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Eighteen social enterprises from around the UK are gathering in Falkirk this week for the 2019 Social Investment Scotland Retail Academy.

The Highland Council has secured a £3.5m interest-free loan from Salix Finance to invest in energy efficiency measures across the Council estate.

The new left-wing government in Mexico has hailed the success of a “Robin Hood” auction it has held of dozens of luxury cars seized from criminals to raise money for its social welfare programmes.

Scottish property sales have risen to their highest level in 11 years as buyers brush aside fears over Brexit. New figures from Aberdein Considine’s Property Monitor report show that homes collectively worth £3.4 billion changed hands during January, February and March this year –

Four directors at Edinburgh-based property group Sigma Capital have been awarded £845,000 in bonuses after a successful year. The sum includes £350,000 granted based on Sigma's overall performance last year and £495,000 linked to the performance of Sigma's new private rented sector

Community land ownership in Scotland relies on a wide range of financing models, according to a new report published by the Scottish Land Commission. The report, entitled The Range, Nature And Applicability Of Funding Models To Support Community Land Ownership, identifies 13 different approaches tha

The head of Edinburgh Airport has warned that passenger growth is likely to slow if Scotland continues to implement "the highest aviation tax in the world". Earlier this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that she would drop her commitment to slashing Air Departure Tax (ADT), the propos

Chris Campbell, tax senior manager at Johnston Carmichael, considers the benefits of going electric. Climate change has featured heavily in the news headlines recently, with various political parties renewing their commitment to reducing carbon emissions. This comes amidst the backdrop of protests i

The University of Strathclyde helped to promote exporting opportunities for company in the energy sector at a drop-in hub in the new Glasgow City Innovation District.

More than half a million mortgages of more than 25 years were taken out by UK homeowners last year, including nearly 10,600 "marathon mortages" of over 40 years.

Private rocket company SpaceX has raised over $1 billion since the beginning of the year with the help of a $71.4 million capital injection from Scottish investment manager Baillie Gifford.

Andrew Smith, corporate recovery analyst at Glasgow-based Metis Partners, considers the future of retail brands which collapse into insolvency  

A city which introduced the world's first tax on digital streaming services, dubbed the "Netflix tax", has finally started to collect significant amounts of money from the measure.

Lloyds Banking Group chief executive, and Britain’s best-paid bank boss, Antonio Horta-Osorio has been called before MPS to defend the bank’s executive pension policies. The Bank of Scotland owner last week avoided a shareholder revolt over pension pay despite MPs accusing bosses of &ldq

Investment firm boss Andy Brown has awarded himself a bumper £46m pay package after overseeing a jump in pre-tax profits to £88m — up from £80.1m the year before - despite his fund shrinking in size over the last year.