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Research published for HMRC on 17 May 2019 has found that half of people gifting either money or assets were not aware of the rules and exemptions around Inheritance Tax (IHT). Of the 2090 individuals surveyed, only 45 per cent were aware of the tax implications around making gifts. Older, wealthier

Scottish farmed salmon is again the UK’s largest food export after the first quarter of 2019 saw Scottish producers sell £206.5m to overseas buyers, as demand for the fresh product strengthened.

Retail jobs on Scotland’s high streets fell 8.6 per cent over the period 2012 to 2017, data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed.

Online retail giant Amazon is in the process of developing a new piece of wearable tech with a voice-activated capacity to recognise human emotions via a variety of signals, Bloomberg has reported.

The proposed Scottish Stock Exchange, due to launch later this year, is to locate its headquarters at 39 George Street, Edinburgh, having signed an initial four year lease with Crown Estate Scotland for 7,800 sq. ft (725 sq. m) of office accommodation. Project Heather, the team assembled to establis

Talks are underway between Standard Life Aberdeen’s national advice arm 1825 and Grant Thornton to acquire the global accountancy firm’s advice business for £30 million. According to Sky News, Edinburgh-based 1825 would take ownership of 30 new IFAs following a deal.

Financial and related professional services output (GVA) in Scotland grew by 2 per cent (up £256m) between 2016 and 2017. This compares to slower growth in London and the South East, at 1.6 per cent (up by £1,347m) and 0.8 per cent (up by £160m) respectively in the same period

Southern Scotland is to get its own enterprise agency after all parties in Holyrood backed the bill to establish the body at its final stage.

Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopbriggs, has today announced plans to cut 1,800 jobs across its operations worldwide over the next three years in a cost cutting and restructuring drive. The company said it is targeting costs savings of £300m a yea

UK consumers are taking a ‘pick n mix’ approach to how they make payments, with mobile banking, mobile payments and contactless all becoming increasingly popular, research by UK Finance has revealed.

The growing range of video streaming services available to viewers; demand for internet access and business spend on internet advertising will drive the UK’s entertainment and media sector to grow by £10bn over the next five years.

Research by national fast sale estate agent, Springbok Properties, has looked at the cost of living near to one of the UK’s top 20 festivals for those who can’t face glamping let alone a weekend in a festival campsite and how house prices have performed since last year’s festival s

Donna Nairn, Alan Burns and Sarah Fergusson of William Duncan & Co's Ayr office took on The Mighty Stride at this years Glasgow Kiltwalk at the weekend.

An ‘invisible door’ that has the potential to save British retailers a combined £1.5 billion per year by reducing their energy bills is to be introduced by Waitrose.

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has launched a Dundee office as part of a strategic expansion of its operations. The firm has established a new hub in the city to provide bespoke services to Dundee’s growing sectors including technology and life scie