More than half of Scotland’s councils are now recognised as Fairtrade areas, figures compiled by the independent Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) show – with a total of 110 Fairtrade areas around the country. Scotland was recognised as a Fairtrade Nation in 2013 after all cities an
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A growing Scottish film industry, strong line-up of rich cultural events and a year of food and drink all helped to make 2015 and early 2016 a strong year for the Scottish central belt hotel industry – but Aberdeen continued to suffer as low oil prices and redundancies continued to bite. That’s
The Scottish Government should have a single department responsible for both new tax and welfare powers due to be devolved, according to Reform Scotland. With welfare expenditure currently divided between two departments,HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Reform Scotland believes t
A piece of Scottish legal history has been made by the Crown Office’s Civil Recovery Unit (CRU) after it secured the forfeiture and sale of 19 Krugerrands, South African gold coins that each contain one Troy ounce of pure gold. Cash raised from the sale of the forfeited goods is being handed over
Martin Darroch The corporate team at Harper Macleod enjoyed a record year in 2015, seeing it ranked in the top three dealmakers in Scotland.
Menzies Campbell Sir Menzies (“Ming”) Campbell has been appointed to lead the campaign in Scotland to keep the UK in the EU by the nation’s only dedicated pro-European campaigning organisation.
Lindsey Paterson New research shows that the UK is missing out on up to £170bn worth of economic benefits by not having enough females in employment.
Orlaith Brogan Purchasing a buy-to-let property is still a popular prospect for those looking to manage their finances, despite a new tax being introduced from April 1, according to ESPC (Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre).
Max Ward Veteran fund manager Max Ward, has bought a further 50,000 shares in Edinburgh-based Independent Investment Trust, the company he manages and created, taking his holding in the firm to 5.2million shares.
Anderson Anderson & Brown's managing partner, Graeme Allan, receiving the award from Nick Rodrigues, deputy editor of The Sunday Times, with AAB's head of HR, Karen Stewart. Aberdeen-based independent firm of Chartered Accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has gone straight in to t
More than 8,000 staff at insurer Admiral have been handed a bumper payout after it secured record full-year profits. The insurance giant has reported record pre-tax profits of £377m for 2015, a rise of 6 per cent on the previous year.
Oil prices rose 0.7 per cent today after US production fell for the sixth week in row and raised optimism that the market may have finally bottomed out. Global benchmark Brent crude rose 0.7 per cent to $37.31 per barrel this morning, putting it on course to end the week with a gain of more than fiv
Dundee-based wealth manager Alliance Trust has increased its dividend for the 49th year in a row, despite enduring one of the most turbulent years in the firm’s 128-year history. The past twelve months has seen vicious wrangling with activist investors Elliot Advisors which ended in an uneasy truc
A major plan to expand and upgrade Inverness Airport has been announced as the Highland terminal gears up for what could be its busiest year ever. With British Airways launching a new daily service to London Heathrow and KLM flying daily to Amsterdam Schiphol from May, and easyJet expanding services
Two sets of latest figures released by the Halifax and Nationwide have revealed that UK house prices are continuing to rise at a "robust pace". The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said property values were up 9.7 per cent in February compared with a year ago, but down slightly on January.