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Analysis of the latest Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) figures has highlighted a subdued generation of revenues from residential sales over the first four months of the current tax year.

Eileen Blackburn The number of restaurants in Scotland going bust has almost quadrupled over the last decade, according to new analysis of the sector by accountants and business advisers French Duncan.

Evidence from the ATM membership body LINK's ATM Footprint Report found that between the end of January and the start of July 2018, the number of free-to-use ATMs fell from 54,500 to 53,200.

Oil and gas sales value in Scotland has risen by 18.2 per cent between 2016-17 and 2017-18, according to new figures.

Sir Howard Davies Sir Howard Davies, the chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has used an event to mark the tenth anniversary of the crisis that saw the Edinburgh-based lender bailed-out at a record cost of £45 billion to the UK taxpayer, to concede that the public is "very unlikey" to recoup th

Entrepreneurial Scotland Saltire Fellowship Leadership Development cohort at the beginning of Kick Off Week 2018 Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Saltire Fellowship Leadership Development programme has kicked off, leading with this year’s Fellows taking part in a range of personal development and entr

Andrew Bailey Andrew Bailey, chief executive the Financial Conduct Authority, has restated his defence of the City watchdog’s lack of legal action taken against Royal Bank of Scotland and its top personnel over their treatment of small business, despite the behaviour already being condemned by the

RSM Class of 2018 Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has expanded its annual trainee intake by appointing 320 new students, including 7 school leavers and graduates across its Scottish offices.

https://youtu.be/co-AW8oSCwE The health of SMEs in Scotland has improved in the second quarter of 2018, according to latest research by CYBG, in partnership with economic consultancy, the Centre for Business and Economics Research (Cebr).

Bill Aulet Bill Aulet, award-winning lecturer, author and serial entrepreneur and managing director of the Martin Trust Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is returning to the Highlands next month to help local entrepreneurs.

FinTech Scotland, the organisation established to "achieve critical mass" in the sector by encouraging financial innovation, collaboration and inclusion, has announced Prudential as its latest strategic partner.

New York overtaking London to take the index top spot for first time since March 2015, the Z/YEN Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 24) released today has revealed.

Wages in the UK saw faster than expected growth in the three months to July, as they continued to outstrip rising prices, official data has shown.

A group of seven new Chartered Accountancy trainees have taken up posts with Dundee-headquartered tax and business advisory specialists, EQ Accountants LLP.

The Scottish Government is teaming up with the CBI, to boost Scotland’s exports, the first minister has announced.