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Dozens of global economists, academics and civil society leaders, including two Scottish university professors, have written to the Financial Times to criticise its recent series on the Labour Party's economic agenda.

Sellers of The Big Issue across the UK will now have access to cashless technology in a bid to boost sales.

A couple who spent nearly £100,000 which was accidentally deposited in their account have been charged with theft.

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported another strong year for deals, with the value of transactions rising by 10 per cent (£13.4 billion) in the 2019 financial year to 30 April. The team completed 167 deals with a combined value of £145.4bn, up from 162 de

Scottish policy-makers should consider the creation of a "Productivity Data Bank" to help accelerate solutions to Scotland's productivity challenges, according to CBI Scotland and KPMG.

The private sector economy in Scotland remained "close to stagnation" in August, with only fractional growth for a second month in a row, according to new figures from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). According to the bank's latest PMI report, order book volumes slipped into decline last month, whi

Brexit uncertainty has been blamed for a sharp decline in the number of new start-ups in Scotland last year, as well as a decline in the growth ambitions of established firms.

Technology and management consultancy Capco has announced the appointment of Derek Pennor to lead its wealth, asset management and insurance practice in Scotland. Mr Pennor, based in Edinburgh, brings over 25 years' experience in the asset management and insurance investments industry.

The UK Government is to delay the introduction of VAT Reverse Charging for construction companies by a year after a coalition of trade bodies and organisations highlighted its potentially damaging consequences.

Kirsty Ross, head of KPMG's family business consultancy in Scotland, looks at how family businesses have become trailblazers for women in business. In recent years, the impact and the make-up of family businesses has transformed.

Online shoppers are increasingly making purchases in the middle of the night, a British credit card company has said.

An Aberdeenshire-based supplier of environmental services and equipment has been bought out of administration in a pre-packaged deal achieved by joint administrators from Johnston Carmichael, saving 88 jobs. MS Industrial Services Limited (MSIS) called in Johnston Carmichael after it failed to secur

Edinburgh financial planning firm Johnston Financial is on the verge of completing a two-year management buyout which it says will accelerate a period of ambitious growth that aims to double the size of the business. Johnston Financial has been operating in Edinburgh since 1987 and now has more than

More than 140 guests from the business, arts and education communities joined accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael as it hosted an evening of discovery at the V&A to launch its new Dundee office. The firm recently established a new hub in the city to provide bespoke service

Glasgow fintech company Beeks Financial Cloud has reported a dramatic 32% increase in revenue to £7.35 million in the past financial year. The company's acquisition of VPS provider CNS earlier this year contributed to the figure, as well as the firm's increase in Annualised Committed Monthly R