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David Mundell Unemployment in Scotland fell by 18,000 in the period March to May 2016, and now stands at 152,000, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today.

The Perth-based venture capital fund manager and investor, Braveheart Investment Group, has declared a positive and profitable start to its financial year. At the company’s annual meeting in London, chairman Jeremy Delmar-Morgan told investors that Braveheart was on track to post a profit for the

Aberdeen’s only micro-brewery has launched in the city as a result of a six figure investment into its new headquarters.

Mark Sievewright Wearable payment methods could overtake credit cards within as little as five years, a financial expert has announced.

Growth in Scottish GDP was flat during the first quarter of 2016, as UK GDP grew by 0.4 per cent over the same period. Government figures released today show that during the first three months of the year services in Scotland grew by 0.4 per cent, but manufacturing contracted by 1.2 per cent and con

Despite the financial turmoil caused by the UK's decision to leave the EU, 20 new banks are currently in talks with the Bank of England (BoE) for a licence to launch in the UK.

Retired homeowners cashed in more than £934 million of property wealth in the first six months of the year as a buoyant housing market continued to boost retirement incomes, analysis from leading over-55s finance specialist KeyRetirement.com shows.

Andrew Bell Britain’s economy has reached a major milestone with the country’s private sector business population exceeding five million for the first time ever, according to Aberdeen accountancy firm Hall Morrice.

Jenny Robertson receives her Caithness Glass Trophy with Professor Elizabeth Gammie, course leader at RGU, and John Black of AAB. Aberdeen-based accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown, the sponsors Robert Gordon University's Best Final Year Student in Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) award, has b

Sedley Place, Oxford Street. Aberdeen Asset Management’s efforts to ease the post-Brexit run on its property fund has seen it complete the £124 million sale of a flagship retail and office building in London.

The average price of a property in Scotland has increased by 4.0 per cent on the previous year, according to new figures.

Scotland’s economic growth is set to hit the skids next year following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, in a slowdown that will see business investment slashed and house prices tumbling, according to PwC.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016.