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In its response to combating climate change, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) Real Assets has published its strategy to deliver net zero carbon across its 76 million sq ft UK real estate portfolio by 2050. Avoiding climate catastrophe and its irreversible changes to the earth’s

Research from smart comparison service Monva, has revealed that half (50%) of Scottish adults are unsure of how they’ll be paying back debt they’ve carried into January. Despite the national lockdown and closures of non-essential stores, the data found that over a third of Scottish adult

Over £670,000 of additional support is being made available to Borders businesses suffering from the short-term financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Borders Discretionary Support Fund for Business is being made available to small businesses and the self-employed in the area who have

David Alexander, joint chief executive officer of apropos by DJ Alexander, discusses how extending the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) holiday beyond the end of March would increase revenues. Mr Alexander said that the Scottish Government’s’ latest figures show that LBTT revenu

A Chinese city is launching an identification system to keep track of stray dogs and prevent pet insurance fraud by scanning their noses.

Property developer Andy Hadden, founder and director of The Lighthouse Business Centres and founder & CEO of Wavegarden Scotland, discusses the potential revolution of the UK's workplaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic. What do you really want from your life? Pre-pandemic, this was a question that m

Clyde Munro, Scotland's largest dental group, is continuing its acquisition spree - confirming it has secured a further four new dental practice takeovers over the last few weeks. The group also has a number of practices in the final stages of the acquisition process and is anticipating reaching 50

TSB has provided cash flow to small and medium-sized business suppliers across the UK during the pandemic, paying 96% of invoices within seven days over the last six months. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, over £23 billion of late invoices are owed to businesses across Britain

Hillcrest has received funding of £100,000 from Barclays to support people in Scotland who have been most affected by the pandemic. The funds will enable Hillcrest to upscale the services they currently deliver to help vulnerable people, such as low-income families, isolated older people and p

The names of the streets and buildings at Barclays' state-of-the-art Glasgow Campus have been unveiled with the bank paying homage to the city’s industrial heritage.

Vector Capital plc, a commercial lending group that offers loans to businesses in the UK, has posted a robust full year performance amid the economic uncertainty of COVID-19. To the year ended 31 December 2020, Vector Capital has delivered a robust performance, in line with management expectations,

Scotland is home to the highest number of budding entrepreneurs as a result of COVID-19 in the UK, with 1 in 10 people (10.2%) saying they hadn’t previously planned on starting a business, but the impact of the pandemic has made them want to go freelance or start their own business.

The blueprint for how Scotland will do business around the globe has been published by trade minister Ivan McKee, highlight focus on the country's economic, social and climate ambitions. Scotland’s Vision for Trade sets out five principles which will guide all future decisions on international

Brewin Dolphin has announced a trading update for the three months ended 31 December 2020 revealing strong income growth of 7% in the quarter. The firm's total funds increased by 8.0% to a record £51.4 billion (FY 2020: £47.6bn) in the quarter, with total discretionary funds up 8.3% to &

RSM and KPMG's heads of tax in Scotland have issued predictions for the upcoming Scottish budget with the two anticipating a focus on recovery after COVID-19.  Shirley McIntosh, RSM’s head of tax in Scotland, said the budget should be a 'war chest statement' ahead of the May election.