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Hundreds of investors, including high profile celebrities such as impresario Lord (Andrew) Lloyd-Webber and Ranger FC manager Steven Gerrard, have launched a £100m lawsuit against HSBC’s private bank over controversial tax-avoidance schemes. A total of 248 wealthy complainants allege tha

Spanish airport authorities are searching for the owner of a private jet which has been parked for years. Nobody knows who owns the the McDonnell Douglas MD87 jet, big enough to seat up to 172 passengers, which is sitting in Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport.

Scottish contractors are increasingly demanding "Brexit clauses" in construction contracts to ensure they are not liable for costs caused by a no-deal Brexit, The Times reports. The move is sparked by concern that Britain's exit from the EU could lead to increased costs and supply chain di

The Institute of Directors Scotland has today launched a new group for business leaders in the south of Scotland, chaired by businessman and former chair of the IoD’s Highland’s and Island’s committee, Paul Houlden. The Group – which is the eighth regional group within Scotla

The pilot of Scotland’s new Fintech Skills Academy initiative, announced in September last year, has been hailed as a success.

By Maria McConnell, VAT Director at French Duncan  

The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested more than a quarter of a billion pounds in Scottish businesses to date, its most recent figures show. This includes 30 new investments, as well as follow-on funding for existing portfolio companies, since BGF was set up in 2011.

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP has been appointed administrator of a popular north-east bakery business after it ceased trading with the loss of more than 60 jobs yesterday. The owner of Huntly-based J and I Smiths took the decsion to close all shops in Dufftown, Keith and Huntly, citing “r

The vast majority of UK employees are suffering from money worries (94 per cent), with more than three quarters (77 per cent) of employees saying that money worries impact them at work, according to new research from Close Brothers.

TSB has today announced it will provide protection for small business owners by launching an "SME Lending Pledge" – six commitments to help small business borrowers facing financial difficulty – with the hope that other banks will follow suit.

The Russian government has unveiled plans to allow officials to escape prosecution for bribery or other acts of corruption in "exceptional circumstances".

More than 40 cash machines are being removed from locations throughout Scotland each month, new figures have shown.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has called for robust public debate on Scottish tax raising powers, including the introduction of a tourist tax.

The final quarter of 2018 saw levels of advanced financial distress in Scotland continuing to rise sharply across the majority of sectors, according to research released today by business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor. The company’s quarterly Red Flag Alert data which reveals

Scotland’s international exports (excluding oil and gas) increased by £1.9 billion to £32.4 billion in 2017, the highest annual growth rate (6.2 per cent) since 2011.