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A canvass of views from Alliance Trust’s team of nine stock pickers underlines the challenges when looking for growth or value or both in 2023.

Temple Melville, CEO of The Scotcoin Project Community Interest company, discusses how the ownership laws surrounding cryptocurrency and cryptoassets affect individuals in cases of bankruptcy of firms which held their assets, and the need for regulation to protect retail users. As we know, most peop

Two Glasgow company directors have received disqualifications after each falsely claimed loans for their companies, taking over £125,000 in taxpayer support that they were not entitled to.

At the UK level, a fall in permanent staff hires was also noted, with the rate of decline similar to that seen in Scotland. Hiring activity across Scotland fell into decline during October, with both permanent staff appointments and temporary billings contracting, according to the latest Royal Bank

Business confidence in Scotland rose 10 points during September to 15%, ending three consecutive months of decline, according to the latest Business Barometer from the Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking.

UK entertainment and media companies are holding their nerve despite the worsening economic outlook, and putting their trust in their digital investment strategies, according to a new report from PwC.

Springfield Properties said today it has put all long-term fixed-price affordable housing contracts on hold and has temporarily suspended its expansion into the private rented sector (PRS) amid concern about market conditions and the Scottish Government's future rent freeze policy. Announcing otherw

Energy regulator Ofgem has today announced that the price cap for energy bills will increase to £3,549 per year for dual fuel for an average household from 1 October 2022, an 80% increase on February’s price cap. Ofgem said the increase reflects the continued rise in global wholesal

A £15 per hour minimum wage would impact half of full-time workers across Scotland, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). In a report published earlier this week, the TUC detailed the path to a £15 minimum wage and called on the government to work with the Low Pay Commission (LPC

A Rosyth campervan firm, Big Sky Campers, is thriving thanks to support from Russell & Russell Business Advisors.  When, back in 2015, Rob Dawkins felt he was in a position to afford to fulfil a lifetime ambition by buying a campervan, he was taken aback by the cost. Even a second-hand

A report has found that there are stark inequalities in how women and men are represented with money in visual media.

Real earnings in the UK have fallen by a record 3.0%, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In real terms (adjusted for inflation), growth in total and regular pay fell on the year in April to June 2022 at 2.5% for total pay and 3.0% for regular pay.

Consumer confidence has fallen for the forth consecutive quarter, reveals Deloitte. The rising cost of living has forced UK consumer confidence to a record low of -19% in Q2 2022, according to Deloitte’s latest Consumer Tracker, as rising inflation and subsequent price increases tighten the sq

Global professional services firm EY has backed a new partnership with ENABLE Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University to create equality across those accessing higher education opportunities. Whilst 45% of all Scotland’s school leavers go to university, only 8.6% of school leavers who have a

NFU Mutual has been named as the UK’s best home insurance provider in Which?’s annual home insurance satisfaction survey, while More Than finished last.