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Scotland’s tax authority collected over £707 million in Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) and Scottish Landfill Tax (SLfT) during 2017/18, an increase of £74 million compared to 2016-17, according to Revenue Scotland figures.

Edinburgh Park Work on plans to transform around 43 acres of land south of Edinburgh Park into a £500 million ‘urban quarter’ is set to start within weeks after councillors approved the first phase of the project.

A week on from Royal Bank of Scotland's IT meltdown last Friday, TSB and HSBC have today become the latest banks to be hit by computer glitches.

Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings has been ordered by the Pensions Ombudsman to pay £500 to one of its clients for the stress it caused during the transfer of her Sipp.

Graeme Melrose Glasgow-based McCrea Financial Services has announced the appointment of Graeme Melrose to its senior team as he takes up the role of independent financial adviser.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.75 per cent as expected after last month's increase.

Louise Dingwall (Oldmeldrum GC), Phil Anderson, Louise Sutherland (Children 1st) and Pat Ramsay (Oldmeldrum GC) North-east financial advisers Phil Anderson Financial Services has once again sponsored the Oldmeldrum Golf Club charity open which was held recently.

UK households have become net borrowers for the first time in 30 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Malcolm Buchanan Scottish private sector output rose at a strong pace at the end of the second quarter, according to June data from Royal Bank of Scotland.

(from left) GHA chair Bernadette Hewitt, EIB vice president Jonathan Taylor, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Wheatley Group Board member Jo Armstrong Wheatley Group has unveiled £185 million of new funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help build and improve thousands of affordable

A new study by global accountancy firm Grant Thornton has revealed the scale of the student talent retention challenge currently facing Scotland.

First-time buyers will be helped to purchase their first home through a new tax relief which came into force at the weekend.

The liquidation of Carillion is estimated to cost taxpayers at least £148 million while accountants and lawyers managing the process are set to earn £70m in fees, the National Audit Office(NAO) has concluded.

Lack of consumer understanding and awareness of Pension Freedoms are the biggest concerns for advisers, three years on from the launch of the rules.