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Scottish accountancy firm Douglas Home & Co has reported steady growth despite the pandemic, insisting that a relentless focus on customer service has paid dividends for the business. As well as recording a 4% rise in turnover to £4 million for the financial year 2020/21 - despite the impa

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has made seven director promotions across five of its service lines, to further strengthen its senior team. The firm, which is part of the PKF International network, has made 78 promotions to date in 2021.

Dogs who flunked out of police academy because they were too timid, unfit or reluctant to bite people have been put up for auction.

Tesco Bank has announced the appointment of Gary Duggan to the roles of interim chief executive officer, Tesco underwriting, and interim chief insurance officer. Mr Duggan has spent his career in banking and insurance and is currently a senior adviser at Oxbow Partners, a European insurance consulta

New data published today by the British Business Bank has revealed that businesses across Scotland received a total of over £4bn in funding under the government’s two largest Covid-19 loan schemes, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme

The fund management firm formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen has confirmed that its name change to abrdn has taken effect. Announcing the change, chief executive Stephen Bird said he was very excited to have reached this milestone”.

A review of 18 fund managers between July 2020 and May 2021, covering different business models and sizes, found most had not implemented Assessments of Value (AoVs) arrangements that met Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) standards. The financial regulator requires Authorised Fund Managers (AFMs) to

Pinsent Masons has released its latest year-end results, showing a record £503.3 million turnover. The firm reported that turnover broke through the half-billion pounds barrier for the first time, with the business recording 19% growth over a five year period.

Projects that restore nature, safeguard wildlife and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss and climate change will get a share of £10 million through a new Scottish Government fund. The Nature Restoration Fund will support a mix of urban and rural-focused projects, such as improving greenspac

Jennifer Campbell, head of estate agency in DM Hall Baird Lumsden, the specialist rural department of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, discusses the continued demand for rural properties of all shapes and sizes in Scotland. Even as the pandemic, with all its attendant anxieties, appears to be beginning

Elgin-based Speyfruit Ltd, one of the largest suppliers of fruit and vegetables in the North East of Scotland, has secured up to £24,110 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Scottish Enterprise has agreed to award Scottish EDGE an additional £75,000 in Round 18 in recognition of the number of promising high-growth businesses identified in previous rounds. The cash injection will enable the funding competition to support a further seven applicants of its Young EDGE

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England are seeking views on regulatory plans to improve diversity and inclusion in financial services. In a discussion paper, the regulators have set out policy options including, among others, the use of targe

Old Mother Hunt Rum, launched by a couple during lockdown in Strathaven, Scotland, has now opened a micro-distillery to take control of the whole process from molasses through to delivery to customers. Matt and Becky Hunt started their own rum business after he was made redundant as an airline pilot

George Dale, a prominent member of the Scottish restructuring and insolvency community, has joined Opus Restructuring & Insolvency as a partner.  Opus established an initial presence in Scotland, with the appointment of Mark Harper as partner, earlier this year. Mr Dale will open an office