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The Scottish Retail Consortium has slammed moves to increase business rates in Scotland ahead of Friday's main poundage rate hike and the doubling of the extra rates supplement paid by firms occupying medium and larger sized commercial premises. The SRC said the plan was "out of step" while shop vac

The previously overwhelming support of Scottish business leaders to remain in the European Union is beginning to wane, according to the results of a new survey. The Business Growth Fund (BGF), which is backed by major banks and was established to provide growth capital to ambitious and growing small

Latest research from Savills has revealed that today’s house buyers are returning to the Scottish suburbs in a prime market, which has been boosted by the return of home-grown wealth. While traditionally strong areas like the New Town, Stockbridge and Morningside in Edinburgh and the West End in G

Alastair Rae Scotland’s hospitality sector saw occupancy and revenue fall during 2015 due to the dramatic collapse in activity in Aberdeen according to the latest report by accountants and business advisers, BDO.

Sheena Anderson Aberdeen accountancy practise Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced that Sheena Anderson and Ishbel Sutherland will retire as partners from the firm this week.

PIB Insurance Brokers have added three new members of staff to its Aberdeen office. Alan Alsop, private client manager, Julia Cant, senior account executive and Rachel Wilson, account handler, have joined the team led by Graeme Cant at the firm’s Granite City office at Golden Square.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is to lease new offices at BAM Properties’ CONNECT110NS development at 110 Queen Street, Glasgow.

Following years of austerity, saving money has become a higher priority for many Scots as more than four in 10 (44 per cent) are putting away more money than they did two years ago, compared to a national average of 41 per cent, according to Scottish Widows’ tenth annual Savings Study. However, de

An American waitress has been subjected to the full force of a classic internet backlash after flippantly accusing George W. Bush of 'doing' 9/11 on Twitter after being left a generous tip by the former president. The highly controversial President and his wife had left waitress Leisa Smith a $40 ti

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Tim Sawyer It might not come as a major surprise, but financial fear is the main barrier stopping Scotland’s would-be business owners from starting their own company, according to new research.

Gillian Guy Nine in ten people (88 per cent) miss common warning signs of a pensions scam - such as unusually high investment returns, cold calling and offers of free financial advice - despite feeling confident they can spot fraudsters’ tricks.

Financial services firms received 2.11 million new complaints between July and December 2015, according to new complaints data published today by the Financial Conduct Authority. Overall, there was a decrease of 1.4 per cent in the number of complaints compared to the previous six months which was m

Devan Kaloo Devan Kaloo is head of global emerging market equities at Aberdeen Asset Management

Aberdeen-based payroll specialist Bon Accord Employment Services has been taken over and re-branded to ACCORD Business Partnerships. The firm, which specialises in providing payroll, pensions and employment services to clients in the energy sector has been acquired by four HR professionals with more