UK house prices accelerated rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year in February, according to one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders.
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Samantha Seaton The findings of a new survey have revealed that more than 1.3 million Scots have little or no savings.
New figures released today from PwC’s Skyval Index show the deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension funds stood at £520 billion at the end of February 2017, a £50 billion increase since last month. The analysis also shows that it will take until 2050 to halve the value of today’s total liabil
Douglas Shand The number of UK companies investing more than 15 per cent of annual revenues in digital technology has more than doubled in the last year from 10 per cent to 24 per cent, significantly higher than their global counterparts.
Liz Cameron A separate deal for Scotland on freedom of movement is a “practical” solution and would not require a hard border, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has said.
A new industrially focused UK support services fund with £92 million of equity capital for investment in small and mid-sized businesses across the UK has launched in Glasgow.
Lord Smith of Kelvin Shareholders in Dundee-based Alliance Trust have overwhelmingly voted to back the investor’s board and its plan to switch from a single manager and a socially responsible investment focus to a multi-manager approach.
Ben Bestgen Ben Bestgen, a Scots lawyer who relocated to the sunnier climes of Jersey where he now works for Appleby, gives SFN readers the low-down on offshore finance and corporate substance in this year’s Annual Review.
Ian Williams Scots accountancy firm Campbell Dallas will next week open a new, larger office in Perth, with the expansion representing an investment of over £1 million in the city.
Jackie Waring Companies from the Highlands, Moray, Glasgow, Dundee and Midlothian have been shortlisted as Growth category finalists for this year’s AccelerateHER Awards.
From left, Thomas Lillie, Gillian Crotty, Rob Aberdein and Matt Wightman, Scottish law firm Aberdein Considine has agreed a deal which will allow it to offer services across the entire United Kingdom for the first time.
Miles Celic A new report has underlined the important role UK-based financial and related professional services play in underpinning prosperity in Britain’s nations and regions and the danger to it posed by uncertainty.
Jonathan Blair Bond Dickinson is expanding its presence in Scotland with the opening of a new office in Edinburgh. The firm, which already has an office in Aberdeen, will open an office with around two or three partners and up to 20 staff.
Angela Mitchell Global accountancy firm Deloitte has waded into the debate raging over local government reform by slamming Holyrood proposals to redraw the councils map as too simplistic and symptomatic of a risk averse culture.
Kerry MacBeth