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Despite the weak pound providing an incentive to overseas buyers, the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for cross-border M&A has fallen, according to EY’s 15th Global Capital Confidence Barometer.

The Court of Session has refused an appeal by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) against the court's decision to refuse a judicial review of legislation introducing a minimum unit pricing (MUP) on alcohol.

House prices in Scotland continued to push up in August as two thirds of local authorities witnessed increases, according to the latest Your Move/Acadata House Price data.

The Scottish construction sector is experiencing post-EU referendum stagnation as financial constraints and lack of investment continue to weigh on growth, according to a new survey.

Scottish Enterprise has revealed that its investment arm, the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), invested £52.4 million into 133 Scottish companies during 2015-16, supporting growth companies at various stages, from seed through to those scaling up for international expansion.

Grant Thornton is to invest in Aberdeen as it explores growth opportunities in the north east of Scotland.

The number of debt decrees recorded against businesses in Scotland during the third quarter of the year fell to the lowest level on record, according to figures released today by Registry Trust.

The City of London Corporation has today published a report produced by PwC outlining for debate how elements of immigration policy could be devolved so that visas for non UK nationals could be tailored to meet the needs of local business. The report sets out how such a system could work in practice

Bank branches are closing at a faster rate in Scotland than in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, figures unearthed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show.

Counsel and others who merely give advice on tax avoidance schemes without helping to design them should be excluded from a proposed new regime of sanctions, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested.

The High Court Calls has been made for a Scottish Government review after police and prosecutors were found by the High Court in London to have “abused state powers” to carry out an illegal raid while investigating the allegedly fraudulent takeover of Rangers football club.

Aberdeen Asset Management’s South American fund has reported better-than-expected assets under management in its third quarter results as the enterprise benefited from the weakened position of sterling.

L&SD MD Bryan Wilson at the former Tesco site in Crieff. A property management, investment and development company has announced plans to regenerate dormant sites across Scotland, deliver over 300 new home in the process.

Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £20.5 billion in September, according to latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Edinburgh-based peer-to-peer lending firm LendingCrowd has announced an inducement offer to investors who are thinking about adding P2P to their investment strategy.