Scotch Whisky Association calls for spirits duty freeze in Autumn Budget
3 September 2025
Finance
HMRC admits using AI to scan social media for tax cheats
12 August 2025
TLT reports £187m turnover amid significant growth in Scotland
12 August 2025
Father and son duo launch Glasgow brokerage with £5m first year target
11 August 2025
Starting salary growth hits four-year low as UK jobs market cools
11 August 2025
STAC launches investment arm, funnelling £1m into first three startups
11 August 2025
Cyber and Fraud Hub helps 450 victims and recovers £1.15m in first year
11 August 2025
Gillespie Macandrew profits climb 20% amidst sector-focused strategy
11 August 2025
Bank of England cuts rate to 4% in knife-edge vote
7 August 2025
RSM: Oasis brings supersonic boost to Scotland’s economy
7 August 2025
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16 July 2025
R3: Overdue invoices top 1.8 million in Scotland as pressure mounts
The number of overdue invoices on the books of Scottish businesses hit more than 1.8 million in Q2 2025, according to new research from R3.
16 July 2025
Mansion House: Growth cannot come at the expense of public trust, warns ICAS
In her second Mansion House speech, delivered last night, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves unveiled a wide-ranging set of regulatory changes aimed at stimulating growth in the financial services sector.
16 July 2025
Mansion House: Chancellor sets out financial reforms to cut red tape
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a package of reforms for the UK’s financial services industry, aimed at cutting red tape and stimulating much-needed economic growth.
16 July 2025
FCA fines Barclays £42m for ‘poor financial crime controls’
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a total of £42 million for separate instances of failings in its financial crime risk management – one relating to WealthTek and one relating to Stunt & Co.
16 July 2025
Barnett Formula ‘fit for purpose’ but requires overhaul for transparency and flexibility, say MPs
A report from the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) has concluded that the Barnett formula is fit for purpose and that there is not a clear need to reform it significantly.
