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Banksy paintings worth £1.2 million are to be sold at a charity auction to raise money for Bethlehem hospital. The work to go on sale is a triptych of what appears at first sight to be 19th-century seascapes but are actually politically charged paintings.

Businesses across almost all sectors in Scotland are experiencing further distress despite the support schemes implemented by the government to help combat the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to insolvency firm Begbies Traynor.  The country’s beleaguered hotels, bars a

AJ Bell, which is one of the UK’s largest investment platforms, is moving into the cash savings market after the company experienced an increase in trading volumes during the coronavirus pandemic. The firm's customers will be able to apply for fixed-term savings accounts from a variety of

Fife-based vending solutions firm, Ideal Vending and Coffee Services Limited, has secured a £55,000 CBILS funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland to safeguard the future of the business following the coronavirus pandemic.   Specialising in the supply of all vending solutions,

Almost a third of Scottish SMEs intend to make the operational changes implemented during the coronavirus crisis a permanent fixture, according to new research from Santander. 

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has secured over £2 million of emergency funding for business clients in the last month. The firm’s banking and finance practice has advised on a number of government-backed emergency loans designed to help SMEs remain afloat during the coronavirus p

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has grown its assets under administration (AUA) despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on market volatility.  The firm's AUA, which stood at £15.8 billion as at 30 June 2020, was up 13.1% on the previous

Dundee-based learner driver start-up GoRoadie has completed its seed investment funding round with Edinburgh-based Apollo Informal Investments, along with UK-based angels. The purpose of the fundraising was to further expand GoRoadie’s presence in the UK.

Tourism, business, community and agricultural projects across Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders have been awarded more than £2.1 million to support economic development across the region.

Worries over personal finances have decreased for the first time since the lockdown restrictions were implemented in the UK, according to a new survey conducted by Growth For Knowledge (GFK)

Retail sales in the UK increased by 13.9% in June, marking the second month of significant improvement in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to extend the temporary measures put in place to help customers who hold insurance and premium finance products and who may be in financial difficulty because of coronavirus.

The maker of the famous Ritter Sport square chocolate bars has won a protracted legal battle for the exclusive right to sell square chocolate bars in its home country.

Dundee-based investment firm Alliance Trust is on track its 54th annual dividend increase after a successful six months despite the turbulence of the coronavirus pandemic. The interim dividend is expected to be 3.595p, an increase of 3% year on year. The bank's six-month results to June 30 202,

Edinburgh-based investment firm Baillie Gifford is to take over management of the £227 million Witan Pacific Investment Trust. Baillie Gifford has said it will focus the Trust's holdings predominantly on Chinese stocks.