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Over a quarter (28 per cent) of the value of small and mid-cap quoted companies is based on reputation, according to the Pulse survey by accountants and business advisers BDO and the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA). For Scotland’s AIM listed companies this means that £428m of their overall value

James Anderson James Anderson, who runs the £3 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust that owns £120 million shares in Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has launched a chastening attack on the tech giant over its UK tax obligations.

Fred Goodwin A bankrupt Taiwanese businessman has launched a lawsuit in Singapore against Royal Bank of Scotland.

Duncan Ferguson Former Dundee United striker Duncan Ferguson has been declared bankrupt.

Martin Gilbert Aberdeen Asset Management founder and chief executive Martin Gilbert has been named deputy chair of satellite TV operator Sky.

Business advisers and accountants Scott-Moncrieff have kicked off the year by announcing a new board for their growing business, which encompasses offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, following a merger last year with Callander Colgan.

Willie Rennie The Scottish Liberal Democrats have announced that they are committed to increasing income tax by a penny in order to fund what they say would be “the biggest investment in Scottish education since devolution”.

Perth-based energy giant SSE is to cut its standard gas tariff for domestic customers by 5.3 per cent. The new tariff is due to come into force at the end of March and makes SSE the second of the UK's big six suppliers to announce price cuts this winter after E.On last week said it would cut gas pri

A law firm's bid to avoid contributing more than £50,000 to the Scottish Solicitors’ Staff Pension Fund's £10 million deficit has been rejected by the Inner House of the Court of Session.

New research carried out by the Bank of Scotland has revealed that a third of small firms fear the burden of late payments will get worse over the next six months. The Edinburgh-based lender's survey of SMEs found the typical small business north of the border is owed more than £79,000 by customers

New legislation to introduce a supplement on purchases of additional residential properties has been published by the Scottish Parliament today. The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill proposes a supplement on the purchase of additional homes, for example second hom

The number of Scots going bust during 2015 fell by nearly a quarter compared with 2014, according to analysis of the latest Accountant in Bankruptcy figures by Glasgow-based personal debt advisors Carrington Dean. one the UK's largest providers of the full range of personal debt solutions.

John Swinney Finance secretary John Swinney’s attempt to finalise the Local Government Finance Settlement has been met with outrage by councils throughout Scotland as his proposals were branded “draconian”.

David Mundell The North East of Scotland is to benefit from over £500 million of funding to improve its housing and infrastructure.