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Lord Smith of Kelvin Shares in the Dundee-based Alliance Trust rose by over 3 per cent this morning following the news of a takeover approach by Jacob Rothschild’s RIT Capital Partners.

Alison Rose, CEO Specialist lender Together has joined RBS’s Capital Connections pilot scheme for business banking customers who are unable to borrow directly from the bank.

Murdo Fraser The Scottish Conservatives today warned the new Finance Secretary Keith Brown that LBTT rates must be reduced to avoid "virtual stagnation" at the top end of the market.

Willie Walsh In its submission to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Air Passenger Duty, the International Airlines Group has called for this stealth tax to be scrapped not only in Scotland but across the UK and predicted a bonanza for Scottish airports.

John Lee John Lee discusses the discrimination protections in respect of employees' philosophical beliefs.

Jon Cartwright Law firms’ bank debts have jumped 36 per cent in the past year, from an average of £28,000 to £38,000 per equity partner as the profession targets growth according to Hazlewoods, chartered accountants and business advisers who specialise in the legal profession.

  Aberdein Considine’s Bob Fraser and Scott Brown launch the firm’s new 360-degree property tours

Greg Cooper On Sunday 5th June a team of 20 employees from Kames Capital, the Edinburgh-based asset management business, will take part in the 2016 Leith Dragon Boat Race.

A Scottish family have won the lottery for the THIRD time.

Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to announce more job cuts with around 450 posts going in its services and support divisions as it refocuses its UK operations, the Financial Times has reported. The cost-cutting measures will see some jobs relocated to India and follow on from the 600 job cuts anno

Blair Nimmo KPMG, administrators of McEwens of Perth, the venerable independent fashion store chain with premises in Oban, Ballater and Perth, have revealed that unsecured creditors have lost up to £2.875 million following the collapse of the company.

Tim Lord QC It's back to court this week for the busy lawyers at RBS who are denying allegations that board members knew of Libor problems while the bank was still selling Libor-related products - namely the now notorious interest rate swaps.

Well known Glenrothes accountant Peter Southcott, a partner with EQ Accountants, has been elected President of Fife Chamber of Commerce. Members of the business support organisation elected Mr Southcott as president at the group’s AGM at the Bay Hotel in Kinghorn last week.

KPMG has been appointed joint administrator at Aberdeen engineering firm Enterprise Engineering Services Limited where 58 staff have been made redundant after the continued low oil price saw turnover fall from £23 million in 2014 to £17 million in 2015. KPMG, which has been appointed joint adminis