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Pat Denzler, Master of The Merchant Company welcomes Sir Charles Fraser as an Honorary Member. (Steven Donald Photography) Eminent retired Scottish businessman Sir Charles Fraser has been installed as an honorary member of The Merchant Company, Scotland’s pre-eminent livery company.

Derek MacKay The first set of annual receipts for Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) and Scottish Landfill Tax (SLfT) show returns have exceeded projections.

A star of the Harry Potter films has taken HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to court claiming he was unfairly blocked from trying to shield some of his earnings from the 50p top tax rate that came in to force six years ago. According to The Guardian newspaper, actor Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasl

Edinburgh-based cloud accounting software provider FreeAgent has teamed up with a UK accountancy firm to provide hundreds of contractors with greater clarity over their business finances. FreeAgent, whose software is designed for accountants working with contractors and micro-businesses, has agreed

A survey of British businesses carried out by the Institute of Directors has revealed that the vast majority are bracing themselves for the negative impact of the Brexit vote as they prepare to cut investment and move activity overseas. The IoD found that 64 per cent of its members expect ‘Brexit�

Lenders are exploring the possibility of a new so-called “divorce mortgage” to serve the surging number of people whose marriages breakdown in their fifties. According to recent government statistics over-50s are now UK’s most rapidly expanding divorce group.

The UK's GDP could grow by £105 billion if workers put off their retirement a little longer, according to a new report from PwC. The global accountant’s 'Golden Age Index' presents a weighted average of indicators including employment, earnings and training to analyse the labour market impact of

Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life has today announced that it is to be the title sponsor of the flagship Opening Event of the city’s world famous International Festival.

Stephen Boyle Slowdown in the Scottish economy appears to be coming to an end and optimism is returning, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Lloyds has won a Supreme Court case brought by a group of its bondholders as their final appeal to overturn the bank’s forced repurchase of their bonds at face value. The victory could save Lloyds Banking Group up to £1bn.

Bob Doris MSP A Glasgow SNP MSP has announced that he is to bring Royal Bank of Scotland’s plans to close three branches in the city to task before the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood.

The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is a major Scottish lender, with over half a billion (£582m) loaned out to families, according to Bank of Scotland’s latest How Scotland Lives research. This study, which looks at family debt, identified that the average Scot owes their parents £3,079. With 28 per c

Introduced April 6th, 2016, the new Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) seeks to help retail investors invest in the innovative alternative investment that is marketplace lending or peer-to-peer lending (P2P) as it’s more commonly known. Orca money explains the new innovative finance ISA with this easy

Employees based at KPMG’s Glasgow office have run, swam, hiked, cycled and tried their hand at tai chi to raise funds for youth employability charity, The Prince’s Trust. Scores of Glasgow staff took part in the Health Day fundraising event as part of KPMG’s commitment to promoting greater soc