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Peter Lawson A survey of some of Scotland’s largest and best-known businesses conducted by Scottish law firm Burness Paull suggests that deal activity will continue, despite political uncertainty.

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to visit California and New York next month to promote the skills and expertise of Scotland to the North American business community and salve fears of investors in the wake of the UK's decision to leave the EU.

The UK financial services industry will see slower but continued growth up to 2020 despite challenges on the horizon from Brexit and other geopolitical pressures, according to the latest EY ITEM Club outlook for the sector.

The strong performance of Scotland’s pubs and restaurants has carried over from the start of the year, according to research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

Liz Cameron Rising fuel and food prices helped to push last month's inflation rate to the highest since September 2013.

John Cullinane The Government’s u-turn over the National Insurance increase for the self-employed shows what can happen when Chancellors pull ‘rabbits’ out of the hat on Budget day without consulting or preparing the ground in advance, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned.

Jamie Kerr By Jamie Kerr Immigration specialist at Thorntons Law

The UK’s most vulnerable tenants are being pushed out of the private rental market, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned.

Lindsay Gardiner By Lindsay Gardiner, regional chair for PwC in Scotland

Ian Marshall PwC in Scotland has announced two new appointments to further help Scotland’s growing start-up and scale-up sectors.

The Financial Conduct Authority has today confirmed that it will introduce a deadline for making new payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints.

Ian Williams Scots accountancy firm Campbell Dallas will next week open a new, larger office in Perth, with the expansion representing an investment of over £1 million in the city.

Rain Newton-Smith Demand in the services sector – which include accountancy, legal and marketing firms – picked up a little in the three months to February, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Service Sector Survey.

Iain McGhee By Iain McGhee, valuation and rating partner at Knight Frank LLP

More than 25 per cent of Scottish consumers are concerned about the impact of Brexit on their spending plans over the next 12 months (against a UK average of 20 per cent), while almost two-thirds worry about their lack of disposable income, according to PwC’s new Total Retail report.