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Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson, veteran of Standard Life Investments’ real estate team, has announced that he is to end his 25 year career with the firm this year to pursue other interests.

One third of the largest firms are withholding key information from annual reports, according to a new study of FTSE 100 companies carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Chartered Management Institute and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. The study

The value of Scotland’s commercial property sales in the first quarter of 2016 fell by over 40 per cent, according to new figures from the Registers of Scotland. The figures, analysed by the Scottish Property Federation, show that the value of commercial property sales in Q1 2016 was £619m, compa

Home-owners in Scotland borrowed £1.8bn for house purchase during the first three months of this year, the highest total borrowed for house purchase in the first quarter of a year north of the border since 2010. The total was down 22 per cent quarter-on-quarter but up 1 per cent year-on-year.

Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers can now download and use Android Pay. Android Pay enables users to tap and pay with their Android devices at almost 460,000 payment terminals in UK shops, bringing together payment networks, banks and retailers to help customers pay simply and secu

Last year saw Scotland achieve record-breaking levels of inward investment with an all-time high registered for the number of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, according EY’s latest Scottish Attractiveness Survey. The global accountancy firm found a total of 119 FDI projects were secured i

M&G Investments, the UK’s second biggest retail fund manager, has announced plans to scrap upfront fees and high annual charges on their big, legacy, direct businesses. In a move that will put pressure on rivals which continue to levy, M&G said it will also stop charging all investors for

Nationwide building society, Britain's biggest customer-owned lender, has reported a 23 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profits to £1.3bn, up from £1.04bn a year earlier. The mutual, which is the UK’s second biggest provider of home loans, also said underlying profit had increased 9 per cent

Deloitte has played down the significance of the peer-to-peer lending phenomenon in a report that predicts the industry is unlikely to account for any more than 1 per cent of all lending in the UK by 2025. But while the global accountancy firm believes online platforms connecting investors directly

Mike McAnulty Mike McAnulty, director of Scottish independent financial advisers, Central Investment, discusses the changes in pension death benefits, and why it is critical to have all finances implemented before death.

Edinburgh-based Aegon UK has cleaved off another chunk of its annuity business as it focuses on becoming a major player in the platform market. The firm, which employs 2,000 staff at its Edinburgh Park headquarters and another 400 throughout the UK, has sold a £3bn annuity book to Legal & Gener

Employment levels in Scotland reached a record high in 2015, according to new figures released today by the Scottish Government. Scotland’s Chief Statistician published statistics on Regional Employment Patterns in Scotland from the Annual Population Survey (APS) showing employment levels in Scotl

Kerry Norval Kerry Norval is a senior solicitor at Burness Paull's Edinburgh office

A clan chief who died late last year and whose ancestors fought alongside Robert the Bruce has left an £18 million fortune to his family. Angus MacDonald Lockhart, the head of the Lockhart clan, passed away suddenly in November last year after falling ill at home aged 69.

Edinburgh Business School is launching a £250,000 scholarship scheme to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Under the scheme, 25 individuals, resident in Scotland, will be awarded a fully-funded place to study the Edinburgh Business School Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, delivered by