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Employment in Scotland rose by 51,000 over the last quarter - the largest quarterly rise on record -, according to the latest Office for National Statistics figures published today.

Financial advisers, accountants, lawyers and consultants who run tax avoidance schemes for their clients could be hit with huge penalties in the form of the underpaid tax, according to new government proposals.

Mark Macmillan Eight Scottish local authorities in the West of Scotland are to join forces to increase business and job opportunities for the region.

Aberdeen Asset Management has announced a reduction in the fair value adjustment on its property fund.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIUEtWuLkfU Santander has slashed interest rates on its flagship 123 current account by 50 per cent.

Philip Rodney Scots law firm Burness Paull has reported an increase in annual turnover for the financial year ending 31 July 2016, up 3.9 per cent to £53.3 million from £51.3 million the previous year. The firm recorded a profit of £22.6 million, down 3.4 per cent from £23.4 million in 2015, cit

Jason Piper The long awaited HMRC consultations on the government’s Making Tax Digital proposals have finally been released.

The decision by the City of London Police to use private sector law firms to seize the assets of fraudsters is a vital step forward to prevent law enforcement agencies being drowned by the growing scale of fraud says international law firm Pinsent Masons.

CYBG, the group which includes Clydesdale Bank is now offering customers of the Glasgow-based lender the use of Apple Pay.

The average price of a property in Scotland in June was £143,282, a year-on-year rise of 4.6 per cent and an increase of 2.7 per cent when compared to the previous month, according to the latest UK House Price Index.

Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments has strengthened its ESG Investment Team with the hire of Marc Brammer and Sophie Rahm as responsible investment analysts.

Retailers saw footfall in Scotland fall by -1.9 per cent in July from the 3.3 per cent fall in June, marking the second consecutive month footfall has fallen north of the border.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) compelled 177 witnesses to attend interviews last year, marking a 37 per cent increase on the 129 interviews it undertook the year before as it steps up its pace of investigation, according to City-headquartered law firm, RPC.

The Association of British Insurers has today warned that some pensioners may be withdrawing too much too soon and at rates that would see their money run out in a decade or less.

Tax increases being imposed by the UK and Scottish governments will make it easier for irresponsible landlords to provide sub-standard housing to tenants, according to the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL).