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Police probe Fife credit union fraud allegations

A Fife-based credit union has become embroiled in a police fraud investigation amid reports that funds were embezzled.

Published 8 April 2015

Scotland's 1,000th croft registered

A croft on the Isle of Lewis has become the 1,000th croft to be registered on the online Crofting Register.

Published 8 April 2015

RBS to double HQ staff count with four Edinburgh office closures

Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to close four offices in the city and double the number of staff at its sprawling Gogarburn HQ.

Published 8 April 2015

Shell reaches agreement on £47bn deal to buy BG Group

Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed a takeover of oil and gas exploration company BG Group in a deal which values the business at £47bn.

Published 8 April 2015

Tributes for brother of Aberdeen boss Gilbert after holiday death

Douglas Gilbert the well-known boss of a construction firm and brother of Aberdeen Asset Management chief executive Martin, has died after falling ill while on holiday in Tenerife.

Published 7 April 2015

Scottish Olympic legend Hoy posts £1m profit for 2014

Sir Chris Hoy, Britain’s most successful Olympian, is still putting in impressive performances despite his retiring from the track after his company posted 2014 results showing profits pushing £1 million.

Published 7 April 2015

Core-Asset Consulting launches specialist investment operations team

Edinburgh-based financial sector recruitment firm Core-Asset Consulting has announced the launch of a new Investment Operations team aimed specifically at supporting third party administrators (TPAs), global custodians and platform providers based in Scotland.

Published 7 April 2015

HSBC provides £26m finance package for ambitious Edinburgh nursing homes firm

Edinburgh-based residential care specialist Randolph Hill Nursing Homes which provides residential nursing care for 340 residents and employs more than 500 people across Scotland has secured a £26 million finance package from HSBC.

Published 7 April 2015

RBS backs Edinburgh student flats specialist with £30m finance facility

Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotlandhas provided student accommodation developer Ziggurat with a finance facility of almost £30 million to help fund the construction of a major project in the city and support the firm’s wider growth.

Published 7 April 2015

Maven leads £2.75m cash injecton for IT firm Flow

Aberdeen private equity house Maven Capital Partners has led a £2.75 million investment in the specialist IT security business Flow Communications Limited.

Published 7 April 2015

Two new partners at AAB

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP has announced the appointment of two new Partners, Chris Masson and Derek Mitchell.

Published 7 April 2015

Former board member continues to turns screws on Alliance Trust board

Former Alliance Trust director Tim Ingram has followed up the open letter he addressed to shareholders in the Dundee firm last week and further turned up the heat on the investment house’s current board by claiming that chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox’sremuneration cannot be justified.

Published 7 April 2015