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Martin Gill A fall in consumer spending and high inflation is slowing growth in the Scottish economy and the UK as a whole, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO.

Barclays has today announced the launch of Scotland’s first ever Degree-level Apprenticeship in banking aimed at a range of people from all social demographic backgrounds and ages to enter the industry.

John Todd By John Todd, tax partner at Johnston Carmichael

Samantha Seaton The findings of a new survey have revealed that more than 1.3 million Scots have little or no savings.

David Melhuish Receipts from the Scottish Government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) may fall below government estimates at the end of the 2016/17 financial year, according to official statistics.

Rod Ashley The boss of Britain’s last remaining independent savings bank has told a Holyrood committee that last month’s decision to close the 182 year-old institution was made to avoid a disorderly, regulator-led demise and the consequent impact on its thousands of customers.

Derek Mackay Finance secretary Derek Mackay is to announce support for business in the wake of an outcry relating to the Scottish Government’s business rate hikes.

Rod Ashley Rod Ashley, the chief executive of Airdrie Savings Bank, will today answer questions from MSPs over the demise of the 182-year-old, and last remaining UK independent savings bank.

Vince Smith-Hughes Retiring with debts outstanding is a problem that has started to grow again, according to new research by Prudential.

Scotcash has won a £300,000 grant from Virgin Money Foundation's Ripple Fund in order to expand into Edinburgh. Social enterprise Scotcash, which opened in Glasgow in 2007, offers a range of services to individuals in financial difficulty, including affordable loans, money advice and white goods pa

Peter Dylewski New measures to crackdown on abuse of a VAT simplification scheme may be ineffective and have unwelcome consequences for tax-compliant small businesses, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned.

Monica Houston Scottish employers are facing increased complexity and administrative costs following the recent decision by the Scottish Government on how it manages the ‘Apprenticeship Levy’ (AL), according to global business and financial advisor, Grant Thornton.

Scottish law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has recorded a busy 12 months in which the corporate team acted on over 72 deals spanning 12 sectors, including: energy and natural resources; media and technology; life sciences; and financial services. Collectively, the value of these deals amounted to £

Britain has given a vote of confidence to new ways to manage its money, as research reveals most of us are eager to see the next gadget or service aimed at making life easier.

Scotland’s top private firms have suffered a drop in combined profits amid a climate of growing political and economic uncertainty, according to Grant Thornton. The financial and business adviser’s annual Scotland Ltd report assesses the commercial performance, in the last year, of Scotland’s