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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals to make permanent its ban on the mass-marketing of speculative illiquid securities, including speculative mini-bonds, to retail investors. The FCA introduced the ban without consultation in January following concerns that speculative mini

Former Scottish gangster Hugh Collins has challenged Edinburgh Zoo over the sale of his gorilla head sculptures.

An initiative to create a vast new nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway through southern Scotland’s largest community land buyout is being launched today with a £3 million crowdfunding campaign to help purchase 10,500 acres of Langholm Moor. The ambitious plan by charity The Langholm

Neil Mitchinson, managing director at Edinburgh Asset Finance is the next participant in our Just a Minute feature. Name: 

Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance (AAB) has released its quarterly deals and update for Q1 2020, highlighting selected M&A and fundraising transactions across Scotland. AAB said that with the current coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc globally, financial markets faltering and a ge

Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are due to face substantial financial difficulties in the current coronavirus crisis, as they struggle to secure bank loans.

TSB has today announced it will ensure that all of its smallest suppliers will be paid within just 10 days of invoicing the bank. The move will apply to all companies that supply goods and services to the bank, even if the contract allows it to pay over a longer period.

GreenOre Gold, a company searching for gold in the rural areas of Scotland, is searching for investors to back a £600,000 crowdfunding campaign to accelerate its plans for a site near Gairloch in Wester Ross. Led by Gavin Berkenheger, an Aberdeen University geology graduate, GreenOre Gold's ex

Simon Allison looks at common issues for employers during the coronavirus outbreak such as whether an employer can lay off staff and what happens if they are forced to close their premises. Lay-off/short time working clauseIn the unlikely event that your employees have a “lay off” or sho

A sharp drop in the number of women opening ISAs in the UK is a major wake-up call for the industry, according to Jill Mackay, savings and investment specialist at Scottish Friendly.  Analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research on behalf of Scottish Friendly found the number of f

Four solid-gold casts of Nelson Mandela's hands have been sold at a New York auction house for $10.4 million.

Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed a 10-year revolving credit facility for Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) just weeks after the housing association secured a £114 million investment deal with M&G Investments. DGHP said the £35m of private investment wil

Millions of savers have suffered at the hands of the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) bank after it cut payouts on accounts and Premium Bonds.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced up to £9.5 million of new funding to strengthen Scotland’s position in precision medicine.