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Trustees of the former state-owned, Edinburgh-based Green Investment Bank have raised concerns over the level of investment in UK projects compared to rest of Europe since its controversial privatisation in 2017. As part of seeing it close the acquisition of the GIB, Australian bank Macquarie agreed

Alan McIntosh discusses a recent case in Greenock Sheriff Court in which he was involved that raised some interesting questions about the effects of Time Orders under section 129 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. A hearing is scheduled for later this month. The Facts

A team of accountancy staff have raised almost £30,000 for Maggie’s Centres this year, with the latest effort a celebratory Charity Ball at the weekend.

Sean McGinness Experts at Scottish accountancy firm Saffery Champness have raised concerns that recovery of all VAT on certain non-business activities may be under threat from HMRC as it appears to ignore guidance set out in its own internal manuals.

Alison Thewliss The SNP has called for the reform and devolution of inheritance tax following reports IHT raised a record £5.2 billion in 2017-18.

James Kergon Scottish companies raised £21 million in the second quarter of 2018 (April – June), two and a half times more than the previous quarter (£8.4 million).

Mark Hughes The European IPO market ended the first half of 2018 with total proceeds of €21.8bn raised from 168 IPOs, an increase of 5 per cent in money raised and 4 per cent increase in the number of IPOs compared to H1 2017, when 161 IPOs raised €20.8bn.

Sam Subesinghe Scottish technology companies were responsible for the majority of all venture capital raised in Scotland in the first three months of 2018.

Court of Session Trustees of the Scottish Solicitors Staff Pension Fund who raised an action against a legal firm and its former partners to recover a £90,000 deficit in the fund have successfully appealed against a judge’s decision to dismiss their claim.

A fundraising effort by the Glasgow office of Accountancy and business advisory Johnston Carmichael has raised £6,500 for charity.

Antonio Horta-Osario Lloyds Banking Group has raised dividends by 20 per cent to 3.05p a share after reporting its highest pre-tax profit since 2006 in its first full year results as a fully private enterprise.

Fife accountants have raised £700 for a local family charity by donning their festive attire on Christmas Jumper Day.

Jo Iwasaki The UK government would be well-advised to address the corporate governance issues raised in this week’s report from the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee, but must avoid overly prescriptive compliance-driven measures to tackle corporate culture, according

Edinbrugh-based TVSquared has raised investments totalling £5.2 million, as the demand for TV measurement and optimization grows within the £160 billion TV ad industry.

Czech finance officials have responded coolly to Cuban proposals to pay off $276 million in debt with bottles of the Caribbean country's famous rum. Havana raised the prospect of paying in either pharmaceuticals or rum at recent negotiations over the historic debt, which dates back to the Cold War e