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Aberdeen’s hotel sector experienced its fifth consecutive month of double digit drops in occupancy and revenue in August as the hospitality sector continued to be badly hit by cuts in the oil and gas sector, according to the latest report by accountants BDO. The firm’s monthly hotel survey found

Scottish airport operator HIAL’s strong run of growth in 2015 continued in the last quarter, according to latest figures. In the third quarter (July to September), the group recorded an extra 12,522 passengers (up 3.1 per cent) compared to the same period in 2014.

The volume of residential sales in Scotland rose 6.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 28,019 properties were submitted for registration between July

New figures have revealed that Scotland’s mid-sized businesses (firms with a revenue between £10 million to £300 million) have increased collective turnover by 63 per cent over the last five years from £32bn to £52bn. The performance compares to a UK figure which showed an increase of only 55

Edinburgh-based global investment manager, Standard Life Investments has issued a White Paper examining the rise of the millennials and their impact on values-based investing. It explores millennials' potential impact on traditional financial management, as well as the many opportunities they create

Salary inflation in Scotland has slumped to a 25-month low amid slowdowns in Glasgow and Edinburgh, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs published today. This was despite the research also showing a demand for staff strengthening while the downturn in candidate availability become

Scottish workers feel less secure in their jobs than workers throughout the rest of the UK, new figures have show. The latest UK Employment Confidence Survey, carried out by recruiter Glassdoor, revealed that just over 40 per cent of staff members in Scotland fear the sack in the next six months, we

A new survey of 135 businesses with an average of 11,000 employees reveals that they expect to pay an extra £1.6m on average each in wages in 2016 due to the introduction of the National Living Wage, with retailers expecting the biggest increases. The survey carried out by global accountancy firm P

Edinburgh-based Kames Capital has increased profits by five times over the past four years since rebranding from Aegon Asset Management, according to the firm’s latest figures. Kames, which employs 250 people in the capital, has posted results showing profits up from £3.25million in 2011 to £15.

Businesses expect growth to continue into 2016 as business optimism increased for the first time in over six months, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants BDO. BDO’s Optimism Index increased to 102.2 from 101.9 this month, the first uptick in confidence since February this

Nearly 10 per cent of UK companies don’t know how many cyber security attacks they have had this year and 14 per cent don’t know how they happened, according to PwC. Turnaround and Transformation, the latest Global State of Information Security Survey released today by PwC in conjunction with CI

House sales picked up across Scotland during September, supported by a modest improvement in properties coming on to the market, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. Agreed sales rose throughout Scotland last month, with 32 per cent more chartered surveyors seeing an increase.

Around 700 jobs could be at risk at Falkirk Council after the local authority looks to save £45 million over the next three years. The cuts may lead to 200 jobs being lost in this financial year, 300 the following year and another 200 in 2018/19 from a workforce of over 7239.

While the threat of missing a flight is an everyday hazard for holidaymakers and business travellers alike, one Italian man has been arrested after calling in a bomb threat to a major airport, just to keep his flight grounded until he got there.

Hunters Residential, the real estate and conveyancing arm of leading Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew, has seen sales rise 33 per cent in 2015 as the property market continues to improve. The estate agency, which operates across Edinburgh and surrounding areas, has seen the number of sales runn