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Confidence among Scotland’s business community is in decline but remains resilient, according to research from business and financial adviser Grant Thornton.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016. The global body of finance professionals said the list, which includes entries spanning six continents, recognises “the best and brightest Chartered Accountants who are making a diff

Brodies LLP has become the latest Scottish firm to report positive results as the economic recovery, now threatened by Brexit, takes hold. The firm reports that in its financial year to 30 April 2016 revenues grew by 12.4 per cent to £65.1 million.

Isabel Hudson Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life has confirmed that non-executive director Isabel Hudson, who has served on its board since October 2014, has resigned with immediate effect.

The Crown Office’s five-year investigation into the near collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland, and the rights issue which preceded it, has found "insufficient evidence" to press criminal charges against its disgraced former chief executive Fred Goodwin or any of his colleagues, it has been announced

Bailed-out and scandal-hit Scottish banking giant Royal Bank of Scotland is to ditch the RBS acronym branding that has existed throughout its wretched recent history. The Edinburgh-based bank, which was bailed out by UK taxpayers at a cost of £45 billion in the darkest days of the financial crisis,

Grant Thornton has made a number of promotions across its tax, wealth advisory and marketing & business development departments as part of its growth strategy in Scotland. The global business and financial adviser is currently engaged in a five year strategy aimed at driving up profits and provi

Vishal Chopra Grant Thornton has called for all parties in Holyrood to make tax simplification a post-election priority.

The incomes of commercial farms in Scotland are estimated to have halved over the four years to 2014. The latest reduction in farm business income, a measure of the return to unpaid labour on commercial farms, continues a four year decline in average income.

Two of Scotland's sporting legends, Sir Chris Hoy and Andy Murray, have shown that they are no slouches when it comes to matters financial. Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy saw his company take in more than £1 million last year. The latest figures show the retired cyclist is still capitalising on his spe

The Scottish Government's budget for the next year has been passed by MSPs as trade union members protested outside Holyrood over cuts to council budgets and local authority job cuts. MSPs passed the budget by 64 votes to 57 after opposition parties continued to press Finance Secretary John Swinney

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The creation of a new ethical finance hub for Scotland will be announced tonight at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus. The Scottish Ethical Finance Hub (SEFH), which has received backing from the Scottish Government as well as leaders in the financial sector, will be based at Heriot-Watt U

The Scottish Loan Fund (SLF), managed by Glasgow-based Maven Capital Partners , has completed a £5 million investment in the energy service specialists Meta Downhole and READ Cased Hole, to support the international growth ambitions of both businesses. Aberdeen-based READ and Meta are trading compa

Harvey Wheaton CodeClan, Scotland’s first digital software skills academy, today announced the appointment of Harvey Wheaton, as its first chief executive officer.