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Bank of Scotland has unveiled a highly exclusive, limited-edition £20 banknote to celebrate the national football team’s qualification for a major international tournament. Just 100 of the collector-style notes have been printed. The design integrates traditional Scottish currency elemen

Taxes on UK workers increased at the fastest rate among the world's wealthiest economies last year, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Paris-based organisation's annual study of taxes across the developed world found that Britain's "tax wedge", which m

Scottish investment giant Baillie Gifford is poised to reap a £3.5 billion return on its early bet on SpaceX, as Elon Musk's rocket company prepares for what is expected to be the largest public listing in stock market history.

Nearly four in ten private sector employers are planning to scrap pension salary sacrifice schemes following the Chancellor's decision to cap national insurance relief at £2,000 per year, according to research by Standard Life. The new polling, conducted among 500 business leaders, shows that

The United Kingdom faces the steepest economic hit from the Iran war among the world's advanced economies, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) latest World Economic Outlook. The IMF has revised its forecast for UK growth this year down to 0.8%, from the 1.3% predicted in January bef

A rare 200-year-old flute closely linked to Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, will be played in the United States for the first time this week as part of an urgent campaign to save the farm where Auld Lang Syne was written.

A collection of custom-painted skateboard decks is to be auctioned in aid of a new skate park on the Isle of Wight, as Freshwater Parish Council pushes to replace an ageing facility that has served the community for over two decades. The existing park, built in 2002 from wooden ramps, has reached th

A Scottish think tank has accused the Scottish Government of pursuing housing policies it knows to be ineffective, warning that John Swinney’s proposed Help to Buy scheme for first‑time buyers will inflate prices, waste public money, and deepen the housing crisis rather than alleviate it.

Law firm CMS is bringing together leading figures from PR, marketing, sport and law for its Scotland Brand Forum, examining the key legal, commercial and creative challenges facing brands operating in Scotland today. The line-up includes Scarlett and Gregor Hollerin, founders of award-winning Glasgo

Following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has warned that a continued reliance on frozen tax thresholds risks undermining economic growth. Gail Boag, CEO at ICAS, noted that while the statement paints a slightly improving economic pi

Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS) is bringing its nationwide Funding Socials programme to Edinburgh, offering third sector leaders the opportunity to connect with fund managers, sector specialists and peers. The event at Out of the Blue Arts & Education Trust in Leit

The Scottish Government’s plan to introduce a new tax on housebuilding to help fund the removal of dangerous cladding has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle, despite fears it could deepen Scotland’s housing emergency.

Johnston Carmichael has launched a new fund for colleagues to support charitable initiatives as part of the celebrations ahead of its 90th anniversary this year. The JC Impact Fund is an internal programme enabling colleagues to apply for funding to deliver charitable or community initiatives that m

MHA has launched the MHA 1892 Foundation, a new charitable initiative designed to address the financial literacy gap among young people across the UK. Following a successful pilot in the North West of England, which awarded eight grants in 2023, the foundation is now rolling out nationwide. It offer

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget has drawn a sharp intake of breath from Scotland’s financial and business community.