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Gareth Biggerstaff and Nikola Kelly Scottish recruitment company Be-IT is set to open new bespoke headquarters as part of an expansion strategy into new markets.

The latest Bank of England survey of lenders has revealed that the amount of unsecured credit made available to consumers was significantly reduced during the fourth quarter of 2017.

Alan McLintock The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has called for revisions to a new government scheme to tackle VAT evasion, so that those who make administrative errors, but are not accused of involvement in tax evasion, are not penalised with what it describes as "swingeing fines".

The average selling price of properties in Edinburgh increased by 9.5 per cent in the last three months of 2017, when compared with the same period last year, according to the latest house price report from local estate agents ESPC.

John Brodie John Brodie, chief executive of Scottish Midland Co-operative Society (Scotmid) and Tom McMorrow, ICAS’ former General Counsel, have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honour List 2018.

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned Scottish businesses that they must ‘inject new momentum’ into improving women’s representation or risk stalling the progress already made.

People planning to retire this year are expecting to live on an average annual income of £19,900, according to the latest research by Prudential.

Perth Racecourse benefits the Scottish economy to the tune of £11.8 million annually – with £9.9 million of that impacting locally – and provides the equivalent of 130 full-time jobs, according to a new economic impact report commissioned by the racecourse and produced by 4-Consulting.

Stephen Ingledew Stephen Ingledew has been appointed chief executive of FinTech Scotland, the enterprise established by the Scottish Government, the private sector led by Scottish Financial Enterprise, and the University of Edinburgh to "drive sustainable economic growth in financial services throug

David Bremner A Glasgow-based chartered financial planning company has completed a management buy out, supported by Clydesdale Bank.

Yesterday saw London’s top-flight index break records again after soaring to a fresh all-time high, buoyed by positive festive results from a series of high street retailers.

Garry Tetley Garry Tetley, a Partner at Deloitte discusses the 'takeaways' from the global firm's Fast 50 lunch held recently in Edinburgh which saw Deliveroo take top spot and brought experts together to discuss what investors look for in SMEs before committing funds

Dr Adam Marshall Skills shortages in the UK workforce are reaching critical levels with professional services the worst affected, according to the British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) latest Quarterly Economic Survey.

Evert Castelein Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income (ASELI), the new investment trust launched by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) to focus on logistics, has exchanged contracts to buy its first property.

Aberdeen-based business support software firm Evolve iMS has secured contracts worth £400,000, with five major UK construction, engineering and decommissioning firms, as it gears up for further growth in 2018.