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The Princess Royal opened the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants' global operational centre at 110 Queen Street, Glasgow yesterday.

Iain Walker Scotland has an estimated 350,000 SMEs – most of which have or will face challenges with their growth and expansion. While common issues include retaining and attracting talent, managing cash flow and developing products, getting access to finance can typically be the most prevalent im

Edinburgh-based Scottish Investment Trust (SIT) has agreed a buy back for cancellation deal with Aviva for the entire 11.88 per cent stake controlled by the pensions, investment and insurance giant.

Scott Rasmusen (R) and Gregor Mair. Edinburgh law firm Gibson Kerr has announced a second merger in three months as it further underlines its intentions within the residential and commercial property service in the capital.

Ahead of the latest Bank of England inflation report on Thursday, new research from Royal London has shown for the first time the true scale of losses to consumers from leaving their savings invested for the long term in Cash ISAs compared with a more diversified investment approach.

A group of corrupt financiers, including a former HBoS banker, who spent the proceeds of their £245 million loan scam on high-end escorts and luxury holidays are facing long jail sentences.

Scots will wait an average 2.4 extra days for their January income, after being paid early last month – the longest January ‘payday gap’ in Britain.

Mark Wyllie Wealth management group St. James’s Place has seen new business inflows grow over the last quarter to £3.3 billion, up 30 per cent in the quarter and taking the total for the year to £11.4 billion, up 23 per cent.

Leah Hutcheon Edinburgh-based online booking software specialist, Appointedd, has announced a strategic partnership with AEVI, the provider of a global open ecosystem for payment transactions and marketplace for value added apps and services.

The importance of securing free access to European markets has been revealed in new research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), published today.

The number of people accessing Scottish statutory debt solutions has remained steady in the third quarter of 2016-17, according to latest figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB).

FRP Advisory partners Iain Fraser and Tom MacLennan have been appointed joint administrators at Inverness-based self-build home business, Roy Homes Ltd, and its sister company, Roy Homes Timber Frame Ltd.

Tim Cooper Scotland’s hospitality sector has had a strong start to the year, with its restaurants and pubs less at risk of insolvency than the UK average, according to research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

The number of cases of alleged fraud reaching Scottish courts in 2016 fell from 12 to 9, but the value of loss was more than five times greater than in 2015, rising from £4.7 million to £24.3 million, driven by a large (£18 million) case of investment fraud, according to new research from KPMG.

Bruce Stephen By Bruce Stephen, head of banking & finance at Scottish corporate and commercial law firm Brodies LLP.