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Day: 4 March 2015

More trouble for Ibrox board

Rangers shares suspended as WH Ireland quits as adviser

Rangers panorama
Shares in Rangers Football Club have been suspended with immediate effect after the troubled club’s broker, WH Ireland, resigned. The announcement, just 48 hours before Friday’s extraordinary general meeting, is another blowRead More

Daily Business records 2,225 views yesterday, above some comparable days for The Scotsman’s online business readers

Survey shows poor awareness of reforms

‘Only one in four’ plans to seek retirement advice

Alarming new figures have emerged over the public’s lack of familiarity with the pensions changes coming into force next month. Just one in four over-50s plan to seek financial adviceRead More

‘Fearless’ brewer wins guest ale deal with Aldi

Drygate Brewer
Fledgling Glasgow brewery, the Drygate Brewing Co, has secured a deal with discount supermarket chain Aldi to stock its beer. Aldi will feature an exclusive selection of Drygate’s ales for theRead More

Artificial limbs developer Touch Bionics has appointed John Brown, chairman of Borders firm ProStrakan, as chairman

Fraser of Allander/Pwc forecast for Scottish economic growth lifted to 2.6% this year and 2.4% in 2016; boosted by oil price fall

Energy company now offering free energy

ScottishPower banned from selling after failing to clear complaints

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ScottishPower has been banned from selling for 12 days after failing to clear a backlog of customer complaints. Ofgem launched an investigation into ScottishPower’s treatment of customers in November afterRead More

Shift in strategy by pensions giant

Legal & General: annuities sales to halve this year

Legal & General said it expects the sale of annuities to fall further this year after a 54% slump in 2014 following the Chancellor’s surprise change in pension rules. ItRead More

Ross McEwan says bank also needs to innovate

RBS to transform wing of Gogarburn HQ into centre for entrepreneurs

RBS hq
Royal Bank of Scotland has today thrown its support behind growing businesses by turning a wing of its sprawling Edinburgh headquarters into a centre for entrepreneurs. The new ‘accelerator hub’Read More

Osborne delighted with price

Eurostar stake sold for higher price than expected

The Treasury has sold its 40% stake in the Eurostar rail operator for a higher than expected £585 million. The buyer is the Canadian public pension fund Caisse de DepotRead More