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David Melhuish Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) revenue has fallen from April to May 2017, according to official figures released by Revenue Scotland and analysed by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across UK’s industrial and commercial activities could boost Scotland’s GDP by up to £16.7 billion by 2030, according to new research by PwC.

Rosalie Chadwick Rosalie Chadwick, partner and head of corporate finance at Pinsent Masons takes the temperature of Scotland’s IPO climate

Ray Entwistle Hampden & Co, the Edinburgh-headquartered private bank which opened in June 2015 to offer private banking facilities to high net worth clients, and their families has seen steep growth on both sides of the balance sheet.

The number of Scots saving adequately for retirement has fallen to 59 per cent down from 61 per cent last year, according to Scottish Widows.

The Bank of England has ordered Britain’s banks to add a further £11.4 billion to bolster their capital buffers over the course of the next 18 months as it warned of an increased risk posed by bad loans.

Digital change is radically altering consumer expectations in the mortgage market and “raising the bar for what borrowers expect from their home buying and owning experience,” according to research published today by the Council for Mortgage Lenders.

Edinburgh Airport has today become the first business member of Entrepreneurial Scotland (ES), the organisation for entrepreneurial leaders.

A Speyside gin distiller which began production just one year ago is expanding into the fast-growing fractional bottle market, with support from business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael.

Boutique Scottish legal firm Dickson Minto has become a top tier adviser to major listed companies in the UK. The firm took third place in the latest FTSE main market adviser rankings. As a measure of client numbers, it now ranks ahead of legal heavyweights Linklaters and Allen & Overy. Slaught

Neil Francis Scottish Development International’s promotion of Scotland as a place to do business secured 7839 jobs in Scotland during 2016/17, an increase of 10 per cent on the previous year.

Nichola Stugeon, First Minister of Scotland (centre), with Stuart Irving, global President and CEO of Computershare (third left), Neil Francis, Operations Director at Scottish Development International (second left) and other Computershare staff during the First Minister’s visit to the company’s

Anne O’Keefe Scottish building firm UBC Group, which fell victim to the downturn in the construction industry more than five years ago, collapsed owing creditors £3.5 million, administrators AlixPartners have revealed.

David Watt Collaboration with business is becoming increasingly crucial for Scotland’s cultural sector – but most cultural organisations still find it challenging to forge successful partnerships with businesses, according to new research.

Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed that it is slashing 443 UK jobs dealing with business loans and transferring the roles to a workforce in India.