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Scotland’s political leaders have been quizzed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) about their plans for getting Scotland’s local and independent businesses back on their feet.

Nearly £1 billion worth of house sales were completed in the north-east between September and February, according to figures released by Aberdein Considine.

Edinburgh-based investment manager Par Equity deployed more than £17 million of capital into its portfolio companies in a record-breaking year. Par deployed 48 per cent more capital than in the previous year, which in turn raised a further £26 million from third party investors. Speciali

Scottish business angels are now investing almost as much as they were at the end of 2019, bucking the UK-wide trend, according to new figures from LINC Scotland. Angels invested £9.7 million in the first quarter of 2021, the second highest on record after a peak of £10.9 million in the

Fraser Kane looks at the shape of things to come for non-transferable debt securities. On 19 April 2021, the Treasury launched an open consultation concerning the future regulation of the issuance of non-transferable debt securities (NTDS), also commonly known as “mini-bonds” in the

Businesses that fail to provide for employees’ retirement are storing up a potential staffing crisis according to a new report on the challenges facing boards in dealing with pension liabilities. An ethical approach to investing in pensions and eradicating the gender pensions gap were among a

The soaring number of people working in Scotland’s public sector could pose taxation issues for the next Scottish Government, Glasgow-based MCC Accountants has said. New figures have revealed the 573,200 people employed by the state is the highest since 2013, and represents 21.8 per cent of th

Edinburgh-based Capital Credit Union has been inundated with hundreds of enquiries after launching an online tool to help people with benefits claims. The credit union launched its benefits calculator after being swamped with calls from members unsure about what they were entitled to claim during th

RSM’s capital markets team advised on Parsley Box Group plc, a direct to consumer provider of long-life ready meals, on its £83.8 million initial public offering (IPO) today and Calnex Solutions plc IPO which raised £22.5m in October 2020. Parsley Box Group plc, which admits to AIM

Alan Gordon, senior partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, discusses how the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine will help boost the Scottish property market. As the socially-distanced queues snake round the block at vaccination centres across Scotland, there is a general acceptance that a shot in the

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on how it plans to regulate the pre-paid funeral plans sector.

F J Murphy Dental Clinic in Bishopbriggs has become the latest to be acquired by Scotland’s largest dental group, Clyde Munro Dental Group. The Bishopbriggs clinic has had just two principal dentists – Frazer Murphy and his father before him, Jack Murphy - and is the longest-running prac

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has obtained High Court Approval to return £3.42 million to compensate victims of a series of unauthorised deposit taking and collective investment schemes. The schemes were run by Samuel and Shantelle Golding and their companies Digital Wealth Limited, al

The University of Edinburgh’s Bayes Centre has selected 32 high-growth companies for this year’s EIE21. Scotland’s premier tech investor conference will see company founders pitch for investment from seed level to over £2 million. EIE, which is run by the Bayes Centre in part

Holyrood needs to define more clearly its scrutiny role in response to Brexit, according to a new report published today.