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Andrew Gambier A survey of 1,000 members of the general public by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) reveals auditors are expected to play a crucial role in company safeguarding.

A property owner who sued the Royal Bank of Scotland for breach of contract over the mortgage lender’s early termination and demand for repayment of three loans has had his £160,000 damages action against bank dismissed following an appeal.

Dunkinty House, Elgin. (Image courtesy of Galbraith) The nine-bedroom mansion owned by Scottish soup queen Audrey Baxter has been put on the market for nearly £1 million.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh writes on problem debt ahead of tomorrow's meeting of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee

Malcolm Buchanan Output in Scotland's private sector economy expanded solidly at the start of the fourth quarter, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI.

The drawdown market faces its sternest test yet, with signs that pension fund returns are becoming more subdued and withdrawal rates are increasing, new data from the upcoming Moneyfacts UK Personal Pension Trends Treasury Report suggests.

Malcolm Buchanan Scottish private sector output expanded solidly in September but the pace of growth eased to a five-month low amid a slower rise in workloads, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI index has shown.

Northern Star Business Awards 2018 Martin Gilbert, co-chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen, has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at last week's Northern Star Business Awards for his outstanding contribution to the region.

The median amount paid to FTSE 250 chief executives in 2017 fell by 4 per cent, from £1.75 million in 2016 to £1.68 million, according to Deloitte’s annual FTSE 250 Remuneration Report.

Buccleuch announced today that it is marketing the sale of forestry and agricultural land on its Borders Estate.

Calum Paterson Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has been named as one of the world’s most consistent, top performing venture capital fund managers by Preqin, the data and intelligence specialists for the global alternative assets industry.

Moira Kelly A Scottish Government proposal to give councils the power to increase business rates on out of town shopping centres and online retailers would be a bureaucratic burden, tax professionals have warned.

Bob & Berts - founders Colin McClean (left) and David Ferguson with BGF investor Gemma Hamilton Bob & Berts, the Northern Irish artisan coffee and food shop, has selected Falkirk, Dunfermline and Stirling as its first Scottish locations, creating 30 jobs as it steams ahead with its expansion

Malcolm Buchanan Private sector businesses expanded activity sharply in August, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI.

Scottish productivity has all but stalled in the last fifteen years, a trend that is threatening prospects for future living standards, a new study by The David Hume Institute has warned.