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Incomes from commercial farms in Scotland have gone up in 2017-18, but the latest annual figures show agriculture is still dependent on farm subsidies.

Global M&A deal values reached $467bn (£353) for the first two months of 2019, according to new analysis from Deloitte. However, the research predicts a slowdown of between 4-7 per cent in M&A deal volumes by the end of the first quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter

Barclays has today announced a £14bn lending fund as part of what it says is a series of initiatives to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to succeed and flourish through Brexit and beyond. Focused on building SME resilience during uncertain times, the package of support includes:

Investing Women, Scotland’s only all-female business angel group, has announced its annual conference will be staged in partnership with EIE 2019.  This year’s event will be staged under the theme ‘The Sky’s No Longer the Limit’ with a number of internationally-ren

The number of retail units to let on Scottish out of town retail parks in 2018 totalled 82, 8 per cent up on the long-term average, as administrations and CVA’s (company voluntary arrangement) released vacant units onto an otherwise constrained market, according to latest research by estate ag

An overwhelming number (57 per cent) of British people say they can’t confirm the amount of money in their bank account.

Glasgow-based Maven Capital Partners has announced the successful final close of the Maven UK Regional Buyout Fund LP, which has received total commitments (including from co-investment vehicles) of £100 million from a diverse range of investors, including Scottish Enterprise - Scotland&r

Edinburgh-based fintech giant FNZ, which employs nearly 500 people in the UK, the majority of them in the Scottish capital, has reached 'unicorn' status. In the world of finance, a unicorn is a privately held startup company valued at over $1 billion.

Scotland lost over a third of its bank and building society branches in just eight years, raising concerns that consumers and businesses alike could struggle to access cash across the country.

Edinburgh-based wealth management partnership Baillie Gifford has launched its Schiehallion Fund (MNTN), a new closed-end investment company dedicated to the unlisted ‘unicorns’ that its flagship Scottish Mortgage Trust has successfully pioneered.

Mortgage customers who have previously been unable to switch mortgages despite being up-to-date with their payments (commonly known as mortgage prisoners), could soon be able to find a cheaper deal after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed changes to how lenders assess whether or not a cu

Scottish businesses involved in the construction sector could face substantial cash flow issues under new VAT rules due to be introduced this year, according to accountants and business advisors French Duncan. HMRC has updated the draft legislation for its new VAT domestic reverse charge regime for

The cost of staying overnight in Glasgow grew by more than 3.5 times the national average last year, while Edinburgh remained largely static, according to PwC’s latest UK Hotels Forecast Update.

A Fife tax advisor has been awarded the highest level of tax qualification in the UK. Liz Goldie, tax manager in the Cupar office of EQ Chartered Accountants, has passed the prestigious Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) exams, qualifying as a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA).

The largest Grade ‘A’ office building currently available in Edinburgh has now been released by Royal Bank of Scotland for occupation.