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New research by credit reference agency Equifax has revealed that the financial uncertainty of 2020 means 85% of people in Scotland will change the way they manage their personal finances in the immediate and long-term future.

The Institute of Directors (IoD) is urging the Chancellor to put entrepreneurs at the heart of the recovery, and avoid damaging tax hikes, in its Budget submission published today. As well as calling for an extension of measures to deal with the ongoing economic impact of COVID-19, the Institute cal

Almost 600,000 UK employers are at risk of business collapse in the spring without an urgent extension of government support, according to new analysis by the IPPR think tank.

A coronavirus resilience fund for legal aid firms and law centres, worth up to £9 million, has opened for applications. The Coronavirus Resilience and Recovery Fund for Legal Aid has been created to provide financial support to enable legal aid services to the public to continue - assisting th

Scottish businesses are more optimistic for the future now, compared to the end of 2020, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor. The monitor, which is produced in partnership with the Fraser of Allander Institute indicates that more firms are optimistic about their

The Scottish Government paid a total of £244 million to Scottish businesses in January according to new statistics. Payments to support businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic increased following the tightening of essential public health measures at Christmas.

Telecommunications giant BT Group has boosted the Scottish economy by £1.2 billion last year, according to an independent report by consultancy firm Hatch.

Glasgow-based retirement planner Guiide has announced two new directors and one advisor as it continues to help users create tailored drawdown pension plans. Philip Hodges and Steve Goddard have joined as directors while Julius Pursaill joins the team as strategic advisor.

A lawyer who appeared before a judge on Zoom as a cat was unable to switch the filter off.

A planning application for the £21 million food and drink industry development hub has been submitted to Aberdeen City Council.

Elixir Distillers has been granted planning permission to build its much anticipated new distillery in Islay.

The Scottish housing market began 2021 on a weaker footing, despite the sector being allowed to remain open during the current lockdown, with Scottish surveyors reporting activity lower than in December, according to the January 2021 Residential Market Survey from RICS.

Scotland’s scale-up – or fast-growth - businesses finished 2020 on a buoyant, optimistic note, with almost £100 million in Venture Capital (VC) investment, according to the latest figures from KPMG. Despite COVID related restrictions hitting the economy hard, the latest KPMG Ventur

A £70 million investment in economic growth for Argyll and Bute was agreed today with the formal signing of the area’s rural growth deal. The rural growth deal (RGD) brings together £25m each from the Scottish and UK Governments, and at least £20m via Argyll and Bute Council

Gordon Dean, partner at law firm Balfour+Manson, discusses the impact of an increase in authorised push payment (APP) fraud in recent years. There has been a huge rise in “authorised push payment” or “APP” fraud over recent years. The amounts involved in these scams can be si