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Graham Sharp Graham Sharp, Chair of the Accounts Commission says the implications of the current equal pay storm engulfing Glasgow City Council should be viewed within a wider context

Naeema Sajid New research has revealed that the vast majority of Scotland’s family business owners say that running the firm is putting a strain on family relationships.

Blair Nimmo Blair Nimmo and Geoff Jacobs of KPMG LLP have been appointed as joint provisional liquidators of Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre Limited (GSPC) after the firm went to the wall this week with the loss of nine jobs.

Stuart Petrie Stuart Petrie, senior tax manager at Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP, addresses the looming deadline to disclose overseas assets or income, using beneficial HMRC terms under its Worldwide Disclosure Facility

UK investors would like see more of their money used to support good causes, adding value to communities and local economies, according to a new report.

West and Central Scotland have seen the biggest increase in house price per m2 in Scotland over the last five years but traditional housing hotspots in the East remain the most expensive.

Fewer than half of Royal Bank of Scotland's customers would recommend its customer service to friends and family, according to rankings published for the first time.

The average price of a property in Scotland in June 2018 was £150,472 – an increase of 4.8 per cent on June in the previous year and an increase of 0.8 per cent when compared to the previous month.

The annual High Pay Centre/CIPD assessment of FTSE 100 CEO pay packages has found that CEO median pay rose by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2017, despite prominent criticism from the investor community and the Government over excessive CEO pay awards in the past year.

The FBI has issued a warning to banks describing how cyber criminals are planning a highly-coordinated, worldwide attack on cash machines that could see millions of dollars withdrawn from customer bank accounts.

David Flint and Rebecca Henderson On 18 July the EU Commission handed Google a record fine of £3.8bn (€4.34bn) for abuse of its dominant position in relation to the Android operating system. David Flint and Rebecca Henderson of MacRoberts explain why the tech giant incurred the Commission's wrath

John McGrane The British Irish Chamber of Commerce today called for the establishment of an EU-wide Brexit Mitigation Fund for industries and regions negatively impacted by Brexit and urged the government to step up its efforts to protect the economy against the worst impacts of the UK’s withdrawa

Mark Carney The possibility of a no-deal Brexit is "uncomfortably high" Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said today.

Alan Cook Alan Cook, Partner and commercial property specialist at law firm Pinsent Masons assesses plans for a new look business rates system

Gary Gray Directors of large UK businesses employing more than 250 people will have to demonstrate they are acting in the best interests of the company due to new laws coming into force.