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The SNP has called for an amendment to the Scotland Bill that will allow the Scottish Parliament to introduce full fiscal autonomy. The submission was made by Angus Robertson, the leader of the SNP’s 56-strong contingent of Westminster MPs, who said the move had been taken because the proposals fo

Accountancy firm Baker Tilly has announced that it is to adopt RSM as a common brand name. The firm said that the move will unite, under a single global brand, more than 100 fellow member firms from around the world of the RSM International global network.

John Brett Aberdeen Asset Management has signed up pensions, benefits and risk consultancy, Hymans Robertson, to provide its ‘GO’ online technology to customers.

New figures for the three month period between March and May 2015 have revealed that the housing market in East Central Scotland is shifting in favour of the seller as fewer new homes are brought to sale compared with the same period last year. According to estate agents ESPC, while the data shows a

James Bream The results of a new North Sea oil and gas industry survey have revealed a ‘recession of confidence’ in the sector.

The City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for the first part of the £850 million Edinburgh St James development site.

A woman who registered the Sun in her name is to sue ebay after the auction site stopped her selling square-metre solar plots. Maria Duran, who registered the Sun in her name at a notary office in Spain, has been claiming ownership of part of the star since 2010 when she threatened to bill solar pow

Jim O'Neill The value of Royal Bank of Scotland shares rose by up to £900 million yesterday on the back of Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that the UK Government is to start selling off the taxpayer’s stake in the Edinburgh-based lender.

Gillian Guy The Citizens Advice Bureau has announced that it has seen the number of complaints about payday loan compnaies nearly halved over the last year.

A Department for Work and Pensions adviser is facing jail over a £33,000 benefits fraud. Avril Murray, who worked at the DWP’s Dundee call centre, claimed she was a single mother while fraudulently raking in £33,000 during a decade-long scam.

Growth and increased confidence in the economy is leading to better prospects for the accountancy profession, with nearly two-thirds of accountants receiving pay rises above or in line with inflation in the past 12 months, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. The annual s

Carol Benzie The downturn in the North Sea oil and gas industry has left Aberdeen Airport trailing southern hubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

John Swinney The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has downgraded North Sea oil revenues to just £2billion between 2020 and 2040 - £34.5 billion less than previously estimated.

Colin Slater With Scotland’s biggest music festival set to kick off in under four weeks, a new PwC report reveals the growing popularity of music streaming and its impact on the UK music industry.

Kevin Bridges (picture via Twitter) A company owned by Scots comic Kevin Bridges, aka ‘Kev.in’, has posted total assets of nearly £1 million.