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Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed that it is cutting 900 jobs as part of its ongoing drive to save £800m by the end of this year. The Edinburgh-based bailed-out lender, which is still 73 per cent state-owned, has already cut more than 2,500 jobs since January.

Scotland’s finance sector will be voting overwhelmingly to ‘remain’ in the EU at the polls tomorrow, according to our very own survey of Scotland’s finance professionals. Almost three quarters of the almost 500 SFN readers who took part in the poll say they are set to vote to ‘remain’ in

Rents in Scotland are at a record high of £549 on average per month after the fastest month-on-month growth on record, according to new figures from one of Scotland’s largest lettings agent networks. The latest Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move revealed that average residential rents have

Dominic Selica is an account executive at Blueclaw Media.

RGL Management, the group representing small businesses bringing a class action against Royal Bank of Scotland over its claims that the lender’s controversial Global Restructuring Group forced them to the wall in order to strip them of assets is hitting the road to drum up more members. RGL has al

PwC has announced the appointment of three new equity partners in the Risk Assurance, Actuarial and Digital Services across PwC’s three main Scottish offices in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The promotions are part of a record 61 partnership promotions across the global accountant’s UK operat

Martin Gill Over two thirds (69 per cent) of Scottish mid-sized firms are committed to remain in the EU after an uninformative and lacklustre campaign, according to a new poll published today by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.

Lenders are exploring the possibility of a new so-called “divorce mortgage” to serve the surging number of people whose marriages breakdown in their fifties. According to recent government statistics over-50s are now UK’s most rapidly expanding divorce group.

Neil Livingstone Neil Livingstone is a director at Douglas Dickson Property Management Limited.

The Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment Trust, the £112 million trust managed by Aberdeen Asset Management, has underperformed its benchmark in the first half of the year. Dunedin’s net asst value per share rose by 0.7 per cent in the six months to the end of April on a total return basis.

Too many Isa providers are "scissor-happy" when it comes to chopping savers' rates, according to consumer watchdog, Which?. The findings follow Which?’s analysis of 212 instant-access cash Isas from 21 banks and building societies.

The UK's GDP could grow by £105 billion if workers put off their retirement a little longer, according to a new report from PwC. The global accountant’s 'Golden Age Index' presents a weighted average of indicators including employment, earnings and training to analyse the labour market impact of

Wheatley Group has been given the UK’s highest credit rating for a housing group due to its “expansion into strong markets” and its “importance to the Scottish Government”. International ratings agency Standard and Poor’s upgraded the social landlord to AA (stable), up from AA- (positive

Brian Williamson Brian Williamson, chairman of Glasgow and Edinburgh recruitment consultants, Brightwork, has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the Scottish entrepreneurial community by Scottish Government partner WeDO Scotland.

Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life has today announced that it is to be the title sponsor of the flagship Opening Event of the city’s world famous International Festival.