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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled a series of tax reforms in yesterday's Spring Budget, altering the UK's fiscal landscape. The most notable change sees National Insurance contributions for employees decreasing from 10% to 8%, resulting in average annual savings of around £450 for approximately

A flood of green investment into Scottish land holdings could deepen divides between landowners and rural communities if new policies and regulation don’t keep up, a study by researchers at The James Hutton Institute has found. The Scottish Government-funded research, being published today, in

A revealing new report on land trends has brought fresh insights into the dynamics of rural land transactions in Scotland.

Scotland’s first impact investor, SIS Ventures has released its inaugural Impact Report, highlighting the positive impacts on people and planet delivered by its investee companies. Since launching the Impact First Fund in 2018, SIS Ventures has invested more than £5.6 million in 14 high-

Scottish consumers are prioritising everyday essentials, like food shopping and spending on children and pets ahead of beauty, home improvements and nights out when it comes to managing finances.

Temple Melville, CEO of the Scotcoin Project CIC, discusses the benefits of regulation in the cryptocurrency industry, including protections for citizens and investors, the ability for institutions to invest, and the adoption of regulated crypto ETFs. Six years ago, when Gideon Greenspan said that r

A new report released today by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that click-and-collect shopping will be worth £2.55 billion in Scotland this year, representing 38.4% of retail income north of the Border. This growth follows the broader national trend, that has seen the click-and-collect econ

Active loans and investments at leading responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) reached more than £41 million across 201 social enterprises, community organisations and impact-led businesses over the past year (2022/2021) according to its latest Impact Report. The latest

Fewer than 20% of Scots homeowners paid over 83% of all house purchase tax according to analysis of the latest statistics by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that the latest Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) data revealed that just 1790 (19.1% of the total) homebuyers paid &poun

Peter Graham, director of Henderson Loggie’s forensic accounting practice in Scotland, who is regularly appointed as expert determiner by the President of ICAS, has revealed that lawyers in Scotland have experienced issues when examining or cross examining witnesses in virtual courtrooms. Hend

Standard Life Private Equity Trust, a fund managed by abrdn, has posted a Net Value Asset (NAV) total return of 37.9% for the eyar ended 30 Deptember 2021, compared to 11.7% in 2020. This figure compares to 27.9% for the FTSE All-Share Index.

UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign is warning UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be alert for scams targeting their companies.

Game4Padel, the Edinburgh-based padel business backed by tennis star Andy Murray, has been valued at £18 million in its latest investment round, during which the company raised £3m from retail and institutional investors. The company’s fourth successful fundraising round in less th

Business leaders will gather tomorrow in Glasgow for the first major conference dedicated to stimulating the growth of the fintech industry across the UK. Hosted by FinTech Scotland, the clus­ter organisation representing the sector north of the Border, the event welcomes members of a fintech &l

Scottish law firm Burness Paull has posted profits of £33.3 million - a rise of 39% - despite the economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic. Burness Paull said an intense programme of client listening and rapid response during the pandemic has been the foundation for strong revenue perform