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A third of all British businesses have abandoned investments totalling £65.5 billion as a result of the Brexit vote, according to Hitachi Capital and the Centre for Economic and Business Research.

Gary Turner A new report assessing the impact of cloud software on the accountancy profession has revealed that the extent of change since the introduction of the technology will lead to a breaking down of regular working patterns and a broadening of the role beyond number crunching into data analys

Global oil giant Shell has announced plans to close its finance operations office in Glasgow with the loss of 380 jobs.

Scotland’s unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points over the quarter July to September 2016, and there are now 40,000 more people in employment than at the pre-recession peak in 2008.

More than half of women (58 per cent) in Scotland are now saving adequately for their retirement, higher than the national average of 52 per cent for women across the whole of the UK.

A partner in a Scottish legal firm which overcharged clients by more than £100,000 has been suspended from practice after being found guilty of professional misconduct. Philip Hogg, 50, has had his practising certificate suspended by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) for five ye

Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it is cutting a further 665 jobs and closing 49 branches as part of its ongoing cost-reduction drive.

The overall arrears rate in the third quarter was the same as in the second quarter, with 0.84 per cent of all mortgages recording arrears equivalent to more than 2.5 per cent of the mortgage balance, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Glasgow City Council has announced that it is backing a low-cost loan that significantly removes the risk of financially-vulnerable citizens entering into a cycle of debt.

Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced an agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority to initiate a new complaints process, overseen by retired High Court Judge Sir William Blackburne, to provide an automatic refund of complex fees paid by SME customers who were victims of the still 73 per c

Aberdeen-based independent firm of Chartered Accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced the launch of a new specialist Training Division to build on existing workshops and courses currently delivered to clients.

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across Scotland are being given the chance to enlist the services of an industry expert to assist them with a cyber security strategy.

Judith Howson Judith Howson, Business Recovery Manager at French Duncan, provides some background on the new legislation and what it means for Scotland.

Jenny Laing Aberdeen City Council’s foray into the international bond market has raised £370 million for major civic building projects in the Granite City.

Jill Armstrong By Jill Armstrong, head of commercial management, Speirs Gumley