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Laurie Macfarlane A “dysfunctional land market” lies at the root of Scotland’s housing crisis and intervention is required to increase the supply of land for new homes, according to a new discussion paper.

A new cryptoassets task force, the next steps in ‘robo-regulation’ to make it faster and easier for fintech firms to follow complex regulations, and a new UK-Australia ‘fintech bridge’ to help UK firms expand internationally, are some of the innovations expected to be announced by the Chanc

Hungry Scots have munched their way through more than 185 million carrots from Aldi Scotland, which reported impressive sales of the root vegetable this International Carrot Day (4 April). Kevin the Carrot, Aldi's beloved mascot, revealed the discount retailer sold over 203,000 1kg bags of carrots,

Accountancy Hall Morrice has sponsored a junior football club with roots dating back to 1915 in Aberdeen's Hall Russell’s Shipyard. The firm is sponsoring the new kit for Hall Russell United FC Development squad as they begin their first season in the Highland League Development League.

Glasgow-based factoring firm Newton Property Management has successfully acquired Morison Walker Property Management, a historic company rooted in Greenock since its inception in the early 19th century. The acquisition sees Newton, a member firm of The Property Managers’ Association Scotland,

Dundee University business graduate Vladimir Zabnin is returning to his roots to help inspire future entrepreneurs with a stock market investment lecture as part of National Student Money Week. Estonian-born Mr Zabnin is an expert analyst of stocks and shares and eight years after leaving the univer

Eden Mill, the Scottish distiller with roots in St Andrews, has been named the Official Gin of the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open.

A family who previously lived a nomadic lifestyle in South Africa have moved to Dumfries and Galloway to establish new roots and are getting ready to launch Galloway Glamping – a new glamping business in the area’s protected Dark Sky Park. Lottie Reeves – alongside her partner Kevi

Merrill Lynch International (MLI) has been fined £13,285,900 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for incorrectly reporting more than 35 million transactions and failing to report another 120,000 transactions between November 2007 and November 2014. The FCA said the size of the fine – the hig

Royal Bank of Scotland has been hit with a $669 million (£430m) share of a $5.7 billion fine handed out by UK and US regulators to a clutch of high street banks over allegations that they rigged the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. The fine was agreed after the 80 per cent state-owned l

Aberdeen Asset Management Charitable Foundation has selected ChildHope as its fourth emerging markets charity partner. The Foundation has made a three year commitment, with an initial six-figure donation, to ChildHope.

Three drinks industry veterans have bought Scottish Borders-based craft brewer Broughton Ales. John Hunt, Steve McCarney and David McGowan purchased the business for an undisclosed sum from majority shareholder Giles Litchfield.

People in China are being encouraged to opt for vertical burial or cremation under new government funeral guidelines aimed at coping with land scarcity. It's hoped the guidance, issued by nine government departments, will promote environmentally friendly forms of burial that take up little or no lan

Airdrie Savings Bank, Scotland’s only independent, mutual bank, has produced a twist on the cashback mortgage idea allowing employees, trustees and volunteers of thousands of Scotland’s third sector organisations and social enterprises benefit by £250. Many banks offer cashback to borrowers as

Barry Benjamin Wealth management is one of the least tech-literate sectors of the financial services industry, and is falling well behind other industries, a report published today by PwC finds.