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Sandy Burgess There was a sharp fall in new car registrations in Scotland last month even though the market north of the border is still outperforming the rest of the UK.

Retail sales in Scotland have grown much more slowly over the past year than in Great Britain as a whole, according to new figures.

Martin Gilbert Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) chief executive Martin Gilbert has reassured his employees, and those at Standard Life, that the merger of the two companies will not lead to “dramatic” job losses.

Moira Kelly The Scottish Parliament should consider establishing a committee focused exclusively on scrutinising the country’s devolved tax powers, the body representing Scotland’s tax professionals has said.

The British Banking Association's latest high street banking data shows that consumer credit growth was 6.1 per cent in March, compared with 6.5 per cent in the previous month. Net mortgage borrowing was 2.2 per cent higher than a year ago. Eric Leenders, BBA managing director for retail banking, sa

Lorraine Macphail Scotland’s commercial property sector could face long-term growth issues if demand for office space continues to outstrip supply.

Workloads for small and medium-sized construction firms in Scotland rose faster than at any time since the 2007 financial crisis, a new survey has revealed.

Callum Gray, Graeme Penman , Graeme Allan, Stuart Rose and Jonathan Clark. Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced the promotion of four members of their management team to senior manager positions.

Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £21.4 billion in March, according to The Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Austin Lafferty The west central Scotland property market is showing little impact from recent political changes, including the triggering of Article 50 and the prospect of a second Scottish referendum, according to the latest analysis from GSPC (Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre). Average selling

HSBC has said it is to adopt a number of initiatives aimed at supporting people affected by dementia.

Car insurance prices are revving up with drivers in Scotland being hit with the highest annual increases in the UK, accord to latest data.

Debbie Mayor Confidence levels within Scotland’s business community have stabilised, but remain below the UK and Eurozone averages, according to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report.

Martin Gill The UK’s productivity crisis is deepening, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO.

The number of workers in Scotland employed in the low carbon and ‎renewables sector has risen to 58,500 in 2015 - up from an indicative 43,500 employed in 2014.