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A Scottish council has been forced to defend its £2.3 million investment in a multi-national tobacco company while at the same time promoting a host of anti-smoking public health initiatives. Scottish Borders Council came under fire from health charities over its pension fund’s investment in Brit

A change to the Community (Scotland) Empowerment Bill agreed by the local government and regeneration committee last week encourages public bodies to promote and facilitate participation with people and communities in decision making and budget setting. The move follows huge participation in last ye

Young adults are the most likely group to experience poverty in Scotland, with those renting privately at greatest risk, a new report has said. Research by the New Policy Institute (NPI) for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), found that young adults under 30 now make up the biggest share of those

Scotland has the highest proportion of people living in working households across the UK according to new figures. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) statistics on Working and Workless Households 2004 to 2014 show that 56.7 per cent of people live in working households in Scotland (October to D

A high school text book on economics has been revealed as the most checked-out title at the Bank of England’s vast library. The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street’s library is where leading research and analysis goes on among rows of books to support the central bank’s policies.

John Macintosh is a tax partner at Deloitte. April is historically an important month for legislative changes, with a raft of new rules and regulations introduced.

George Bull is Chair of Professional Services Group at Baker Tilly There was once a poster at Watford Junction railway station, just outside London. Advertising the local shopping centre, it read ‘Little blue dress, little blue dress, my life would be complete if only I could have that little blue

Eileen Blackburn is partner and head of business recovery at FD Debt Solutions, and chair of R3’s Scottish Technical Committee Amongst other measures, the Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act, which comes into force in April 2015, seeks to ensure appropriate debt relief and management and inc

Rona Dennison is a director at Burness Paull At the Scotland Food & Drink AGM and Annual Conference last week, CEO James Withers cited a new culture of collaboration as a key factor in the impressive 20.8 per cent rate of turnover growth in Scottish food and drink manufacturing over four years.

Fiona Weir is Tax Director at Johnston Carmicahael. The VAT law on prompt payment discounts changes with effect from 1st April 2015 and will significantly increase the compliance burden for both suppliers and customers.

The number of women on company boards has almost doubled over the past four years to just under a quarter, according to new figures. It is close to the target that was set to be achieved by 2015 by Lord Davies of Abersoch four years ago.

Alliance Trust has said that it is surprised by a move by investor interest group ShareSoc to support a boardroom overhaul proposed by American activist group Elliott Investors. The Dundee-based investment giant is at the heart of a tussle with leading shareholder Elliott, a US fund agitating for bo

Sir Gerry Grimstone, chairman of Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life, has spoken out on the prospect of a British exist from the European Union. Speaking yesterday at City Week, a conference on how to maintain Britain's competitiveness as a financial centre, Sir Gerry (pictured) left littl

The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has revealed a ground-breaking £200 million international pilot programme with the UK government.

The average cost of renting a Scottish property has risen just 1.1 per cent in the last year. The figure announced by Your Move represents the slowest increase in almost two years.