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Edinburgh-based provider of cloud-based accounting Software as a Service (SaaS), FreeAgent, has begun its £34.1 million flotation on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Gary Turner A new report assessing the impact of cloud software on the accountancy profession has revealed that the extent of change since the introduction of the technology will lead to a breaking down of regular working patterns and a broadening of the role beyond number crunching into data analys

Sara Wilson Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings has called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to scrap the lifetime allowance (LTA) for pension savings in his Autumn Statement next week.

James Leigh-Pemberton The spectre of a fine ranging between $5bn (£4bn) and $12bn imposed by American authorities on Royal Bank of Scotland is preventing the re-privatisation of the still 73 per cent state-owned, bailed-out bank, MPs have heard.

Kevin McCloud and Bevis Watts managing director Triodos Bank UK Triodos Bank has created a dedicated £15 million lending pot for social housing providers to make energy efficient improvements to current housing stock to alleviate fuel poverty and develop green spaces.

An Edinburgh builder who stole almost £120,000 of VAT that he had charged his customers has been jailed for 20 months after he was investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Professor Philippe Sands QC Professor Philippe Sands QC has won the Baillie Gifford prize for his book East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity.

The Scottish estate market has proved its resilience during 2016 according to industry experts at Perthshire-based agents CKD Galbraith.

Iain Fraser FRP Advisory have taken over at Aberdeen-based European Development Company, operator of Holiday Inn and Express hotels in the Granite City and Holiday Inn Express in Edinburgh, after the business was placed in administration.

https://twitter.com/fion_li/status/798326378949013504 A Hong Kong tycoon and the 65th richest man in the world has placed full-page adverts in local media announcing that he has split up with his girlfriend.

Jamie Grant, head of corporate banking for Barclays Scotland & Northern Ireland (right) and Stuart Brown, head of SME banking for Barclays Scotland & Northern Ireland. Barclays has strengthened its Scottish senior management team with the appointment of Stuart Brown as head of SME Banking fo

Commercial finance provider for SMEs, IGF, has completed £5 million in asset based financing to Scottish SMEs since its launch in July.

A third of all British businesses have abandoned investments totalling £65.5 billion as a result of the Brexit vote, according to Hitachi Capital and the Centre for Economic and Business Research.

Standard Life Investments believes that it is time for a reset of fiscal policy to address both short and long-term challenges in the UK economy.