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Private sector activity in Scotland continued to strengthen during May, growing for a second month in a row and at the fastest pace since December, according to the Bank of Scotland’s latest Purchasing Managers Index. Growth was, however, centred on the service sector as operating conditions in ma

Neil McGill Scotland’s fast growth companies are missing out on higher profile, greater credibility - and a valuable source of funding by not considering the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), according to accountants BDO.

Liz Cameron UK interest rates have been held at 0.5 per cent again by the Bank of England, a decision that has been welcomed by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce.

Scottish engineering dips again The Scottish engineering sector has suffered falls in output and order intake for a second consecutive quarter, with the troubles of the oil and gas industry weighing on activity.

Douglas McDougal Investment group Scottish Investment Trust has announced that its net asset value per share total return in the first half of the year fell just short of 10 per cent.

Complete Prestwick Airport Board announced Four Non-Executive Directors have been appointed to the Board of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which is owned by the Scottish Government.

Hugh Wallace Tributes have been paid to Scottish motor dealer Arnold Clark’s long-standing finance director Hugh Wallace, who died last month just hours after completing a gruelling charity trek in Spain.

Net lending from banks participating in the UK Government's Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) to small and medium-sized enterprises grew by £635m in the first three months of the year, according to official data released by the Bank of England. The figure represents a turnaround from the £800m decl

Nine out of ten Scots think the Scottish Government should have full responsibility for energy policy matters in Scotland, a survey of over 12,000 consumers has found. The survey was taken by households who have joined the Big Energy Switch campaign, a Scotland-wide people power campaign to cut the

John Bound Estate agents CKD Galbraith has reported a clear early summer increase in interest and property viewings across Scotland from local, national and international buyers.

Ed Molyneux Scottish cloud accounting provider FreeAgent has launched a £1 million crowdfunding drive to accelerate its vision of "Democratising Accounting" for UK micro-businesses and freelancers.

Employers are facing thousands of potential claims for underpaid holiday pay according to accountants BDO. From 1stJuly 2015 back dated claims for underpaid holiday will be restricted to two years so it is expected that many individuals and unions will be trying to get claims in before the deadline

Aberdeen-based payroll management specialist, Activpayroll, has this week launched its own training “academy”, in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

Royal Bank of Scotland has been hit with a double downgrade by ratings agency Fitch. The unwelcome news for the state-owned bank follows a similar blow for fellow Scottish lender Clydesdale, which had its downgrade announced last week by the same agency.

John Scott Scottish Mortgage, the £3.3 billion flagship fund run by Edinburgh-based investment house Baillie Gifford is proposing to dip into its reserves to pay this year’s final dividend of 1.55p per share.