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Nearly four in ten private sector employers are planning to scrap pension salary sacrifice schemes following the Chancellor's decision to cap national insurance relief at £2,000 per year, according to research by Standard Life. The new polling, conducted among 500 business leaders, shows that

Listing activity on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in the first quarter of 2026 was muted, with just two listings, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest IPO analysis. One listing raised £8.8 million on the main market, with the other raising £4m on the Alternative Investment Market (

Anthropic is set to release its Mythos cybersecurity product to UK financial institutions within the coming week, following a period of intense regulatory engagement on both sides of the Atlantic.

A number of apprentices at one of the UK's largest water companies cannot tell the time.

First Mortgage, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) Group, has acquired Home Loan Services (Glasgow) Ltd to further enhance its presence in the Scottish housing market.

A Dundee student who combined his studies with participation in the Paralympic Winter Games has been recognised for his outstanding contribution. Adam Hall recently graduated from the University of Dundee with First Class Honours in International Finance, also receiving the School of Business prize

The UK economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 0.5% in February, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), significantly outpacing the 0.1% forecast by economists.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised a simpler UK short selling regime that reduces reporting burdens for firms, while maintaining regulatory oversight.

Motherwell-headquartered Accountants Plus has hired seasoned professional Mark Mulholland, a specialist in charities and agricultural businesses across Scotland, as a partner. The Lanarkshire firm, formed as a one-man operation by senior partner Bryan Wood in 2001, now has an annual turnover just sh

The AA has been fined £4.2 million and ordered to repay £760,000 to customers after the competition regulator found its driving schools engaged in “drip pricing”. The Competition and Markets Authority concluded that more than 80,000 learner drivers booking lessons through AA

Gilson Gray has opened a new office at 14 Rutland Square, joining its existing city centre locations at 6, 25 and 29 Rutland Square. The firm has reported strong financial results, with turnover rising from £32 million in FY2023-24 to £40m in FY2024-25 and FY2025-26 previously forecast t

Glasgow City Council is owed nearly £89 million in unpaid business rates, a figure that has grown sharply in recent years. The figures, obtained through a Freedom of Information request by The Herald, show the council has billed £1.4 billion in non-domestic rates, or business rates, acro

A second month of employment growth offered some positivity during a modest month of business activity in March in Scotland. Despite increased staffing costs, businesses across all sectors reported an upshift in recruitment as Q1 2026 came to an end.

A San Francisco-based shoe brand has announced a dramatic pivot away from footwear into artificial intelligence, sending its shares surging by more than 580% in a single day. Allbirds, which was once favoured by the likes of Barack Obama and Ben Affleck, has struck a $50 million (c. £37m) deal

VINCI Energies has acquired Irvine-based telecoms infrastructure services firm Novo Technologies Ltd, for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2016, Novo Technologies is an independent provider of end-to-end telecoms infrastructure solutions for both carriers and enterprise clients, delivering mobile