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Blair Nimmo Administrator KPMG has announced the completion of a deal to sell Hawick Knitwear in a deal that will secure employment for 32 people at its Borders base.

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John Swinney Scotland’s deputy first minister and finance secretary, John Swinney, has said new revenue-raising powers about to be devolved to Holyrood may warrant the creation of a dedicated Scottish tax minister along the lines of the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Almost three quarters (72 per cent) of Scots now use internet banking to manage their finances, Bank of Scotland’s latest How Scotland Lives research has found. Digital banking has reached across the generations with the highest usage (78 per cent) in consumers aged 25-34 but, a significant propor

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Artist's impression of Dundee's new V&A museum, which is currently under construction. Fines levied from banks as a result of misconduct are to be funnelled into two major Scottish construction projects, it has been announced.

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A majority of smaller firms in Scotland expect business conditions to get worse, according to the latest quarterly report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). As small business owners from across the UK meet in Glasgow for the FSB annual conference, the latest Small Business Index finds UK

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The Scottish Government has unveiled a £50 million investment in charitable bonds over the next two years to provide support for almost 1,000 new homes. Kingdom Housing Association in Fife, Eildon Housing Association in the Borders as well as Orkney Housing Association and Ayrshire Housing Associat

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Aileen McLeod Legislation to transform how land is used and governed has been passed by the Scottish Parliament, although the Bill has been labelled a “missed opportunity” to help increase housebuilding.

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Chancellor George Osborne yesterday said that the Treasury will launch a retail share sale of its remaining stake in Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group within a year’s time after it pulled the plug on the move last year amid market turbulence. Mr Osborne said the government is committed to selli

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