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Scotland’s private sector economy approached stagnation in July, growing only fractionally, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI has revealed. Order books increased for a second month running, however growth here was driven entirely by demand for services as manufacturing sales dropped sharpl

High street retailers in Scotland saw a 4.8 per cent dip in footfall last month, according to the latest figures.

FTSE 350 DB pension scheme deficits have fallen by nearly a third and a growing number of firms approach the financial position required to buyout their liabilities, according to the latest research from Barnett Waddingham.

Outgoing Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan has this week taken the occasion of a Glasgow speaking engagement to warn that the UK faces a period of “pain and anguish” as a result of Brexit and it should be left up to the Scottish people if they want to take the escape rou

The British banking system is an ‘accident waiting to happen’ according to a new report released this week by the Adam Smith Institute, nearly 12 years after the run on Northern Rock heralded the beginning of the financial crisis.

The latest research from global real estate consultancy CBRE shows that recovery of the industrial sector in Aberdeen is continuing following on from a record number of transactions last year. The performance of the Aberdeen industrial property sector is inextricably linked to the oil sector and las

The average price paid for motor insurance in the second quarter of the year rose slightly on the previous quarter, albeit that the cost of cover fell by £10 on the same quarter last year, according to the Association of British Insurers’ latest Motor Insurance Premium Tracker out today.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Standard Life Assurance Limited (SLAL) £30,792,500 for failures related to non-advised sales of annuities. SLAL did not dispute the FCA’s findings and the firm’s agreement to accept the FCA’s findings meant it qualified fo

Scotland’s financial services sector has a secure, optimistic future, thanks to investment in innovation and the rapid rise of tech disrupters, according to political and business leaders. Speaking at a KPMG event in Edinburgh, the Scottish Government's minister for public finance and the digi

Young accountants Melanie Clark, Richard Stephenson and Peter Cowan of Aberdeen-based Hall Morrice LLP have been named among this year's Top 100 Young CAs. It is the second year running that Ms Clark, a director of Hall Morrice Corporate Finance, and senior audit and accounts manager Mr Stephenson,

Scotland faces a "property exodus" if Boris Johnson's proposals for stamp duty are put in place in the rest of the UK, property management company Apropos by DJ Alexander has warned. Johnson has proposed removing all stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for properties valued below £500,000, which the fi

Local councils across the UK believe Brexit will hit local exports, reduce foreign direct investment, and impact business rates, while declining central government funding may add additional pressures, according to PwC’s latest annual survey of local government. The report, which is

KPMG said today that it has bolstered its commitment to support Scotland’s growing start-up community, with a pioneering new base at the one of the country’s leading co-working spaces. L-R: Catherine Burnet, Senior Partner, Scotland, KPMG UK; Lesley Anne Jeffery, General Manager, Cl

A lack of new development and Grade A space in Scotland’s largest city are key factors in a surge of flexible workspace operators entering the Glasgow market in the past year, according to newly published research from flexible workspace advisors GKRE.

Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary NatWest has revealed a divide in attitudes between business people and consumers towards the major technological changes that are going to transform the way people live their lives in the coming years.