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Banking giant HSBC yesterday unveiled a yawning gender pay gap among its UK staff with its female workers earning nearly 60 per cent less than male employees.

A business park built by the City of Edinburgh Council creating much-needed industrial units in West Edinburgh has now been fully let.

Managing partner Niall Farquharson and JC Staff take part in training session with Scottish Junior Curling stars Accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has praised the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships competitors for their ambition, drive and determination – and urged Scottish businesses to f

Adoption of smart home devices is set to ramp up significantly within the next five years, according to an EY survey of 2,500 households in the UK. Currently, 26 per cent of households own at least one type of smart home product, but the figure is expected to reach 59 per cent by 2022.

Steven Newlands Data for The annual total return for 2017 on Scottish commercial property was 6.8 per cent, comparing favourably with the UK as a whole where the total return was 10.2 per cent as measured by CBRE's IPD Quarterly Index.

Cadworks, Glasgow On-site work on the first speculative office building in Glasgow since 2015 is to commence this month.

The law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers leak is to close down.

Campbell Fleming Announcing a budget of around £35 million to pay for investment research as required by Mifid II, Standard Life Aberdeen head of distribution Campbell Fleming has confirmed that the global scale derived from the mega-merger that created the firm has allowed it to pay for research i

Scotland's first direct flights to China will link Edinburgh with Beijing The first direct scheduled flights between Scotland and China have been established, boosting links between the two countries.

Administrator FRP Advisory’s progress report on collapsed Inverness housebuilder Roy Homes has shown the firm owed more than £1 million to creditors when it ceased trading in January 2017.

Fiona Beal Fiona Beal, a professional support lawyer in Scottish law firm Brodies' corporate team, looks at new rules relating to the disclosure of director's personal information

Westway Park Developer and asset manager Canmoor has completed the acquisition of Scotland’s largest fully enclosed Industrial park for £40 million and plans to make a substantial investment to breathe new life into the area.

Sean McGinness Rules on vouchers are being streamlined under an EU directive and a new system coming into force from January 2019 will mean rural businesses that sell or redeem vouchers will be among those affected.

Calum Bennie The latest Disposable Income Index (DII) published this week by Scottish Friendly has revealed a stark contrast in the level of confidence between men and women when it comes to money matters, while also highlighting a clear difference in their approach to saving and investing.

British millennials have set themselves an ambitious savings target of over £300K before they retire, a figure they believe will grant them ‘comfort’ in their golden years, with many aspiring to travel the world, own a second home and eat out multiple times a week.