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Scottish employers are being urged to inform their staff that auto-enrolment pension contributions go up from tomorrow. This change sees the minimum contributions employers and employees pay into defined contribution automatic enrolment workplace pension schemes increasing from 2 per cent to 3 per c

Scottish law firm Ledingham Chalmers has announced seven promotions — including two at partner level — in its Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Stirling offices. The firm said these promotions, effective from 6 April, are in line with its continuing focus on growth in sectors including rural,

Permanent staff placements continued to expand, albeit at a subdued pace that held close to February's recent low, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

A scam run by a pair of identical twin brothers has left them out of pocket after both were ordered by a Brazilian judge to pay maintenance to a child whose paternity could not be established.

While London remains the UK’s main hub for international finance, industry export growth in several of the country’s regions and nations has been faster than in the capital over the past five years.

Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England has told an audience in Glasgow this week that Brexit has already been a major factor in stifling the growth of Scotland’s economy. Speaking to an event for charities and voluntary groups, including Barnardo’s Scotland, the West of Scotlan

Liz Cameron, director & chief executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce has been named as the 'Scottish Business' representative to advise the UK Government on strategic trade policy issues, including future trade agreements. SCC's participation in the group is part of its commitment to rai

A fifth-generation working family farm in Fife has launched a craft malting business after securing a £500,000 funding package from HSBC UK. Crafty Maltsters, which operates from A. Milne and Sons Farm on the outskirts of Auchtermuchty, has used the funding to purchase the equipment needed to

The Liquidroom in Edinburgh is set to double its capacity with the opening of a new warehouse venue and bar, after securing a funding package from Barclays.

The UK’s prime regional and country house market held up better than expected in the first quarter of 2019 given heightened political uncertainty and fragile consumer sentiment, according to international real estate adviser Savills. The overall market has been supported by the relative s

Plans have been unveiled by Wallace Land Investments for a new village with 3,600 homes on a swathe of land surrounding Heriot-Watt University in the west of Edinburgh. Developers said the ‘Riccarton Village’ would be an “exemplar for sustainable development” h

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new suite of features to its mobile banking apps to help customers stay connected to their finances. Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers will be able to receive mobile notifications which can be customised to track their spen

New academic research has shown how the psychological burden of debt traps poor people in poverty by impairing their ability to make good decisions, pointing to benefits of extending aid at an earlier stage.

Borders-based chartered accountancy and tax advisory firm Douglas Home & Company has opened an office in central Edinburgh. The firm, which was founded in 1983 by former Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-home’s nephew, Andrew Douglas-home, specialises in director-led expert advice and financ

Edinburgh-based investment specialist SRA Ventures has launched plans to create a unique take on a modern, environmentally-friendly, mixed-use business village in Linlithgow – the first of its kind in Scotland. With a proposed new development at the Mill Road Industrial Estate, SRA i