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The health of the Scottish economy weakened considerably in the first quarter of this year against the backdrop of an uncertain global environment and the cloud of Brexit hanging over the UK economy, the latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Indicator survey for Q1 of 2019 shows. T

The number of unemployed people in Scotland has fallen to a new record low following the first three months of this year, according to official figures that have also revealed UK pay growth has reached its fastest rate since the financial crisis. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the job

Trading levels remain strong in the Scottish hotel market, according to a new report published today by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. BDO’s Hotel Britain report, which analyses the performance of UK hotels, reveals the sector experienced another year of positive results in 2018 d

New car registrations in Scotland slumped by 9 per cent last month to 35,904h, according to the latest data from the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA). The drop north of the border in a crucial month for the industry, as the number plate change brings buyers to showrooms, compared wi

Scottish independent wrap platform provider, Nucleus, saw net revenue growth of 9.6 per cent last year, according to the firm's latest annual results. Audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2018, a year that saw Nucleus' successful admission to trading on AIM in July, were descri

As the final members of the Baby Boomer generation reach the age they can access their pension, analysis by Aegon, the Edinburgh-based pensions and investment company, reveals Argyll & Bute as the location with the highest proportion of Baby Boomers in Scotland.

Scottish business confidence fell to a new low in the first three months of the year, according to new data compiled by the Federation of Small Businesses.  In the first quarter of 2019, FSB’s Scottish Small Business Index (SBI) fell 1.8 points to -34.5.

Dundee-based fintech firm Broker Insights, which connects insurers with brokers, is on the cusp of securing £250 million of policies on its platform, just a year after being founded. Using data to transform relationships in commercial insurance by connecting leading insurers with reg

Clydesdale Bank owner CYBG has announced that in 2018 it provided over £2 billion in lending support to the UK’s small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). This takes total lending to £4.05 billion in the first two years of its three-year commitmen

Former Aviva chief executive Mark Wilson saw his pay more than half last year prior to his sudden departure in October, but could yet net a further £4.1m, according to the insurance giant's latest annual report. Mr Wilson, who was recruited in in 2013 to turnaround the business which empl

Scottish accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB), has secured a significant seven figure equity investment for Project Heather to support the re-launch of the Scottish Stock Exchange after almost fifty years. AAB’s Douglas Martin, Tomas Carruthers and Edwin Hamilton of Project

The unemployment rate north of the border fell to a new record low over the winter months, according to official figures released today.

Alasdair McKinnon, manager of the Scottish Investment Trust, discusses his recent trip to China and the different investment opportunities he sees in the region  

By Leon Hutchinson, senior manager at PwC  

Prolonged Brexit uncertainty will likely further damage the Scottish housing market, according to RICS UK Residential Market Survey, following Theresa May’s Brexit deal being thrown out of Parliament on Tuesday. The latest results from the February survey show a continued decline in activity a