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Scottish Property Federation (SPF) analysis of recent data from Revenue Scotland has shown that Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) revenues narrowly met Scottish Government forecasts in 2018/19. The SPF has warned, however, that repayments of tax already collected will cau

Scottish-based investment management firm Brooks Macdonald is proud to sponsor, for the second year running, the annual Brown Cup Scottish Schools Regatta and Race Training Weekend held on Loch Earn, taking place from Saturday 8 June until Monday 10 June 2019. Hosted by Loch Earn Sailing Club at St

Employers are being warned by accountants and business advisers French Duncan that share scheme reporting is essential to avoid penalties. As share schemes become a more common way of rewarding staff employers need to be aware of the stringent reporting requirements which these schemes attract.

A new survey has highlighted a divergence in approach to Board remuneration by housing associations in Scotland and England. Audit, tax & consulting services provider RSM said the majority of housing associations in Scotland continue to resist Board remuneration despite growing positiv

9 West, an Edinburgh-based investment firm has introduced the funding for an off market £55.2 million deal for a South Korean asset management business to acquire commercial property in Scotland. Robbie Moir from 9 West secured funding from Hyundai Asset Management Co. Ltd to purchase prime of

American venture capitalist Tom Crotty has joined the board of directors at Aberdeen FC, bringing with him a £1.3 million investment in the club. Mr Crotty has spent more than 30 years brokering deals for communications and software firms and helped found the charity Grassroot Soccer with Tomm

Over 40 per cent of Scotland’s tech start-ups and scale-ups are targeting the US market for growth but have found access to finance the biggest barrier to their ambitious plans. That’s one of the key findings from a new survey of 100 data-driven tech start-ups and scale-ups, undertaken a

Glasgow-based private equity house Maven Capital Partners has led the management buyout (MBO) of CMS Window Systems, an end-to-end provider of premium window and door solutions, and one of Scotland’s fastest growing manufacturing businesses.

After a tumultuous week in politics, a new weekly index run by accountancy firm RSM tracking the impact of Brexit has revealed an almost 30 per cent rise in overall stress levels in the UK economy over just one week.

Property investment and development company, Buccleuch Property has unveiled children’s charity, Seamab as its fundraising partner for the 2019 Buccleuch Property Challenge. Seamab provides care and education for children in Scotland that have experienced significant trauma in their lives and

An event held this month by Aberdeen-based firm Activpayroll saw over 130 women attend Maggie’s Centre in Aberdeen for ‘Fizz Fiesta’, a Mexican themed ladies-only afternoon.

Glasgow-based investment syndicate Kelvin Capital has moved into its tenth year of business by completing its biggest investment year yet. A total of £10.5 million was invested across nine businesses in its portfolio in 2018, made up by eight follow on investments and one new investment.

The overall condition of Scotland's private sector economy was subdued, with key gauges of business health such as output and new orders falling, while employment approached near-stagnation, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. Brexit-related uncertainty and concerns regarding client

Shan Saba, business development director at Scotland-based recruitment business Brightwork, tackles the legacy of Glasgow's slave trade history and the fight that the second city of empire still faces today Everyone is aware that many of Glasgow’s merchants became rich throughout the 18th

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the key findings of supervisory work to assess the effectiveness of disclosure by asset managers and intermediaries, such as wealth managers, to their retail customers.