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Alan Drummond Scottish borders accountants Douglas Home & Co has announced its merger with East Lothian firm Dickson & Co.

Scottish businesses’ hiring intentions have fallen sharply to levels last seen in 2014, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO. The latest report reveals that the Employment Index, which tracks firms’ intentions to hire in the coming six months, h

Output at Scottish private sector companies remained unchanged in April, indicating a stabilisation in the economy, according to the seasonally adjusted headline Bank of Scotland PMI. The single-figure measure of the month-on-month change in combined manufacturing and services output - rose to 50.0

Lord Smith of Kelvin Alliance Trust, the £2.8 billion Dundee-based investment trust, has admitted to those gathered at its annual general meeting that it overpaid former chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox and former finance director Alan Trotter to the tune of £100,000 –an error it also admit

One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders is to increase the upper age limit for its mortgages from 75 to 80. The lender, which is part of Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group, said the move was made in response to the nation’s changing demographics.

Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings says it has successfully transferred all Stocktrade customers from Brewin Dolphin, marking the completion of its £14 million acquisition of the execution-only stockbroking business. The platform’s total assets under administration now stand at £11.5 billion ac

Administrators from Deloitte have taken over at Aberdeen shipping firm Harkand Group after the company said it could nolonger survive in the face of losses inflicted by the prolonged fall in global oil prices More than 170 jobs are to be lost in Aberdeen and London.

Aberdeen accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) have announced the launch of a bespoke travel app solution. AAB is one of the first accountants in Scotland to create and launch an app for clients who spend a significant amount of time travelling abroad with work or live outside the UK.

New figures released by the Registry Trust have shown that the number of debt judgments recorded against consumers in the Scottish courts increased during the first quarter of the year, reversing trends seen in recent years. The non-profit organisation collects judgment information from jurisdiction

Average private rents in Scotland are rising faster than anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures. Figures from Homelet’s Rental Index show the average private rent in Scotland rose 11.4 per cent from the 12 months since April last year and the average cost is more than £700 a month.

New data has revealed that the accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies increased from £81bn on 31 March 2016 to £92bn at the end of April. At 29 April 2016, asset values were £655bn, representing a fall of £2bn compared to the corres

Britain's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are planning to invest for future growth, according to new research from specialist lending and savings bank, Aldermore. The new data show SMEs are proactively looking for opportunities to grow over the next five years.

Bob Cherry Property sales across Ayrshire have been driven forward by cash buyers making successful offers and quick sales, according to estate agents CKD Galbraith.

Glasgow-based investment house Maven Capital Partners has completed a £2.5 million investment in The GP Service, a provider of online services for general medical consultations and prescriptions. The investment will enable GPS to accelerate the roll-out of its service across new geographical locati

Susannah Green Psigma Investment Management has continued its rapid expansion in Scotland with its fourth appointment this year.