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Almost a third of the UK working population – 10.4 million people – could be using smartphones to be more productive at work, according to new research from Deloitte.

Shawn Wood New LBTT relief for first-time buyers is the latest in a series of moves by the Scottish Government to help people get on the property ladder, but they will still struggle to compete for properties in city centres in the current climate, writes Shawn Wood, a solicitor at Watermans Legal

The government urgently needs to provide post-Brexit arrangements that include the creation of a new short-term immigration category amid wider reform of the UK’s immigration system if Britain is to remain globally competitive, a new report by TheCityUK and EY has warned

Karen Hain The latest annual Legal Benchmarking Report from MHA, the UK-wide group of accountancy and business advisory firms, has revealed law firms saw an overall reversal of income and profitability growth trends experienced over the last three years.

Scottish Friendly has today launched a new investment brand, My Prime Investments, which it says aims to offer a low cost investment ISA to a higher net worth customer.

Scotland saw a sustained level of office investment in 2017, despite ongoing economic uncertainty, according to new figures released by independent property consultancy, Knight Frank.

Almost $6 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions have taken place in the UK oil and gas sector in the first half of the year – sending a strong vote of confidence in a basin that has been grappling with the challenges of a major downturn, a new report reveals today.

Peter Cheese The average UK full-time worker on a salary of £28,000 would need to work 160 years to earn what an average FTSE 100 CEO is paid in just one year - and 1,718 years to earn what Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of British multinational advertising and public relations company WPP, received last

Peter Spencer UK growth will continue to struggle this year and next, as consumer spending feels the squeeze from rising inflation and muted earnings growth, according to the latest EY ITEM Club Summer Forecast.

John Hawksworth While Scotland remains among Europe's countries failing to fully utilise its workforce of over 55s, global accountants PwC have revealed that the UK could boost its GDP by around 4.2 per cent – or by around £80 billion - if the employment rate of older workers could match that of

One store a day closed last year in Scotland, with the banks, fashion outlets, charity stores and mobile phone shops being the hardest hit, according to PwC research compiled by the Local Data Company (LDC).

At least one in four large businesses in the UK are considering transferring some activities to elsewhere in the EU as a result of Brexit, according to a poll of finance professionals carried out by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Last year, Bank of Mum and Dad loaned almost a third (29 per cent) more money to their children compared to 2015, Bank of Scotland’s latest How Scotland Lives research has found. Parents forked out on average £3,987.22 to help their children financially in 2016, rising from £3,079.91 the previo

Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Money CEO Jayne-Anne Gadhia So-called ‘challenger’ banks are casting off that tag as they continue building their market share by focusing on customers who prefer multiple accounts in order to get the best deals, fresh analysis from accountants PwC has revealed.

Alasdair Steele Investment in Scottish commercial property held up in 2016 despite an unpredictable 12 months, according to figures released by Knight Frank.