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Business leaders in the UK have warned Chancellor Rishi Sunak that he risks demoralising entrepreneurs if he acts upon proposals to reform capital gains tax.

Demand remained strong in Scotland’s housing market last month, according to the October 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey.

The UK's economy bounced back from recession with record growth of 15.5% in July to September, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Black heritage business leaders have shared their personal stories of challenge and triumph in a KPMG UK event aimed at inspiring Scotland’s future business leaders. Despite ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, KPMG’s African & Caribbean Network in Scotland pushed ahead with their second a

Bryan Shaw considers some of the more common pain points in syndicated deals and shares some suggested strategies to resolve any roadblocks. In the early months of 2020 and during Covid lockdown, access to capital for early-stage and scaling businesses became more difficult as investors’ risk

The Scottish private sector saw a renewed downturn in October as fresh restrictions to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak came into force, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. The seasonally adjusted headline RBS Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service

Murdoch MacLennan, banking partner with accountancy firm Azets, is calling for an urgent extension of the repayment term for all existing and any new Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme Loans (CBIL) and Bounce Back Loans (BBL) to be extended to the government’s proposed new ten-year maxim

UK manufacturing activity dropped to a three-month low in October signalling a challenging start to the fourth quarter of this year as new COVID-19 restrictions come into force. 

Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has posted its annual results, revealing a net asset value (NAV) drop of 13.6% in sterling terms. For the 12 months to July 31 2020, Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus's share price also dropped by a similar 13.2%. In co

Young people's energy and enthusiasm, technological skills and creativity will help boost Scotland's COVID-19 economic recovery, according to new research released today by Barclays' LifeSkills.

Demand from occupiers and investors for office and retail property in Scotland continued to fall sharply in the third quarter of the year, but there are at least signs that the industrial sector is stablising, according to the Q3 2020 RICS Commercial Property Survey.

Non-bank or direct lending saw a decrease of 29% in the first half of this year, according to the latest Alternative Lender Deal Tracker from Deloitte. The tracker found that a  total of 140 European deals were completed in the first half of 2020, compared to 197 for the same period last y

Urgent action is needed to help families repair their finances to stay afloat over the coming months in the face of a COVID-19 winter, according to a new report from IPPR Scotland.

The private, public and third sectors must urgently form a taskforce to help the millions of people facing serious debt issues caused by COVID-19, according to insolvency firm Carrington Dean. The call comes as the UK braces itself for the fallout of furlough and new restrictions while the pressures

UK businesses suffering from the effects of COVID-19 could be stifled further when HMRC becomes a major creditor when firms go bust, according to Simon Rothenberg, a manager at tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. In a move that they hope will generate £185 million, HMRC will