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(Source: R3/Bureau van Dijk) The number of Scottish companies at higher than average risk of insolvency rose markedly over the course of 2017, according to insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

The Bank of England has today announced that UK interest rates are to stay the same at 0.5 per cent, after rising last month for first time in 10 years.

Sales across the Scottish housing market remain flat in the run up to Christmas, according to the November 2017 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

Investors under the age of 35 are much more likely to take a ‘hands on’ approach to their wealth compared to older people, according to the findings of a new survey that has revealed striking differences in how different generations are navigating the current choppy waters.

Anthony Harbinson The Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies (CCAB) has welcomed this week’s launch of a nationwide anti-corruption strategy, including the formation of a National Economic Crime Centre, as an important first step in an integrated approach to financial crime.

Inflation rose to 3.1 per cent last month, the highest in nearly six years, in a development that will be seen as unwelcome early Christmas news for consumers as the squeeze on households continues.

Mark Harvey The pace of economic growth in Scotland is set to pick up pace and match UK-wide performance in 2018, according to the latest EY Scottish ITEM Club forecast published today.

Start-ups and small businesses in Glasgow are struggling to find suitable offices as a lack of small office suites threatens to hamper the future growth of these businesses in the city, estate agent Savills has warned.

Alasdair McKinnon The Scottish Investment Trust is backing bricks and mortar retailers for the longer term as it increases its holdings in well-known brands in the UK and US, despite a broader global decline in investor sentiment for the sector.

Lloyds Banking Group is to close a further 49 branches throughout the UK in a move that will see nearly a dozen across Scotland shut their doors.

Tim Cooper The percentage of Scottish companies which report that they are benefiting from at least one sign of growth may have taken a tumble in recent months, according to new research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

With the Chancellor today announcing a raft of measures aimed at significantly increasing levels of home building and “reviving the British dream of home ownership”, Scotland’s home building industry has vowed to hold the Scottish Government to account to ensure those living north of the bord

Tony Sault The UK motor insurance market’s profitability is expected to approach break even this year and see a strong uplift in profits in 2018, according to EY’s latest UK motor insurance analysis.

The average UK property takes 96 days to sell but sellers in Edinburgh and Glasgow have to wait just 41 and 50 days, respectively, according to a new report.

Nick Hawkes Aberdeen-based global offshore engineering solutions provider Aquaterra Energy has appointed Nick Hawkes as its new financial director as the company gears up for service expansion.