Business

Ross McEwan, outgoing chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), has been appointed the next boss of National Australia Bank, the companies have announced.

It is becoming more common to hear business managers and their advisors talk about “data ownership”, but most legal systems do not ­recognise a general right of ownership over data – and businesses which do not consider and appreciate the limits of their legal rights may soon find their plans to turn data into revenue being challenged.

CityFibre, the fibre optic ­telecoms firm behind ultra-fast broadband networks in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling, has today announced plans to launch its services in Inverness.

Bellshill-headquartered software testing company Edge Testing Solutions has relocated to a larger Birmingham office as it aims to grow its staff base in the region by 200 per cent.

It is 50 years this month since Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon. The release of rare footage in the much-acclaimed film Apollo 11 and the just released Armstrong, following on from last year’s movie First Man, reminds us just how extraordinary the achievement was.

The Royal Bank of Scotland Great British Entrepreneur Awards, which celebrate the “incredible stories” of the nation’s business bosses, have revealed the regional finalists for 2019.

Scotgold Resources, the company developing a gold mine near Tyndrum, is abandoning its plans for a project in Portugal to focus its efforts on Scotland.

A Stirling-based jeweller has become the 650th company to sign up to a partnership between the Scottish Government and business, aimed at boosting productivity, competitiveness, sustainable employment, and workforce engagement and development.

Scotty Brand has bagged a UK-wide listing with Asda for its Ayrshire new potatoes, joining its strawberries and raspberries that launched in the supermarket earlier this summer.

Serco NorthLink Ferries says it has become the first European operator of its kind to introduce a “pioneering” digital platform that helps maritime operators manage their crews.

FNZ Group, the global fintech that has its headquarters in Edinburgh, has continued its spending spree with the ­acquisition of a wealth ­management software firm.

A new business offering Reiki to help people improve their overall well-being has opened in Kirkcaldy’s Merchants’ Quarter.

A Motherwell care home worker has become the first person to win in consecutive years at the Maria Mallaband & Countrywide Care Awards.

Scotland faced a near £1 billion black hole in its tax revenues in the first year after Holyrood took control of sweeping new financial powers, it has emerged.

This summer Channel 5 has returned with a new series of “Nightmare Tenants/Slum Landlords” which highlights the dark side of the residential lettings sector.

SSE has announced that its full-year profit outlook remains unchanged despite "short-term challenges" and a dip in customer numbers.

This summer’s feel-good film, apparently, is ­Yesterday, a concept based on a world where no one remembers the Beatles and their songs.