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The number of millionaires in Scotland has soared over the past five years, according to new research. Figures obtained by Barclays show there are now 48,000 millionaires living in Scotland, which amounts to a 41 per cent increase since 2010.

Philip Hogg A six per cent fall in home ownership levels between 2009 and 2014 is largely the result of the dramatic decline in private home building and ongoing issues surrounding large mortgage deposits, according to industry experts.

Planning consent has been granted for a brand new office development and multi-storey car park in Edinburgh’s city centre for Hermes Investment Management. Centrally located off Morrison Street in the heart of the Exchange district, the ‘Capital Square’ building will comprise 152,623 sq ft of

David Robertson Single malt whisky distilling is poised to return to Scotland’s capital after a 90 year absence, following the City of Edinburgh Council’s decision to enter into a lease with a new distillery at the Engine Shed near Holyrood Park.

Sarah Pumfrett Aberdeen accountant Sarah Pumfrett has been awarded the UK Members’ Network Contribution Award by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

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Letting agent Your Move has released new figures showing further increases to rent levels in Scotland.

Steven McKnight (left) welcomes Gary MacFarlane to his St. James’s Place Wealth Management team. St. James's Place Wealth Management has strengthened its Aberdeen team with the appointment of Gary MacFarlane in the role of financial consultant.

A Scottish husband and wife business duo are to face trial over an alleged four year plot to scam the Department of Work and Pensions out of to nearly £250,000 by submitting claims for sign-language interpreters they did not need from a company they owned themselves.

Eric Riley Celtic Football Club’s finance director is to step down later this year due to health reasons, the club has announced.

Latest official figures have shown that total bonus payments received by British workers last year were almost back at the record levels enjoyed before the financial crisis. But bonuses paid to bankers and financial industry staff fell to £13,100 on average, £800 less than the previous year as tou

Scotland’s thriving food and drink industry is projecting five years of strong growth and the creation of 14,000 new jobs. According to a new report from the Bank of Scotland, the nation’s producers are on course to deliver a 19 per cent increase in turnover on average between now and 2020.

Scotland’s medium-sized firms are being stopped from achieving their potential by a lack of affordable long-term funding, according to a new report from the CBI and accountants BDO. The research revealed that medium-sized businesses make up only 1.9 per cent of the stock of companies in Scotland b

The Scottish Loan Fund has completed a £2 million mezzanine debt investment in Smarter Grid Solutions enabling the company to accelerate product development and fund its continued expansion in the UK, Europe and the US. Founded in 2008, with shareholders including the University of Strathclyde, the

Second Quarter house purchase lending in Scotland saw a 39 per cent quarter-on-quarter rise as increases were recorded in both the number of loans made and the amount borrowed. According to the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, while the year-on-year comparison for Q2 was less substa