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Investor confidence in Scotland's social housing sector remains strong with private investment continuing to help fund RSLs towards their contribution to the Scottish Government’s target of an extra 35,000 social rented houses by 2021, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator.

The UK's inheritance tax (IHT) take on gifts has increased for three consecutive years, according to new figures. The number of estates liable for IHT on gifts rose from 873 estates in 2015/16 to 920 in 2016/17 and then 993 in 2017/18, FT reports.

The Scottish Government has confirmed it has entered discussions with the UK Government over Scottish Green proposals for a windfall tax on companies that have greatly increased profits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Glasgow-founded FreeFlow Technologies (FFT), the developers of the world’s lightest power to weight e-Bike motor, has secured £1.85 million from a heavily over-subscribed funding round. The new funding round was led by investment syndicate Kelvin Capital and supported by Equity Gap, Fore

Linlithgow-based telecommunications equipment firm Calnex has announced its interim results reporting strong growth and the ongoing expansion of its operations. For the six months to September 30 2020, the firm reported revenue growth of 37% to £7.7 million, up from £5.7m during the same

Scotland's life science sector has attracted more than £600 million of investment in the last three years, according to new data analysed by Savills.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today launched a consultation on the proposed revision of its UK auditing standard ISA (UK) 240  - The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements.ISAs are based on the underlying ISAs issued by the Internationa

HSBC has halted issuing COVID-19 loans to new business customers as it struggles to meet the demand for Government-backed financial support.

The Anderson Anderson & Brown Charitable Initiative (AABi), run by chartered accountants and business advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), has pledged over £5,600 to six charities across Scotland during the coronavirus pandemic.

Paula McAllister of Dundee-based EQ Accountants has featured on the ICAS Top 100 Chartered Accountants list for this year.  Ms McAllister joined EQ in 2009 as a trainee Chartered Accountant, qualifying in 2012 – a prize winner for her academic achievements in her ICAS studies.

Addleshaw Goddard has advised Frontier IP's £2.33 million capital raising campaign.  The campaign by the firm, which is a specialist in commercialising intellectual property, comprised of a placing and offer for subscription.

Edinburgh-based smart home security start-up Boundary Technologies has completed a £1.7 million annual fundraiser, bringing the amount secured by the firm thus far to £3.9m.

The Higgins Report of the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery for the Scottish Government has attracted considerable comment in the media and several alternative views have surfaced from senior business figures. At the same time, Campbell Dallas has been holding round table and one to one discussion

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency exchange and platform, has joined forces with waste management charity WasteAid to support community-level action against plastics pollution across several developing markets.

Paul Allen and Chad Griffin, partners at FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint liquidators of Drake Estates Property Company Limited and Aston Darby Group Limited.  The companies, which had raised approximately £25 million from investors, own a substantial and prominent car pa