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Claire Monaghan Claire Monaghan, audit partner at RSM, has been named one of the top ‘35 under 35’ on this year’s Accountancy Age prestigious list.

Mortgage lending in Scotland fell by seven per cent last month after a surge in property buying to beat the stamp duty surcharge deadline of April 1 came to an end. Scotland was the only region to increase its mortgage sales in March, while Northern Ireland saw the steepest fall, down by almost 20 p

Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings has completed an upgrade of its advised platform allowing advisers to access model porfolios for the first time. The move to tech firm GBST’s Composer platform is being managed in phases, with existing advised clients yet to be migrated from the old propriety sy

Martin Gilbert Martin Gilbert, chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management swapped his suit and ipad for decorators’ overalls and a paint roller on Friday as he joined colleagues to take part in Global Volunteering Day as shares in the multi-billion company he founded rose two per cent after he h

Benny Higgins Benny Higgins, the chief executive of Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank, spent more than £18,000 on London taxis in just eight months last year on trips to upmarket restaurants, private members’ clubs and the supermarket’s various head offices, The Guardian, has reported.

Andrew Holloway Grant Thornton has called on the Scottish Government to place the 'digital economy' at the heart of its growth priorities throughout the next term of the Scottish Parliament.

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Clive Adamson CYBG Banking Group, the group that includes Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, has announced the appointments of Clive Adamson and Paul Coby as independent non-executive directors.

Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp A poll carried out by activist group Business for Scotland has found that late payment is a bigger issue in Scotland than in the rest of the UK, with 38 per cent saying they regularly have problems with customers delaying payment and 41 per cent being made to wait 90 days or lo

The number of alternative lenders that Royal Bank of Scotland recommends to the small and medium-sized business clients that it has turned down for a loan is to be expanded, the Edinburgh-based lender has said. Five alternative lenders will join the Capital Connections panel that puts unsuccessful a

A Scottish Government programme set up to deliver complex agricultural reforms and financial support to rural workers has been slammed by the national auditor. Audit Scotland said the project “continues to have serious cost and operational issues, and is unlikely to deliver value for money” havi

Fiona Hyslop Domestic tourists spent £400 million more in visits to Scotland in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to figures released today.

Caledonia Investments, the investment house founded by shipping tycoon Sir Charles Cayzer in 1878, has raised its full year net asset value 1.1 per cent to £1.64bn for a total return of 2.6 per cent. The positive results for the firm, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange with the backing of