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The Scottish economy grew by 0.3 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2017, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned it will take action against general insurance firms who are failing to properly implement rules introduced to increase transparency and encourage shopping around at renewal time.

Martin Little Glasgow City Council should use its business rates powers to provide extra help to businesses affected by the recent Sauchiehall Street fire, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Angela Constance MSP The Scottish Government is to provide £1 million to the Carnegie Trust’s Affordable Credit Loan Fund, doubling the size of the fund.

Rod Lawson The management team at Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame Limited has completed a buy-out of its non-management shareholders, including the 15% stake in the business held by its largest external shareholder group, Archangel Investors.

Jackie Leiper Scottish Widows has today launched an enhanced workplace savings range following the successful completion of the first phase of the transfer of Zurich’s UK workplace pensions and savings business, Zurich Corporate Savings.

The member-owned group Royal London, which employs 1,100 in Edinburgh and 100 in Glasgow, has posted a 17 per cent rise in operating profits to £329 million.

Scottish estate agents Rettie & Co. are predicting house price rises of almost 20 per cent over the course of the next five years as demand and low supply in Scotland’s major cities continues to drive house price growth in the urban centres, creating a competitive market environment for buyer

A pensioner who acted as treasurer of her local church for over 17 years has admitted embezzling more than £70,000 from the kirk.

Veronica Donnelly Experts at Scottish accountancy firm Campbell Dallas are marking the 45th anniversary of the introduction of VAT in the UK with a stark warning that Scotland’s owner-managed businesses are struggling to manage VAT, a problem that is costing Scotland’s economy millions of pounds

The Blackadders Wealth Management team Blackadders Wealth Management, a sister company of Scottish law firm, Blackadders LLP, has grown the total value of assets under management by over 35 per cent in the last year as a result of ongoing investment in its team and expertise.

Sam Subesinghe Scottish companies raised $80 million (£57.6m) in the final quarter of 2017, as venture capital (VC) investment reached a UK-wide record of $2.5 billion (£1.8b).

Sir Tom Hunter Sir Tom Hunter's venture philanthropy vehicle, The Hunter Foundation (‘THF”) has announced the creation of a £7.5 million Innovation Fund aimed at delivering systemic change in child poverty – THF will contribute up to £2.5 million over four years with the Scottish Government

Scotland’s devolved tax authority has today updated its online system to allow tenants of commercial leases in Scotland to submit a further Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) return electronically beginning this month.

After a hugely successful year of fundraising and volunteering, Tesco Bank is delighted to announce raising £43,000 for its 2017/18 charitable partnership with the Glasgow-based charity, Birth, Baby & Beyond.