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Gordon Duncan By Gordon Duncan, partner and head of corporate at Lockton Companies LLP

The latest Disposable Income Index (DII) published today by savings and ISA provider Scottish Friendly has revealed that over half (55 per cent) of households are worried about an increase in the cost of food and more than four in ten (45 per cent) are anxious about petrol prices.

More than one million of Britain’s high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) have been denied a loan or any form of credit over the past five years, according to new research commissioned by London-based bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS).

The gender pay gap in the UK’s high tech sector (25 per cent) is significantly higher than the national average (18 per cent), according to the latest data from Mercer.

Ian Knott Africa’s oil and gas sector has the potential to be a source of much needed revenue for Scottish firms, according to a leading business and financial advisor.

AAB's Katy Burr and Richard Petrie with their Auto-enrolment Engagement of the Year Award. The integrated employment solutions team (IES) at Aberdeen-based Chartered Accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) have been awarded the Auto-enrolment Engagement of the Year award at this year's P

Liz Cameron UK inflation registered a surprise fall in October, although there were signs that the pressure on consumer prices is starting to build.

Iain McGhee By Iain McGhee, Valuation and Rating Partner at Knight Frank LLP

The number of properties sold in east central Scotland continues to fall, according to the latest analysis from regional estate agents ESPC.

Graham Blair The number of million pound house sales in Scotland in the first half of 2016 was a third lower than in the first six months of 2015, the latest Million Pound Property Report from Bank of Scotland has found.

Austen Clark Tesco Bank’s online hacking attack has prompted the boss of a North east IT firm to issue a stark warning that cyber crime must be taken very seriously – and not just by national and international brands and corporations.

James Anderson The falling value of the pound against the dollar may have helped the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust to post a 25 per cent increase in net asset value (NAV) and price per share in the six months to September 30, but that has not stopped its guiding force from condemning the UK’s

The results of a survey of members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) have strengthened the two bodies’ concern that the timescale for implementing compulsory digital record keeping is unrealistic and must be delayed.

Over a third of savers are using cash ISAs to build a retirement fund, rising to almost half of those living in the north region, despite interest rates hitting an all-time low.