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New research has revealed that last year pensioners lost out of an additional £130 million took out an annuity with their existing provider without shopping around, which equates to on average £4,000 over the course of their retirement.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has announce the finalists of the 2017 ICAS 35 CAs under 35 competition, held in association with Investec Click & Invest.

Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank is facing a class action law suit that could run into hundreds of millions of pounds over allegations that it mis-sold loans to small businesses (SME) without properly explaining terms that would eventually see many customers’ firms forced out of business by spiralli

Martin Gill Business output is now at the point of contraction, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

Liz Cameron A prominent new survey conducted across the UK by the British Chambers of Commerce has highlighted demands from businesses, in both Scotland and elsewhere in the UK, for a need for stability in terms of the UK's trading relationship with the EU, regardless of the state of negotiations at

New figures have revealed that Scotland attracted 183 inward investment projects in 2016-17 which led to over 5,500 new jobs being created north of the border.

Badly managed local parking facilities are hampering efforts to turn around Scotland’s high streets, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Martin Gilbert The Financial Conduct Authority’s final report into the £7 trillion fund management industry has received a mixed reception amid claims that its findings constitute a capitulation to pressure exerted by one of the finance sector’s most powerful lobbies.

Professor Graeme Roy The prospect of Scotland officially entering recession in contrast to the growing UK economy, hangs in the balance, experts have warned.

Rosalie Chadwick Rosalie Chadwick, partner and head of corporate finance at Pinsent Masons takes the temperature of Scotland’s IPO climate

Anne O’Keefe Scottish building firm UBC Group, which fell victim to the downturn in the construction industry more than five years ago, collapsed owing creditors £3.5 million, administrators AlixPartners have revealed.

Scotland's digital technology sector is forecast to grow twice as fast as the Scottish economy overall in the years to 2024, according to research published by Skills Development Scotland and the Digital Technologies Skills Group.

Sir Gerry Grimstone Shareholders in Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) and Standard Life have overwhelmingly backed a merger of the two firms that will now create Europe’s second-biggest fund manager.

Howard Archer The EY Scottish ITEM Club has appointed Dr. Howard Archer as its new chief economic advisor.

Keith Brown The latest assessment of Scotland’s economic performance has been published in Chief Economist Dr Gary Gillespie’s State of the Economy report in which he says the nation’s growth outlook remains positive, projecting growth of around 1 per cent in 2017 and 2018.