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Scotland’s top private firms have suffered a drop in combined profits amid a climate of growing political and economic uncertainty, according to Grant Thornton. The financial and business adviser’s annual Scotland Ltd report assesses the commercial performance, in the last year, of Scotland’s

Martin Gill UK manufacturing confidence has reached a 20-month high in defiance of the Brexit and Trump effect, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

Almost two fifths of Scottish investors believe they do not pay any administration fees for their investments, according to new research by Alliance Trust Savings. A nationwide survey of 1,000 individuals regularly investing into at least one investment product found a serious lack of awareness of a

Adam Harper, director of strategy and professional standards at the AAT An accountancy body has called the case for reform of a Scottish business vehicle that has been abused by fraudsters and gangs “compelling”.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has been retained by the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) to deliver a range of chartered surveying services for a further two years. The announcement follows a competitive tendering process.

RBS is bracing itself for the annual rammy over bonuses at the loss-making, state-owned bank. Sky News reports that the bank is finalising plans to announce £340 million in bonuses – roughly in line with last year’s £370 million and well down on the 2008 figure of £1.8 billion, when the bank

Paula Skinner Harper Macleod has been appointed to help Glasgow's SMEs scale up over the next three years as part of an innovative new scheme by Glasgow City Council (GCC).

James Stephen BDO has announced the "unavoidable" closure of three more Ness Clothing stores this week.

Neil Norman Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait's Entrepreneurial Team has been ‘Highly Commended’ in the Best EIS/ SEIS Tax Adviser category at the prestigious EIS Association Awards for the second year in a row – the only firm based in Scotland to receive recognition for outstandi

Iain Walker Scotland has an estimated 350,000 SMEs – most of which have or will face challenges with their growth and expansion. While common issues include retaining and attracting talent, managing cash flow and developing products, getting access to finance can typically be the most prevalent im

A report published this week by real estate specialists Savills hs revealed Glasgow’s economic growth exceeded that of the UK as a whole over the past five years with both residential and commercial demand consolidating around the central core of the city.

Benny Higgins Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank's current account customers are to receive a guaranteed 3 per cent credit interest on balances up to £3,000 from 1st April 2017 until 1st April 2019.

Coutts & Co, the private bank owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, has been fined £5 million for allowing $2.4 billion worth of assets related to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd fund to flow through accounts in Switzerland.

Bruce Stevenson CEO Edward Bruce and commercial director Andrew Adam (Picture: Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers) The largest independent insurance broker in Edinburgh and the second largest in Scotland, Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers, has reported strong financial results with a 14 per cent incr

Across the UK, mortgage affordability - the proportion of disposable earnings devoted to mortgage payments - for both first time buyers and homemovers in quarter four of 2016 was lowest in Scotland, according to new Bank of Scotland research.