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New research has revealed that 44% of people with at least one child under six years old have increased their saving in the past two years. However, according to Scottish Friendly, the number reduces as the age of the child increases.

Scottish social enterprise lettings agency Homes for Good and Glasgow Credit Union have entered a partnership aimed at providing sustainable, high-quality housing for low-income individuals and families in Glasgow and neighbouring areas. Glasgow Credit Union has provided a £2.4 million corpora

Alastair Smith discusses the challenges faced by Scottish tech firms in securing funding during the scale-up phase, highlighting a critical gap between early-stage and large-scale investment. The scale of world-leading innovation and technology emerging from Scotland is impressive to say the least &

In celebration of Living Wage Week, Edinburgh is shares its progress in championing fair wages, with the city recording over 700 Living Wage employers and covering more than 200,000 employees. The real Living Wage is an independently calculated rate based on the cost of living and is paid voluntaril

Aberdeenshire steel and metalwork specialist KR Group has reported over £1 million in revenue from energy industry contracts over the last 18 months. To further support this growth, the company has made a significant investment in a pioneering robotic fabrication system, set to be the first of

Egg producer Farmlay has hatched a plan to almost double productivity for 2025 with a £2.4 million investment in a state-of-the-art grader.  AI-based computer vision technology is at the heart of the new grading equipment that will be rolled out at Farmlay, Scotland’s second biggest

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has criticised the Chancellor’s decision to further increase duty on Scotch Whisky has broken the Prime Minister’s commitment to "back Scotch producers to the hilt". In her first Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced an retail price index (RPI) in

Holyrood Distillery has inked an exclusive deal to begin exporting its products to the USA for the first time.

Scottish councils are facing a severe financial crisis due to ongoing inflation, wage pressures, and rising service demands, according to a new report by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU).

Burness Paull has made two promotions and one appointment within its corporate tax and share incentives team. Christine Yuill has been elevated to head of tax with responsibility for leading the development of the firm’s corporate tax offering and its growing team of tax lawyers.

Aberdeen's housing market has shown a 1.6% decline in the average property price during Q3 2024, as transactions rose 9.8% for the same period, according to the Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre (ASPC). Based on data supplied by the ASPC, and compiled by the Centre for Real Estate Research

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it is taking targeted action on 'finfluencers' who may be touting financial services products illegally. Twenty individuals are being interviewed under caution, and the FCA has issued 38 alerts against social media accounts operated by finfluencers. Thi

UK Finance has reported that £571.7 million was stolen through payment fraud in the first half of 2024, a 1.5% decrease from the same period in 2023. While authorised push payment (APP) fraud losses decreased by 11%, unauthorised fraud losses increased by 5%.

A "punishing" regulatory framework for Edinburgh’s self-catering sector will cost jobs and do nothing to resolve the city's housing crisis, a trade association has warned after a new study found further reductions in short-term lets could cost Edinburgh's economy £57 million.

Confidence amongst Scottish businesses is expected to hold steady for the next six months, with many in a ‘wait-and-see’ mode as they look to the upcoming budgets for clarity on the economic direction of both Scotland and the UK, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute. The indepen