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Caroline Gardiner The Scottish Government has been called on by its financial watchdog to gain a “clearer picture” of what the changes will cost and how staffing challenges will be addressed in the next stage of financial devolution.

James Andersen One of Scotland’s leading business growth advisors is warning the country’s property and construction sector faces a critical period as uncertainty over Brexit and a potential second Scottish independence referendum take its toll.

The prospect of an out-of-court settlement between Royal Bank of Scotland and a shareholder action group that claims its members were misled by the bank in the run-up to it’s £12 billion rights issue in 2008 has been thrown into doubt over levels of compensation.

Tony Barrell Tony Barrell and Mike Jervis of PwC have been appointed as joint administrators of the value shoe retailer Brantano Retail Limited.

The strong performance of Scotland’s pubs and restaurants has carried over from the start of the year, according to research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £18.2 billion in February, according to latest Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates.

Six new Scottish consortia are celebrating after winning a share of the £60,000 Collaboration Prize, delivered by Co-operative Development Scotland on behalf of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

Edinburgh-based property and retail group Kiltane has stuck a deal with administrators BDO to acquire significant parts of the Ness Clothing business, safeguarding more than 35 jobs at the stricken firm.

Stephanie Baynham Stephanie Baynham, senior solicitor in MacRoberts' Glasgow office analyses the pros and cons of innovative 'mini bonds'

Nearly one in seven people retiring this year (14 per cent) have not made provisions for their retirement, including 11 per cent who will be either totally or somewhat reliant on the state pension when they stop work, according to new research from Prudential.

Jamie Younger Chartered Accountants Saffery Champness is warning that a programme of compliance checks by HMRC regarding the minimum wage would appear to be underway in the rural sector where both the Agricultural Minimum Wage and National Living Wage apply, covering workers in agriculture, horticul

Demand for temporary professionals in Scotland has fallen 2 per cent year on year to February 2017, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

A new distillery with historic links to King Robert the Bruce has launched a £ 17 million funding drive – with independent chartered accountants Campbell Dallas appointed to advise.

Building work is set to get under way at Glasgow’s new satellite business district after project costs for the development’s first building were approved by the board of Clyde Gateway.

Research from the last three years shows that consumers in Scotland are throwing away an astonishing amount of money on subscriptions they rarely use including gym memberships, credit reports and TV streaming plans.