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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.

(left to right) – Jillian Stewart, Maggi O’Hare, Sharon Smillie, Peter Nutini, Gillian Drummond, Paul Cochrane, Siobhan Moore (2) Teams from Johnston Carmichael offices across Scotland are again set to take part in their local Kiltwalks in order to raise money for charity.

Joe Garner Nationwide has announced that it intends to bid for a share of the Royal Bank of Scotland fund made available to increase competitiveness on the high street as a result of conditions applied to the still 72 per cent state-owned lender’s £45 billion government bailout in 2008.

UK financial services increasingly feel risks outweigh opportunities as Brexit draws nearer, according to the latest snapshot member survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Sir Brian Souter ICAS President Sir Brian Souter CA has today launched the first of a series of ideas to help boost economic growth including a Gift Aid scheme for Start Ups.

Over £200 million of debt has been repaid since the reform of the Debt Arrangement Scheme in 2011, the Scottish Government has said.

John Macintosh of Deloitte and Graeme Roy of the FAI The Scottish Government’s focus on following a single, unified approach to the economy risks being blurred by a proliferation of strategies, advisory groups and discussion forums, warns the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) and Deloitte.

Colin Dempster Ernst and Young has been called in as administrators at Airdrie-based TOM Vehicle Rental, which has collapsed with the loss of 428 posts.

After a hugely successful year of fundraising and volunteering, Tesco Bank is delighted to announce it has raised £64,000 for its 2017/18 charitable partnership with the Edinburgh-based homelessness charity, Rock Trust.

Robin Mitchell As the third anniversary (April) of the introduction of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) approaches, Robin Mitchell a real estate partner with Shoosmiths offers a timely reminder of tenants’ responsibilities

Paul DeMarco Marco’s Leisure, a third-generation Edinburgh family business, has exceeded expected footfall and attracted major new businesses as a result of a £1 million funding package from HSBC.

Ed Molyneux Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Edinburgh-based accounting software vendor FreeAgent in a deal that values the firm at £53 million.