetes UK regional fundraiser, (right) and Lesley Mitchell, Business Development Manager at Aberdeen Douglas. The managing director of a north-east financial services company is celebrating after making waves for a local charity.

Clare Dobie Dundee-based Alliance Trust has announced the appointment of marketing consultant and former financial journalist Clare Dobie to its board.

The cohort of former Royal Bank of Scotland business customers who have amalgamated to launch a class action against the still 73 per cent state-owned, bailed-out bank over its handling of businesses in distress have created a new website to appeal for witnesses.

Lockton, the Glasgow-headquartered corporate insurance broker established to service the Scottish corporate risk market in 2014, has doubled its turnover in the year to April 2016. The firm now controls premiums in excess of £10m.

City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced the level at which it will consult to cap early exit charges for those consumers wishing to make use of new pension freedoms. The FCA has proposed that for existing contract-based personal pensions, including workplace personal

Sajid Javid Plans to make switching providers quicker and easier across a range of sectors, including energy companies, phone providers and banks, are being considered by the UK government.

The UK Government has announced wide ranging proposals which, if brought into effect, will result in the biggest change to UK insolvency and restructuring procedures since the introduction of administrations in 2002. The proposals are aimed at contributing to an effective insolvency regime, promotin

Less than half (43 per cent) of Scotland’s SMEs have done business internationally, lagging behind the national UK average of 60 per cent and London at 76 per cent, according to new research. The data from TransferWise for Business, gathered from a survey of SMEs across the UK about their experien

A new report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows that half of all small firms think the UK’s roads and public transport system have deteriorated in recent years. Only one in 10 small business owners thought roads and public transport had got better - demonstrating a real need to prio

Demand for professional contractors in Scotland rose 21 per cent year-on-year to April 2016, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The data, provided by recruitment software company, Innovantage, revealed that significant growth was experienced across