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HMRC raised a record £7.1 billion from inheritance tax from April 2022 to February 2023, according to new figures. The sum stands at £1 billion more than in the same period a year earlier, continuing a recent upward trend.

A senior banking lawyer has launched a new collection of plays and poetry with a financial twist. Erik Vrij, head of legal in the corporate and transactional banking team at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), recently launched Macbet & King Liar: Financial Tragedy & Poetry.

Chris Wayne-Wills, CEO of Scottish hospitality chain Crerar Hotels, has been named as the UK's Most Influential Hotels Group CEO of the Year 2023. With more than 25 years' senior experience within the hospitality sector, Mr Wayne-Wills has worked with some of the UK’s leading hoteliers includi

Regional airport operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) has reported significant year-on-year passenger numbers increases across its 11 regional airports. The company said passenger numbers for 2022/23 have increased by 38.7 per cent year-on-year, with the figures now approaching pre

Investing Women Angels (IWA), Scotland’s first all-female angel investment syndicate, has led a circa £200,000 equity investment round into merchandise technology platform developers terrible*. terrible* is a UK-based, full-service supply chain company which supports musical artists as w

Savills' latest analysis of Scotland’s prime residential market has highlighted strong demand during the first three months of the year with 52% more buyers registering to buy so far this year compared to the same period in 2019 before the pandemic. This market represents the most as

JLL has appointed Fraser Blackwood as a director in its planning energy & infrastructure team. Since joining the commercial real estate advisor in 2021, Fraser has played a fundamental part in maintaining and growing JLL’s planning position in Glasgow, securing a number of new instructions

Persimmon has made an equity investment in volumetric modular house builder TopHat, establishing a strategic partnership between the two businesses.

Glasgow-based McCrea Financial Services has chosen two local charities to support in the year ahead as it looks to add to a huge £650,000 the company has raised for good causes.

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a new two-year partnership extension with the Kiltwalk, Scotland’s largest mass participation walking event. The agreement continues a longstanding relationship which has seen the bank help the public, colleagues and customers raise funding for charitable c

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed legislation intended to enhance its ability to promote competition and protect consumers, including new powers for its Digital Markets Unit. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill aims to promote growth in the UK economy by e

Julie Tait and Stuart Preston, of Grant Thornton UK LLP, have been appointed as administrators of Yes Recycling (Fife) Limited. The company entered administration last Thursday 20 April 2023 as a result of cash flow difficulties stemming from its inability to operate at full capacity.

Barclays Eagle Labs has launched its two-year programme of support for tech businesses, funded by the government’s Digital Growth Grant, to tackle some of the key issues businesses face and drive regional growth in the UK tech sector.

Law firm Shoosmiths has today moved into a new landmark development in the heart of Edinburgh. The firm, which celebrated 10 years in Scotland last year following its merger with Edinburgh-based Archibald Campbell and Harley in 2012, has been based at Saltire Court, Castle Terrace in Edinburgh since

Administrators have sold the former Edinburgh Filmhouse building for £2.65 million to an unnamed buyer.