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New research released today shows that the complexity of the tax system, marketing and generating sufficient cash flow are proving to be the biggest pain points for Britain’s self-employed.

Robert Fraser The average home in Scotland is now setting back buyers £209,922, according to estate agents Aberdein Considine’s latest Property Monitor of Scotland’s housing market, which shows more than £5 billion worth of property changed hands between July and September.

Mark Higgins Glasgow-based Ascent Performance Group has won the Legal Software Solution Award at the inaugural Credit & Collections Technology Awards 2017.

Jamie Grant Barclays Corporate Banking today announces the launch of a suite of Green Finance products, designed to help the bank’s clients fund more sustainable projects in the UK and around the world.

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Burial charges across Scotland have increased three and a half times the rate of inflation, seeing on average rises of over £250 since 2014.

Ryan Bevington Glasgow investment house Maven Capital Partners has today announced its profitable exit from SPS (EU) Holdings Limited, delivering a 3x return on funds invested in 2014.

Alison McGregor Alison McGregor, chief executive of HSBC Scotland, has been invited to join the CBI Board as non-executive director.

Aberdeen City Council has been recognised for “a strong institutional framework” and “strong track record of operating performance” by credit rating agency Moody’s, which has completed its annual assessment of the authority.

Paul Wheelhouse The Scottish Government has called on the UK government to establish and enforce a guaranteed minimum level of service provision for essential banking services.

James Will Thousands of Scottish Investment Trust investors, who hold around £183m of assets, are to be transferred, free of charge, to AJ Bell’s Youinvest platform.

Graeme Donald Bank of Scotland, Stevie Clifford Bank of Scotland, Richard Hill Lloyds Banking Group, Hege Barnes Curator of the Glenfinnan Station Museum and Jamie Black Lloyds Banking Group Following the launch of their new polymer £10 note in October, Bank of Scotland has signalled that they’ve

Harro Leusink Harro Leusink, Corporate Finance Manager and a member of the Brewing & Distilling sector team at Campbell Dallas looks ahead in the wake of last week's lankmark judgement

L-R Wynne Evans, compare of the GBEA Awards, opera singer and the famous GoCompare actor, Leah Hutcheon, CEO and founder of Appointedd and Aidan Hetherington, University of Edinburgh Business School. Leah Hutcheon, CEO and founder of Edinburgh-based online business appointment booking software firm

Gemma Copestick, senior manager of employer partnerships at STEP with senior solicitor Jocelyn Gilda, partner Roddy Harrison and associate Ross Brown of BTO Solicitors’ tax planning, wills and estates team. Scottish law firm BTO Solicitors has been awarded Employer Partner accreditation by the STE