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Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh of Govan Law Centre writes about the different ways PPI claims and protected trust deeds are dealt with in court.

A drop in private and public housebuilding has contributed to a slowdown in Scottish the construction sector as a whole, according to new research published today.

New figures from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) show that total personal insolvencies, which include both bankruptcies and protected trust deeds, totalled 2,405 for the first quarter of 2016-17 up to 30 June 2016, a 7.8 per cent increase on the previous quarter.

Aberdeen Asset Management, a top-10 shareholder in UK’s beer giant SABMiller, has branded as “unacceptable” an increased takeover bid for the business by Anheuserbusch Inbev.

The volume of residential property sales north of the border rose 4.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2016-17 (April-June) compared to the same period last year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland.

Consumer confidence remained unchanged in the days that immediately followed the EU Referendum, according to the Q2 2016 Consumer Tracker from Deloitte.

Philip Hammond Data from IHS Markit's Purchasing Manager's Index shows a fall to 47.7 in July, the lowest level since April in 2009.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016. The global body of finance professionals said the list, which includes entries spanning six continents, recognises “the best and brightest Chartered Accountants who are making a diff

Confidence among the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of the UK’s largest companies has taken a sharp fall following the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU), according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Survey.

Scotland’s enterprise agencies are performing well and having a positive impact on businesses and communities but the Scottish Government needs to do more to link their work to its economic strategy and to set out in detail how that strategy will be achieved, Audit Scotland has found.

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has stated it has “very acute fears” that the economy north of the Border could fall into recession as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016. The global body of finance professionals said the list, which includes entries spanning six continents, recognises “the best and brightest Chartered Accountants who are making a diff

Business optimism and output in Scotland have fallen to a three year low while hiring intentions are at a two year low, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO. The firm said that while some of this can be put down to the uncertainty surrounding the EU

Tim Wishart is a senior investment director at Psigma Investment Mangement

The Coventry Building Society is set to introduce what could be the cheapest 10-year fixed rate mortgage deal on record as lenders anticipate a further cut in base interest rates next week. Economists think there is a 78 per cent chance that the Bank of England will cut base rates next Thursday and