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Edinburgh has been revealed as the UK’s most attractive city for inward investment, according to new research that has shown the Scottish capital topping the charts for economic performance, as well as being recognised for having a strong quality of ‘place’ and high proportion of skilled and

Insolvencies of UK restaurant businesses jumped 20 per cent to 984 in the last year, up from 825 in the previous year, according to new figures from accountancy firm Moore Stephens.

The number of young people with a mid-range income who own their own home has fallen by more than half in the last 20 years, according to new data.

Bruce Cartwright Nearly seven out of 10 Chartered Accountants are still at a loss as to what Brexit will mean for business, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has said today.

A shortage of homes becoming available for sale in Scotland is continuing to push house prices upwards, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

The fall in oil price continued to impact the UK oilfield services (OFS) sector in 2016 with turnover falling by 15.5 per cent but the future looks more positive as pressure from external factors ease, according to EY’s Review of the UK Oilfield services industry launched today.

New UK Government statistics released today show turnover from renewable energy activity in Scotland was £5,458 million in 2016 – with individual sectors showing employment increases of up to 300 per cent.

Justin Cooper UK dividends soared 14.3 per cent to £28.5 billion in the third quarter, according to latest data.

Dundee-based investment firm Alliance Trust has sold more than four million shares in Liontrust Asset Management, netting around £21 million on the deal.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has announced the opening of entries for its Top 100 Young CAs competition and is encouraging CAs to nominate peers under the age of 35 who excel and innovate in their field.

The Crown Office and HMRC have ordered a former Perthshire potato merchant jailed for a £160,000 tax evasion to pay £76,500 back to the public purse.

Andrew Telfer Edinburgh-based fund managers Baillie Gifford & Co has announced the appointment of five new Partners effective 1 May 2018.

Jane Howard Royal Bank of Scotland executives have rejected calls from MPs to reconsider its plan to shut 62 branches in Scotland, despite being hauled up before the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee yesterday to explain their actions.

David Redfern One of the UK's leading tax experts today weighed into the debate emerging from news that HMRC investigations into large companies have increased in length over the last financial year.

Royal Bank of Scotland bosses “undermined” Carillion’s efforts to avoid collapse, a witness statement filed at the High Court in London has revealed.