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Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopbriggs, has had to inform 50,000 of its customers that they were overcharged for their premiums and promised to refund them.

A small number of mainly elderly people have been targeted in a spate of strikes by fraudsters in the north east of Scotland that has seen £1.2 million stolen in the past three weeks, police have said.

Malcolm Hurlston The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish companies sharply rose during the first quarter of 2018, according to figures released today by Registry Trust.

An Edinburgh-based company has announced it has completed its transition to become Scotland’s latest employee-owned business, with 14 members of staff becoming majority owners.

The average price of a property in Scotland reached £146,009 in March 2018, an increase of 6.7 per cent on the previous year and an increase of 0.5 per cent when compared to the previous month.

Carol Flockhart Edinburgh-based Chartered Accountants Chiene + Tait has been nominated as a finalist in two categories at this year’s Scottish Accountancy Awards.

L-R: Sandy Manson, Chief Executive; Scott Dunbar, Partner; Gemma Spiers, Partner; Michael Murray, Partner; Andrew Shepherd, Chairman Scottish Accountancy and Business Advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has announced nine senior promotions, including three to partner level, as part of the firm’s gro

Nicola Sturgeon set up the commission in 2016 after the UK voted to leave the EU An independent Scotland can emulate the world’s 12 best performing small economies with economy-boosting policies, according to the SNP's long awaited growth commission report.

Jackie Waring, Eishel Quinn, Sir Richard Branson, Loral Quinn, Celia Hodgson and Pooja Jain (www.iangeorgesonphotography.co.uk) Representatives from three of Scotland’s leading startup businesses attended their first mentor session following Virgin StartUp’s inaugural search for Scotland’s sta

Graham Sharp Scotland’s local authority spending watchdog has praised Fife Council for delivering improvements and tackling aspects of underperformance head on.

Scottish tourist destinations could expect visits from a fifth of Brits this year, as revealed in the latest survey about holidaying on home soil by insurer NFU Mutual.

Howard Archer The chances of an interest rate rise this year have receded after official data published today by the Bank of England showed that Consumer Price Inflation extended its downward trend in April to be at a 13-month low of 2.4 per cent - its lowest level since March 2017.

Paul Curran, chief executive officer, Qmile Group Two directors of Edinburgh-based property developer Quartermile Developments have launched a new development company following a successful management buyout (MBO).

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has released an analysis of the industry’s 2017 export performance which it says shows that the UK trade deficit would be almost 3 per cent greater without Scotland’s national drink.

Consumer watchdog Which? is calling for an end to what it calls "rip-off" overdraft fees as it reveals they can still cost over seven times more than a payday loan, with Scottish banks identified among the biggest offenders.