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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.

Ewan MacDonald-Russell Scottish retail sales decreased by 1.0 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to October 2016, when they had increased by 0.6 per cent, latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium and KPMG have shown.

Edinburgh-based Aberdeen Standard Investments plans to launch a new UK investment trust next month to be named, Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC.

The closures in Scotland’s retail units is considerably slowing down - but the country still recorded the largest number of net closures across GB in H1 2017, according to PwC research compiled by the Local Data Company (LDC).

Howard Archer UK consumer price inflation has held at its highest level since April 2012, with the CPI rate holding at 3.0 per cent, latest figures for October show.

Footfall in Scotland fell by 3.3 per cent in October, marking the sixth consecutive month of decline, against a previous three-month steady growth between February and April.

Adrian Grace Edinburgh-based Aegon UK has continued to see platform assets swell on the back of last year’s acquisition of Cofunds and hit £110 billion in the third quarter.

Edinburgh is the second cash richest city in the UK, with £16.9 billion in business bank accounts across the Scottish capital, according to new research.

Barry Mochan Grant Thornton has launched its second annual Faces of a Vibrant Economy initiative, which identifies 100 organisations and their leaders that demonstrate excellence through growth, innovation and purpose.

Brian Palmer Brian Palmer, tax policy expert, the Association of Accounting Technicians looks at what the Paradise Papers could mean for your business

Nick Penny Edinburgh needs to re-align itself to focus more on opportunities outside its immediate boundaries in order to continue to meet the ever-growing demand for homes, offices and hotels and fully establish itself as a global city, according to new research from Savills.

The volume of retail sales was flat in Scotland (0.0 per cent growth) during the third quarter of the year, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

Mary McQueen & Gordon Bathgate Allan McDougall Solicitors and McQueen Legal have merged practices, creating an expanded business with more than 70 staff, offices across nine locations, and fee income in excess of £4m.