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Ross McEwan, the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland has said that tackling costs is to be a “constant goal” for the still 73 per cent state-owned lender. Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking & Insurance conference in London, Mr McEwan warned that he would not sanction

One in five UK landlords will be out of business in the next two years due to tax break cuts announced by the government, according to a new study. The Annual Landlord Report, produced by Access Legal, found that UK landlords are subject to a £9.9 billion bill every year due to unpaid rent arrears

Steve Eckersley A Scottish firm approved by the UK government as green energy advisers has been handed a record fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for making millions of nuisance telephone calls.

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken of how Scotland must move away from the idea that London is a threat to the nation's economy.

Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments has shown confidence in the prospects for commercial property markets in the UK by lining up is eying the purchase of a £165 million portfolio of assets through its Property Income Trust. The £250m Trust managed by SLI, the investment arm of insurance gian

Charles Counsell Around 90,000 employers across Scotland should already be preparing to take up new pension duties before new laws take effect in January, according to The Pensions Regulator.

The University of Edinburgh generates £2 billion annually for the Scottish economy, according to recent financial figures. An independent financial study for 2013/14 also found that the University – Scotland’s largest – supports more than 30,000 jobs across the country.

Increased social investment by Social Investment Scotland, leading lender to the third sector, has supported the creation of hundreds of new jobs and an increase in trading income by its customers over the past year, according to its annual Social Impact Report. In the report published this week, SI

Deloitte is to use contextualised academic data to recruit more than 1,500 graduates and school-leavers, including next year’s new joiners in the firm’s Scottish offices. The move means the global accountant becomes the largest British business to enter into a partnership with Rare, a specialist

Bryan Jackson Scotland’s largest independent accountancy and business advisory firm, Johnston Carmichael, has appointed one of the UK’s leading business recovery practitioners to its restructuring team.

New research released today by Aberdeen Asset Management has revealed the extent of confusion about the pensions and savings system in the UK and how unimportant tax relief is to an individual’s decision making. The research shows that the majority of workers aged 18-64 find it difficult to unders

Paul Whitlock New research from the challenger bank Charter Savings Bank, in conjunction with YouGov, has found that nearly a third (32 per cent) of UK adults with savings do not know the current interest rate on their main savings account.

John Swinney A bill giving the Scottish Fiscal Commission a permanent basis in statute has been published in parliament today.

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today announced a new £78 million innovation fund at a private meeting of 80 key business leaders.

New economic figures from the Bank of Scotland (BoS) show the Scottish economy is continuing to recover from the slowdown experienced at the start of 2015. There is expected to be moderate private sector growth over the remainder of the year, according to the latest Business Monitor report from the