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Andy Chamberlain The decision to abandon a promised tax cut for millions of the UK’s smallest businesses represents a fundamental breach of faith by a UK government that seems to have turned its back on the self-employed, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) sa

Scottish commercial law firm Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2018 Scottish Deals & Dealmakers Awards.

Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed plans to close yet more branches, this time another 54 outlets in England and Wales from January with the loss of 258 jobs.

Only around a third of finance professionals in large businesses say their organisation has started scenario planning for the impact of Brexit on key areas, such as hiring/human resources and supply chain/logistics.

More than one-in-five (22 per cent) of adults in Scotland has had an outstanding credit card balance for at least six months, according to a survey by R3 in Scotland, the insolvency trade body.

Tayforth House, Dundee A number of major investment properties across Perthshire and Tayside have changed hands over the summer months, local firm Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has reported.

Paul Dounis As part of its turnaround plan, family-owned bakery Aulds will retain eight high street stores, after its retail business was placed into liquidation last month.

Andrew Sloan Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has appointed a new regional relationship manager (RRM) to develop its professional services proposition across its four Scottish offices.

Scottish productivity has all but stalled in the last fifteen years, a trend that is threatening prospects for future living standards, a new study by The David Hume Institute has warned.

Capital Square, Edinburgh Brodies LLP has announced today that it has secured premises in one of Edinburgh’s premier new office developments.

Greg Michael MD Menzies Distribution John Menzies, one of the biggest companies in Scotland, employing more than 30,000 staff, has sold its print media division Menzies Distribution to private equity business Endless.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported new UK car registrations jumped 23.1 per cent year-on-year in August to 94,094 units.

Ed Molyneux The pressure of running a business is affecting the mental and physical health of many of the UK’s self-employed workers, according to new research carried out by Edinburgh-based cloud accounting company FreeAgent.

More distilleries are now operating across Scotland than in the past seventy years, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has revealed.