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(Image: Foster and Company) Bloomberg’s European headquarters has been named the UK’s best new building, winning the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish Government has announced that it will adopt a new default position – termed ‘Fair Work First’ – that will see criteria, including the living wage, extended to more contracts and government support grants.

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a detailed study of the audit sector to examine concerns that it is not working well for the economy or investors, particularly in regards to the influence of the dominant so-called "Big Four" firms.

John DiPaola an Associate in AC's lender services practice group (left) welcomes James MacKinnon to the firm as partner and head of private client for Edinburgh Law firm Aberdein Considine has strengthened both its private client and banking litigation teams with the appointment of a new partner and

Hotel Indigo, Glasgow Maven Property, the property arm of Glasgow-based Maven Capital Partners, has completed the £14.5 million sale of Hotel Indigo Glasgow, a four-star, 94-bedroom hotel with restaurant in the centre of the city, to Heeton Holdings (“Heeton”), a Singapore-listed real estate co

Six men have been jailed for more than 30 years over a solar panels scam that defrauded 1,500 vulnerable customers out of £17 million.

Lower income households and older generations will be hardest hit as bank branch and ATM closures threaten to strip them of vital access to cash, as more in these groups use cash more frequently than average, according to research from consumer champion Which?.

Registered social landlords in Scotland have been reclassified as private organisations following the enactment of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2018.

Richard Umpleby By Richard Umpleby, Investment Manager, Brewin Dolphin

In a departure from the traditional life insurance business model, American firm John Hancock's life insurance policies will adopt a behaviour change platform that rewards customers for the everyday steps they take to live longer, healthier lives.

Elizabeth Denham The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Equifax Ltd with a £500,000 fine for failing to protect the personal information of up to 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack in 2017.

The hotel sector in Glasgow is growing faster than in any other city in the UK, with the average cost for an overnight stay in Scotland’s largest city climbing 7.5 per cent in the first half of 2018 with occupancy rates increasing to 79.1 per cent.

Angela Lowe. Edinburgh has been ranked fourth in Europe, Middle East and Africa’s (EMEA) normal technology clusters, according to research from property consultancy CBRE.

Stephen Ingledew of FinTech Scotland (left), with Ava Tait and Jim Tomaney of Renovite A consortium of international Fintech companies together with Fife Council, Fife College and Fintech Scotland, have joined forces to launch Scotland’s first ‘Fintech Skills Academy’.

Eileen Blackburn The number of restaurants in Scotland going bust has almost quadrupled over the last decade, according to new analysis of the sector by accountants and business advisers French Duncan.