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Ken Patullo Businesses in Scotland are continuing to face a tough economic climate with levels of early financial distress rising by almost a third in the first three months of 2018 compared with the same period last year.

Louise McCosh Louise McCosh, HR Director at accountancy firm French Duncan, sees reason for optimism despite Brexit uncertainties

Construction workloads in Scotland remained resilient despite bad weather in the first quarter of 2018 – according to the results of the Q1 2018 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, Scotland.

Reform Scotland, the independent, non-party think tank, has highlighted that VAT was not devolved under previous Scotland Acts because it was illegal under EU law but with the impending exit of the UK from the EU that impediment will be removed.

Iain McCombie Iain McCombie and Milena Mileva, managers at Edinburgh investment firm Baillie Gifford have taken over the management of the £259 million Schroder UK Growth fund after its board sacked Schroders.

Moira Kelly More than two-thirds of taxpayers will pay less on their current income this year under Scotland’s new tax bands which take effect from today, but tax professionals have cautioned Scottish taxpayers will also be exposed to more complexity and potential confusion than ever before.

Industry experts (left to right) Sandy Cairnie, Chris van der Kuyl, Fraser Edmond, Iain Crole and Paddy Burns recently set up Broker Insights in Dundee The number of new technology companies being set up in Scotland rose by 77 per cent last year, outstripping the rate recorded throughout the UK as a

Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a European Residential Property Fund supported by cornerstone investor Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek (PMT) and its fiduciary manager, MN. Initial investments in excess of €350 million have been received from eight investors in The Netherlands, Switzer

The Scottish economy grew by 0.3 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2017, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

The member-owned group Royal London, which employs 1,100 in Edinburgh and 100 in Glasgow, has posted a 17 per cent rise in operating profits to £329 million.

Kenny, Alison and Colin Blair Scottish hospitality group Buzzworks is set to expand into new venues across Scotland following a £3 million refinancing deal with HSBC, which has supported the creation of 100 new jobs.

The world’s first Blockchain-based investment product has been launched by a UK fintech firm using Microsoft’s cloud technology, the global technology giant has reported.

David Duffy David Duffy, the chief executive of the owners of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks has been picked by the Treasury as the newly-created fintech envoy for England, as part of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s first fintech strategy announced this week.

Adoption of smart home devices is set to ramp up significantly within the next five years, according to an EY survey of 2,500 households in the UK. Currently, 26 per cent of households own at least one type of smart home product, but the figure is expected to reach 59 per cent by 2022.

Martin Gill Manufacturers are lifting overall UK business output, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisors BDO LLP.