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Scotland’s political leaders have been quizzed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) about their plans for getting Scotland’s local and independent businesses back on their feet.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on potential reforms to the UK Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Alongside the Treasury, the regulator is considering reforms to capital markets looking at changes to the UK’s regulatory regime to ensure t

The number of current account customers ditching and switching their bank dropped in the first three months of 2021, according to figures released by the Current Account Switching Service (Cass).

UK car production rose 46.6% in March, the first increase after 18 months of decline, with 115,498 cars manufactured, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The percentage of UK businesses expecting their workforce to grow in the next three months rose from 19% in Q4 2020 to 27% in Q1, according to the latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook published by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

The Royal Mint has unveiled the biggest coin in its 1,100-year history, weighing in at 10kg.

Tim Cooper, chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Scotland, has said that the low levels of corporate and personal insolvencies in Scotland over the last year cannot last forever.  The number of corporate insolvencies (liquidations and receiverships) in Scotland fell by 31

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has posted £1.9 billion of pre-tax profits for the first quarter of this year, as the group released some of the provisions it had made for potential loan losses after the coronavirus outbreak. The bank released £459m from its cash reserve

Staff and partners from Johnston Carmichael connected their offices across the country by passing a virtual baton from Inverness to Glasgow to take part in Scotland’s Virtual Kiltwalk, raising over £7,500 for Scottish charities.

As restrictions start to ease and the wider economy re-opens across Scotland, a major survey published today by Addleshaw Goddard, highlights that business sentiment has improved since the last quarter of 2020. The latest Addleshaw Goddard Business Monitor report – produced in partnership with

Private equity investment manager Foresight Group has made a £1.25 million growth capital investment under the Scottish Growth Scheme into FURTHER.SPACE Limited, a luxury glamping pod holiday company, providing outdoor premium short breaks in Scotland and Ireland.

Edinburgh-based bank Hampden & Co has reported strong growth in revenue, deposits and loans following what the UK private bank describes as “growing demand from clients for accessible, flexible banking expertise”. Total income for the year to 31st December 2020 increased 18% to &poun

Scotgold Resources, the gold exploration and production company focused on Scotland, suffered a drop in value yesterday after issuing a warning that output in its first year of production at the Cononish Project would be “materially less” than previously anticipated. In a production

Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, highlights the need for a plan of action for Scotland's airports in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It is common ground amongst the various political parties that the next Scottish Parliament must tackle recovery from the pandemic

One in five retirees has considered riskier pensions and investment products in the search for higher rates of interest, a survey conducted by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has found.